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Fab Tree Hab Exterior

A crew of architects/designers[/ninjas]AAfrom MIT have developed what they are calling ‘Fab Tree Hab’, a house that would grow from seed to sappling to green ninja abode [and in only 25 years!]. The design is intended to replace Habitat for Humanity, where houses for those in need could be grown on a regular basis, creating completely green/sustainable communities.

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example of the growth of the structure

Here is some info on the house:
1. Composed of 100% living nutrients
2. Makes effective contributions to the ecosystem
3. Accountable removal of human impacts
4. Circulate water & metabolic flows symbiotically
5. Achieves fitness with our earthen web of life

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section through house

While I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for one of these bad boys, much respect for the design team for coming up with a truly green housing solution. Humans are a part of nature; its only right that our architecture should be too.
Team Member, from MIT:
Mitchell Joachim, Ph.D.
Lara Greden, Ph.D.
Javier Arbana, SMArchS.

More info at archinode, inhabitat and vision.

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Posted: October 13th, 2006
at 2:24pm by orangemenace


Categories: too good to be true,green,architecture,design,fo' real?

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Industry Specific

Floris: The Order Electrus, 2005

An engaged look into what an insect world based off industrial bugs would look like.

movie at microbia

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Posted: October 13th, 2006
at 12:45pm by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: life,green,film

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Easy Charger

Make a charger for your cell phone that works as you ride on your bike.AA They need to makes these for motorcycles too.AA The idea of just hopping on your bike and powering your cell phone most definitely has a certain appeal.

how to at instructables

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Posted: October 12th, 2006
at 9:40am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: green,cell phones

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Deep Sea Wind Power

Are you for green/sustainable energy? Love the idea of getting power for your laptop from thin air, literally? Well then you must be down with Wind Turbines and Wind Farms. Problem is, whenever these wonderful machines are going to be built, or even talked about, some N.I.M.B.Y. SOBs get together and try to ruin it, such as the proposed turbines off of Cape Cod in MA. Well, Professor Paul D. Sclavounos of MIT has been working on placing the turbines further off the coast, where they will not only be unseen [so stop complaining], but they will produce more energy as well. Sclavounos is one of many engineers working on turbines designed much like deep sea oil platforms, basically floating in the water and held in place by cables connected to the sea floor. This will allow for "the use of supersize 5-megawatt models as tall as the Washington Monument ". Sounds great, lets do it.

side note: people complain that turbines ruin natural landscapes and views, so they oppose their construction. While many disagree for aesthetic reasons, saying they are nice to look at, think about it from a logical perspective: you’re preventing the construction of the turbine so you can have natural views, that will cease to exist without the use of the turbine. just a thought.

A few quick comments on wind turbines and some misunderstandings:

- They do not pose a [significant] threat to birds [or in this case, fish]. More birds die by flying into buildings [wow] then wind turbines

- They [sea-based turbines] do not hurt fishing. They actually encourage schools of fish to gather at the base, therefore providing a place to which your boat could actually dock and cast off.

- They DO generate significant amounts of power [despite what rich white people with waterfront property tell you].

Links via Business Week and Hydro.com

[Special MNP thanks to my old Prof., Eleftherios Pavlides, for hippin’ me to wind energy]

Support Cape Wind!!

[And a special MNP thanks to Ryan for the continuing coverage of the illness]

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Posted: October 11th, 2006
at 9:24am by orangemenace


Categories: green,architecture,design

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House of Green

"The Akademie Mont-Cenis in Germany has a glass roof canopy that create a ‘micro-climate’ for the building’s interior. The roof also features integrated solar cells that produce about 700,000 kWh of energy per year. It is said to be the largest PV installation on a single roof. The building’s clever design means that the cells not only generate electricity but also act as a shading system. There’s also an extensive shuttering system for ventilation control. See more photos after the jump…"

article at treehugger

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Posted: October 9th, 2006
at 9:30am by Koookiecrumbles


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Solar Powered Confines

"Day-for-Night: Modular Extensible Reconfigurable is a dress comprised of 436 white circuit boards that are linked together with metal rings. Each tile is addressable from a central control unit at the back of the dress. Solar cells are embedded on some of the tiles and charge the dress during the day. The dress is completely modular both in hardware, as new tile functionalities can be added and in terms of software. The control unit has an RF receiver module which can receive new programs from a programming USB board with an RF transmitter."

Project from old.siggraph

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Posted: October 3rd, 2006
at 2:29pm by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: bling,green,gear,design

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Greenest House On The Planet

Steve Glenn’s ultra-green house in Santa Monica Cali.

Slideshow at images.businessweek

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Posted: October 3rd, 2006
at 12:54pm by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: green,home

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Throw a Fin to the Finns

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Hybrid, wheelchair accessible, metropolitan cabs!

Video from citycab.stadia

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Posted: October 2nd, 2006
at 11:23am by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: green,web,design

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Translucent Bone China

This is a lighting system of floating orbs made from tanslucent bone china, hand-designed to look… really ill.AA Energy saving bulbs and all.

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"Marking or decorating the inside surface of the lights conceals the contents until the light is switched on, revealing the hidden patterns within as well as the beautiful warmth of the translucent bone china. Piercing geometric patterns in the surface allows light to peep through and glisten on the surroundings. Transfer decoration is in real gold; used on both sides of the work and in conjunction with light, will allow patterns to both diffuse through the translucent material, creating haunting shadows, as well as reflecting the surrounding space and light on the outer layer."

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Posted: October 2nd, 2006
at 10:26am by black octagons


Categories: green,home,design

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