January 10, 2013
Spanish researchers have developed a living concrete that may define a new method for creating vertical gardens and living walls on building facades. Capturing rainwater, the multilayered cement encourages and sustains the growth and viability of specific mosses and lichens … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Green Walls, Greening, Vertical Gardens
Tags: bio concrete, biological cement, biological concrete, eco-friendly, ecological, green architecture, green building, green building facades, Green Walls, living walls, mosses, organic concrete, sustainable, sustainable design, Vertical Gardens
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November 2, 2009
The Save Water Brick is a mixture of discarded plastic bottles and dried rotting leaves molded into bricks. Funnels within the brick channel rain water to nearby plants or underground tanks. It collects rainwater for consumption. The bricks are intended … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Irrigation, Reclaimed & Recycled, Water
Tags: ecological, environment, green, groundwater, rainwater conservation, sustainable products
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