August 7, 2015
When the homeowners added solar panels to the roof of their spectacular Ray Kappe designed house in Los Angeles’s Rustic Canyon, they wanted to screen the panels with a design that celebrated their passion for airplants without sacrificing their view … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening
Tags: Air Plants, Airplantman, airplants, renewable energy, sustainable design, urban vertical gardens, Vertical Gardens
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June 24, 2015
Here’s a small bit of action you can take toward using more sustainable and renewable energy: the Little Sun solar LED light harnesses the power of the sun right in the palm of your hand. Let there be sustainable light … Read More...
Category: Greening
Tags: alternative energy, Frederik Ottesen, Handheld Solar Power, Little Sun, Olafur Eliasson, renewable energy, Solar Cells, solar energy, solar power, sustainability
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December 19, 2010
It’s a grow-it-yourself plant kit that really isn’t. Schattengewächs, German Designer Maximilian Winkel’s light fixture, projects shadows of flowers, trees and even insects on to your wall. Don’t think of it as artificial flowers and plants, but rather as real … Read More...
Category: Composting, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Lighting, Solar Energy
Tags: biodegradable, biofuels, bioplastics, renewable energy, sustainable design
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September 16, 2009
One night the big bad wolf, who dearly loved to eat fat little piggies, came along and saw the first little pig in his house of straw.
He said “Let me in, Let me in, little pig or I’ll huff … Read More...
Category: Green & Sustainable, Greening, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: agricultural bi-products, eco-construction, green, green building materials, green construction, renewable energy, sustainable resources
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