Green Roofs. Green Roofs on Homes and Sheds...
Green Roof, Lakeland, UK Wildroof Landscapes www.wildroof.co.uk Picture taken two years after planting with mixed plug plants. Pic: flickr.com Green Roof on Faroe Islands, Norway. Pic: DaScott www.flickr.com Green Roofed Arbor, Tatton Park. Green roofed shed near Penrith, UK. Findhorn, Scotland. Grass Roof. Sod Roof Torshavn, Faroe Islands Pic by DaScott www.flickr.com Living Roofs - Farm buildings in Heidal, Gudbrandadal, Norway. Ancient Green Roof - the folk museum at Glaumbaer, Iceland. Green-roofed Blue Wagon Coffee Shop, Glenelg, Scotland.
Green Roofed Arbor, Mississippi -- msucares.com Green Roofed Shed constructed from found materials by Mark and Rebecca Ford Art Sculpture markfordsculpture.blogspot.com - flickr.com Green Roofed Arbor in Mississippi by Felder Rushing. oursquarefootgarden.blogspot.com Green Roof Garden Shed in Raleigh, NC by Living Roofs, Inc. livingroofsinc.com More images: greenroofs.com Plans: www.greenroofplans.com.
Eco-Enegry Flooring System by Stephen Chan Wing Tak. Piezoelectricity Generation X!
Electric polarization in a substance resulting from the application of mechanical stress – that’s what Piezoelectricity is. It’s used in these: Eco-Enegry Flooring System pads that use the pressure applied by people walking, running, rolling over to squeeze piezoelectric blocks. Upon squeezing, energy is generated and stored on a paper battery system. Then, THEN, the energy is used for, what else? LED lights! The pads are actually made up of 6 layers. Easy to transport, easy to use, basically perfect. Cost effective? Designer: Stephen Chan Wing Tak. Eco Bath by Jang Woo-seok. Use Your Water Twice It goes in the sink, then it goes in the toilet.
What’s that? It’s your water bill! You’ve got to conserve in any way you can. Here’s a lovely simple system that makes use of the fact that toilet water never needs to be as clean as it usually is. You simply must read this little poem written about this toilet system by it’s designer, Jang Woo-seok: Express the flow of water. Fresh, yes? Jang gets the idea for the Eco Bath from the naturally flowing waterways all around us. Designer: Jang Woo-seok. The Fun Theory - Video Contest. Type to Search Green Living How Hotels Are Getting Smarter About Stopping Waste Greener housekeeping is just the beginning when it comes to environmental initiatives major hotel chains are embracing.
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