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About Livingroofs.org & Living Roofs

About Livingroofs.org & Living Roofs

Proyecto de Casa Bioclimática y Ecológica reestore - contemporary eco design États-Unis Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Ne doit pas être confondu avec Amérique. États-Unis d'Amérique United States of America (en) Les États-Unis, en forme longue les États-Unis d'Amérique[5], en anglais United States et United States of America, sont un pays situé en Amérique du Nord. Avant d'être exploré et conquis par les Européens, le territoire américain a d'abord été occupé par les Amérindiens qui ont migré depuis l'Eurasie il y a environ 15 000 ans[7]. En 2015, les États-Unis comptent environ 320 millions d'habitants[3] et constituent le troisième pays le plus peuplé du monde après la Chine et l'Inde[10]. Étymologie[modifier | modifier le code] En 1507, le cartographe lorrain Martin Waldseemüller produisit un planisphère (dit « Planisphère de Waldseemüller ») représentant notamment la région méridionale de l'hémisphère ouest. Histoire[modifier | modifier le code] Période précolombienne (avant 1492)[modifier | modifier le code] Carte des Treize colonies vers 1775 Listes :

Reciprocating Roof Research Welcome to Winter, everyone! Winter at Milkwood Farm is research time (in addition to winter farm chores) and currently we’re nutting out how to create super affordable, warm and not necessarily permanent housings for our crew come Springtime. We’ve been mulling over yurts primarily, but recently, the beauty and economy of reciprocating roof roundhouses are got us thinking about hybrid natural building projects that we could realize next season. There’s a lot to love in these constructions… – via Huckleberry – via Elke Cole – via Growing Connections – via The Year of Mud – via Greenheart – via Trenchy – via Bomun Bock-Chung Featuring these DIY delights raised and rendered: For those of us without the capital (or the overdraft) to get on with ‘regular’ building projects, figuring out how best to build sturdy and useful buildings on the land can be a little daunting. >> more on natural building at Milkwood Farm.

The Guerrilla Gardening Homepage United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,[nb 6] commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain /ˈbrɪ.tən/, is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain (a term sometimes also loosely applied to the whole state), the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another state: the Republic of Ireland.[nb 7] Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea in the east, the English Channel in the south and the Irish Sea in the west. The UK's form of government is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system,[9][10] and its capital city is London.[11] The current British monarch—since 6 February 1952—is Queen Elizabeth II. The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946. History

Toit réciproque Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Un toit réciproque est une forme de charpente autoportante composée d'au moins trois chevrons et qui ne nécessite aucun pilier central. Il permet de créer des toits, des ponts et toutes sortes de structures. Pour construire un toit réciproque, on commence par installer un pilier central temporaire sur lequel on place le premier chevron. Practical Action - technology challenging poverty - Practical Action Latin America In Peru and Bolivia, we help communities set up small-scale technological solutions in remote areas where there is no access to basic services, including electricity, heating, clean water and sanitation. Western Africa Building on our recent extension of consultancy work into west Africa, Practical Action has recently set up an office to deliver impact at scale in Francophone west Africa. Eastern Africa Our offices in Kenya and Sudan work with communities to develop practical solutions in energy, agriculture and urban water and waste, reducing the impact of conflict and disasters. Southern Africa Our Southern Africa office works primarily in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, with an emphasis on improving access to clean drinking water and better sanitation in urban slums, increasing the productivity of smallholders in arid regions, and increasing energy access in rural and urban areas. South Asia UK office

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