SolTech’s Gorgeous Glass Tiles Heat Your Home With Solar Energy Alternative energy is known to be a lot of things – cutting edge, earth-friendly and forward thinking – but sadly looking pretty isn’t one of them. Well SolTech is changing all that with their gorgeous glass solar-thermal roof tiles. As if it’s not cool enough that these transparent shingles are able to heat your home by using a simple system to store energy from the sun, they also look like a million bucks!
5 Lies Every Twentysomething Needs to Stop Believing Sarah had been told all her life she could do anything she wanted, that success was right around the corner. But now, stuck in a menial job at 25, with no big career in sight, she—like many twentysomethings—was feeling the pangs of disillusionment. This sense of disillusionment often stems from the lies we’ve been told and have told ourselves. We’ve been lied to, and these lies are holding us back. You are not alone in your struggle, questions, wondering what’s next? Too many twentysomethings are driving through the twists and turns of their twenties with windshields covered in mud, lies and half-truths. We need to hose these lies off right now or spend our twenties stuck on the side of the road. If we’re going to walk forward with the answers to the major questions we should be asking, successfully navigating our twenties, then we need to stop believing the following lies right now: 1. Our twenties are tough. We all need help. No one has it all figured out. 2. 3. Well, kind of. 4. 5.
Solar power: time to take notice Solar is now a real energy option. By “real,” I mean that with continued technological improvements and cost reductions, it could provide 20 percent of the United States’ energy needs by 2050. So far, though, in most jurisdictions, solar has a small market share. Fortunately, some nations and states have pushed the needle pretty far: Germany, not the sunniest country in the world, now gets more than 7 percent of its electricity from solar. California is on its way to installing 2 GW of cumulative solar capacity. And China has proposed a target of 35 GW of cumulative solar capacity installed by 2015. But the energy challenge is huge and there is no single easy solution. Solar still costs more than most of the old power plants running today. The sun will go down. Clouds are less of a problem than most realise.
Awesome Pallet House Built For $500 The Pallet House. Reclaimed pallets can be used for constructing shelters, cabins, and homes. Building a pallet house from reclaimed pallets is an inexpensive way to build your off grid home or cabin. Get out there, get some pallets, build something! PALLET HOUSE – MULTIFUNCTIONAL GARDEN SHED OR CABIN The Pallet House prototype designed by I-Beam Design was featured in HRH Prince Charles’ Royal Gardens as part of an exhibition on sustainable design, organized by Prince’s Charities, Start, along with The Earth Awards, The Financial Times and IBM. via: Comments comments
The Rebel God: Realistic Nonviolence #2: Enemy love as the heart of nonviolence In my previous post I discussed the infamous "what-if" questions that people invariably raise when the topic of nonviolence and enemy love come up, and suggested that what we really need to do is hear the question behind the question: People have a legitimate concern that nonviolence entails inaction in the face of harm being done to oneself or a loved one. I stressed that this is not the case, and argued that we need to articulate in concrete and practical terms how nonviolence addresses these issues as a viable alternative to violence. Some pacifists argue that Christians should simply follow Jesus’ way of nonviolence regardless of whether it makes sense to them. As much as I respect their commitment to nonviolence, I want to suggest that this is a potentially dangerous and harmful position to take. The fact is, over the years many people have done things that are really hurtful in the name of religion. Now, I hope you'll agree that this is not what Jesus intended. Labels: nonviolence
Ъ-Деньги - Цена отброса Москвичи с каждым годом производят все больше мусора, и почти весь он попадает на свалки. Чиновники планируют построить к 2015 году шесть новых мусоросжигательных заводов, но к тому времени и мусора будет больше, и неизвестно, станет ли ситуация лучше. Экологи твердят о неэффективности "курса на сжигание" и неспособности коммунальщиков наладить раздельный сбор отходов. Он в Москве идет в рамках вялотекущего эксперимента, и власть по-прежнему не очень-то поддерживает частные фирмы, желающие заработать на переработке мусора. Пионерский бизнес Сортировать и прессовать — вот работа производственно-заготовительного предприятия вторичных ресурсов "Котляково". Бумага, как и во времена пионеров, это тот вид твердых бытовых отходов (ТБО), которого меньше оказывается на свалках и полигонах и больше — в переработке. Зеленая тоска Москва ежегодно производит до 8 млн тонн твердых бытовых отходов. На Западе, где практикуется раздельный сбор мусора, все иначе. Отходный промысел Трудности переработки
Apocalypse-Ready Cabin Built on Top of Missile Silo is for Sale in NY If you fear the apocalypse (or want to be incredibly prepared, no matter what) there is a house for sale in New York that is just for you. It’s listed for $1.75 million. The price seems steep, but that money buys you a luxury cabin (2,000 square feet), a remote property AND a giant missile silo that has been converted into an underground bunker that could protect you and your family from any apocalyptic scenario. Above the ground, the home is a luxury cabin. But below is an underground fortress that could withstand just about anything. The cabin is situated in the Adirondack Mountains. The location is isolated, away from neighbors (or potential threats). A private runway is included with the house, in case you need to fly into (or out of) the property. The property is beautiful and seems like a simple cabin to passers by. On the inside, it’s so much more. Not only that… But when you go into the basement… There is a secret door that leads into an underground basement “house” bunker.
3 Things I Wish I Knew Before We Got Married I used to think I had my stuff together. Then I got married. Marriage is great—but it rocked everything I knew. I quickly realized my basic goal in life, prior to getting married, was to simply remain undisturbed. This “disruption” came suddenly and was disguised as a 5-foot-nothing Swedish-Filipino woman. When I decided I’d rather not live without her, I proceeded to ask her to marry me—that is, to officially invite someone who wasn’t me to be in my personal space for the rest of my life. This decision introduced my most significant experiences and most challenging experiences—none of which I would trade for the world. However, I wish I’d had a bit more insight on the front end of our marriage to help me navigate it all. According to most research, more than 50 percent of people who say “I do” will not be sleeping in the same bed eight years from now. Although happiness is often a very real byproduct of a healthy relationship, marriage has a far more significant purpose in sight. 1. 2. 3.
ICE Virtual Library: Use of milled waste glass in recycled aggregate concrete This article is available for purchase Use of milled waste glass, as partial replacement for cement, to overcome the drawbacks of recycled aggregate concrete was investigated. Based on experimental investigations of the structure and properties of concrete materials, it was found that waste glass, when milled to micro-scale particle size, undergoes pozzolanic reactions with cement hydrates, forming secondary calcium silicate hydrate (C–S–H). These reactions bring about favourable changes in the structure of the hydrated cement paste and the interfacial transition zones in normal and recycled aggregate concrete. Use of milled waste glass, as partial replacement of cement, produced significant gains in mechanical properties, dimensional stability, and abrasive effects, of recycled aggregate and normal concrete. Milled waste glass was also found to suppress alkali–silica reactions. TD Dyer ,RK Dhir.
1280sqft 3BR 1BA Shipping Container Home for $25k MATERIALS COST: $10k TOTAL EST. BUILD COST: $25k A 1280sqft 3BR 1BA Home For Less Than The Price of a New Car MINIMALIST: This design uses a minimalist approach to maximize livable floor space and the square footage of the entire footprint of the home, while using the least amount of materials, thereby reducing the total cost to build. SIMPLICITY: The design is so simple it uses just two standard 40’ ISO shipping containers spaced 16 feet apart to form a grand entrance and living room/dining room space which is 640 square feet, with 12 foot vaulted ceilings. UPGRADABLE: Notice how much more room there is inside. MORE FOR YOUR MONEY: 1280 square feet is a good size to start out, and even if you were to splurge a little with more expensive materials you could add another $10k in amenities and still have one very affordable, and very nice home. This is a 1280-1600sqft home for less than the price of a NEW CAR! Subscribe to Off Grid World 1280sqft 3D Model Comments comments