Living space from bunker! A 90ft by 50ft underground water tank, a concrete bunker with a tin foof has been sold for £400,000! Yes, it is to be converted into a 3,800sq ft living space. The plan for the living offers space for five-bedroom accommoda
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Prince Charles seems to be going desperate with his plans for building eco-friendly village. To make bricks and tiles for his village, he plans to import this kiln. Giving himself a break from his likings of traditional building and architecture, the…
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A 450-unit housing development in Roseville, California will be supplied with solar power. PowerLight Corporation has selected residential grid tie solar inverters of Vancouver, B.C. Xantrex Technology Inc. GT Series to provide with the power.
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Northern Burgeo (Newfoundland) may soon have 30 wind turbines, leading to employing some people in the region. I have used the word ‘may’as the Top Pond Wind Farm Limited Partnership is presently going through the assessment process for provincial…
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Here is a new way to power vehicles. It is the bare-bones chassis, which was formally called the Mobile Automotive Technology Testbed. It is a vital component for research into new ways of powering vehicles in Argonne National Laboratory.
In a near…
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Searching for an eco-friendly furniture design, ecofriend came across this wonderful piece of art. These beautiful pieces of furniture are not made of rechaimed wood or recycled metal. They are made of drinking straws!
The aesthetically and soothing…
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Southern Californian fire agencies are to go eco-friendly with hybrid vehicles. Mazda has contributed five sport utility vehicles to the San Bernardino County Fire Department Thursday. Southern Californian fire agencies are already donated with 30 such…
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Here is a windmill without blades. With more and more birds dying, being hurt and cut by windmill blades, the Mekaro Akita Co. has developed a windmill that uses cylinders replacing propeller blades. And, this windmill amazingly generate power…
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The Aceh communities will be testing a new solar cooker for the first time in the world. Funded by strategic investors in Germany, the solar cooking system bids to minimize firewood and other fuel consumption, improving not only the air quality, but…
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One of the UK’s most famous swimming pools gets a new lease of life – a green life. The Blackpool’s Derby Baths building fought desperately to keep the Fylde Coast rain off. However, it was in 1988, the 1920s building reached the end of the line….
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