While technology in the digital marketing space allows for scaling (maybe to unprecedented heights), it also makes us prone to forget that we’re dealing with people instead of just numbers on a screen. What's meant
Distribute the fresh, potable drinking water through the building at code required pressure. Water from the city, cistern, your well, etc. can all be hooked up to the WOM. Automated systems can manage the
Our homes may be a source of safety, comfort and stability — but they also represent a considerable slice of our country’s carbon emissions (over 20 percent, according to the latest estimate from the
1: START A TRANSITION GROUP "There's a really good guide that we created called 'The Essential Guide to Doing Transition'. It's free and is a simple starter kit where we've tried to distill everything
Bank of America's Ela Eskinazi on financing sustainability projects Ela Eskinazi is the head of business development in the United States for ESG & Environmental Finance at Bank of America. For her, with almost all
UNM-Taos offers Course Credit for new Alternative Building & Construction Class. Including earthship technology, on-site and in-class. June 3 - July 26, 2019. Summer 2019: June 3 - July 26 Tuesdays & Thursdays 12pm
The Passive House Standard for low-energy buildings is being put through its paces in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market. The Ice Box Challenge involves putting two identical 720-kilogram blocks of ice under two separate structures
What is Affordable Housing? Conventional Guidelines advise 1/3 of income budgeted for housing. This can be looked at as an affordable amount to spend on housing. Affordable means something different for each and every
Hang on to your smartphone The little computer you carry with you requires a lot of energy to assemble. The production of an iPhone 6, for example, released the equivalent of 178 pounds of
Cheap stick framing has led to a proliferation of blocky, forgettable mid-rises—and more than a few construction fires. These buildings are in almost every U.S. city. They range from three to seven stories
