Grid-tied solar systems Grid-tied,on-grid, utility-interactive, grid inter-tie and grid back-feeding are all terms used to describe the same concept: a solar PV [photovoltaic] system that’s connected to the utility power grid. One advantage of grid-tying is that compared to the
Updated: March 6, 2020 What is hempcrete? Hempcrete is a unique building material, being a composite of a bio-fibre (hemp hurd or shiv) and a mineral binder (lime). These ingredients are blended together with water, and the moistened binder coats
Scaffold-pole coffee table In its proper environment, scaffolding is designed to be put flat on a truck and assembled around random-sized and shaped buildings, so it has to be pretty easy to assemble and adaptable. Another good thing for upcyclers
Screen Reader Version Smarter and Greener: How cutting edge methods, materials and tech are making the world a more environmentally friendly and productive world. Cutting Edge Construction Methods Robot swarm construction What is it? Researchers at Harvard have built
Communities both big and small are having a sustainable makeover in order to reduce energy demand, utilize renewable power, and lessen their environmental impact. This infographic provides an in-depth look at sustainable communities, highlighting their environmental necessity, as well as their
Updated: March 6, 2020 One day I saw a bunch of old tires used as a retaining wall and that got me thinking about what other uses old tires are good for. I had a few thoughts about what to
Massachusetts Avenue Park was not a place you’d want to take your kids. Before, the small neighbourhood park in the heart of Buffalo’s West Side was little more than vacant land with a small playground and a crumbling basketball court.
Three years ago, I decided to downsize. I sold my big house (which I loved!), got rid of all my stuff, and built an itty-bitty eco-friendly cottage. When I finished building, I slid my little house into a friend’s backyard. This
Screen reader version: H20 and carbon zero – At the highest level of green building, the finished home recycles water and uses little or no outside energy. It may include geothermal heating/cooling, solar hot water, a wind turbine and/or photovoltaics.
IMAGE: Debashis Chanda helped create large sheets of nanotextured, silicon micro-cell arrays that hold the promise of making solar cells lightweight, more efficient, bendable and easy to mass produce.Click here for more information. Converting sunshine into electricity is not difficult, but
