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Explore - Technology
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Lava Flow 4, The Big Island
Set into the dense tropical foliage of Hawaii’s wildest coast is a house that goes with the flow by welcoming the breeze.
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Linny Morris01.20.09 -
Sustainability in Stages
"Personally, I’d rather be living outside,” says architect David Hertz. As a young man surfing in Bali, he was impressed by tropical village compounds where indoors and out flow into each other. ...
written by: Sydney LeBlancphotos by: Misha Gravenor01.20.09 -
Solar Inspiration
A husband-and-wife architect team proves a house can be good for the environment—and look great too.
written by: Sydney LeBlancphotos by: Marvin Rand01.19.09 -
Pugh + Scarpa Architecture
At Pugh + Scarpa we believe that architecture should engage the user, heighten their sense of awareness, and bring a deeper understanding and vitality to their experience. We strive to create...
01.19.09 -
Sancor
Sancor Industries Ltd. is a leading Canadian manufacturer of environmental sanitation products with over 30 years experience. Sancor is also involved in a number of other ventures with a focus on...
01.15.09 -
Clivus Multrum
Clivus Multrum, Inc. manufactures composting toilets and greywater irrigation systems for distribution throughout North America and beyond. Please contact us to discuss your project in detail.
01.15.09 -
On the Rock
Katja and Adam Thom’s cabin, on an exposed postglacial archipelago in Canada’s windswept Georgian Bay, is more than eight miles from the nearest road.
written by: Geoff Manaughphotos by: Mark Giglio01.15.09 -
The Wayback Machine: Your Solar House
Before the word "solar" evoked images of flat PV panels stuck on rooftops, many architects already had a mind to use the sun to maximum advantage in their designs. I recently discovered a...
written by: Sarah Rich01.15.09 -
Panasonic
Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA), based in Secaucus, NJ, is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) and the hub of its branding,...
01.14.09 -
Nikon
In 1917, three of Japan's leading optical manufacturers merge to form a comprehensive, fully integrated optical company known as Nippon Kogaku K.K., which became Nikon. ...
01.14.09 -
Justin Reid
Justin plans, designs, and builds websites just like this one. Just like this one. He often escapes the reaches of technology by swimming around in big pools of water.
01.13.09 -
Drawing
Kyttänen’s designs travel straight from his imagination to the computer. “Hardly anything happens on paper anymore,” he says, “because most of the files are so complex that it’s practically...
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Sintering
“Sintering” is not an everyday word for most people—it means using laser energy to melt and fuse particles. It’s traditionally applied to metal, but nowadays it works very well on certain varieties...
01.01.09 -
Vampire Power
Probably the most evocative term among the otherwise technocratic energy vocabulary, vampire power is the continuous current that appliances and electronics draw from an outlet even when turned off.
written by: Sarah Rich01.01.09 -
On-Demand Hot Water
We don’t keep a kettle boiling on the stove all day for the one moment when we want tea, so why do we keep water heated around the clock when all we need it for is a shower or a load of laundry?
written by: Sarah Rich01.01.09 -
Sunlight Express
Americans expend as much energy on transportation as they do on powering their homes.
01.01.09 -
The Yard Zone
The space outside your walls should be as thoughtfully considered as the space within. Aside from contributing to pleasant, functioning outdoor space, well-placed landscaping can protect your house...
written by: Dan Maginn01.01.09 -
Residential Wind
When we think of alternative energy at home, our minds leap straight to solar panels, the most obvious symbol of a site-generated grid-free power source.
written by: Sarah Rich01.01.09 -
Energy Retrofit: The Now House Project
It may be simpler to build a zero-energy home from scratch than to retrofit an existing structure, but buildings constructed in the 20th century are generally the most in need of upgrades for...
written by: Sarah Rich01.01.09
