I enjoyed a full day board meeting with the Biomimicry Institute today and was reminded of two biomimetic products I’ve considered in my house remodel: The first, pictured above is the Vesi Chanel faucet by Brizo: Seeking to capture the appearance, feel and sound of a babbling brook, the channel design remains functional while creating […]
Category Archives: green building
Fresh Ideas from Janine Benyus on How We Can Learn from Nature
Sarah Kuck over at World Changing interviews Janine Benyus: Smart Materials JB: One of my favorite ideas is embedding our materials with sensors so they can sense when they are damaged, and perhaps can heal themselves. It’s a new way toward durability, which, when appropriate, is sustainability. Continued at World Changing…
Google Gets Behind Smart Meters & Monitoring
AskNature.org to Provide Biological Design Information, Enabling More Sustainable Design
More Monitoring
A few weeks ago I wrote about Agilewaves, and today CNet has a great overview of more than a dozen ‘dashboard’ technologies ranging from simple wall plug adapters that offer a kw reading for individual devices, to a half dozen startups competing in the whole-house market – including Greenbox which was founded by the co-creators […]
San Jose Home Show Gets Greener
It was a relatively small event in downtown San Jose, but still a number of green products on show, and a great daily one hour introduction to green building and remodeling by Joshua Foss of Thrive Design Studio – check out his blog that goes by the name “Metro Hippie“.
Home Comfort Zones
Builders are a fairly skeptical bunch when it comes to new fangled devices, but my (green) builder was nodding in agreement as Cleeve presented his solution. Its not inexpensive, but when you add up the energy savings plus the increased comfort…seems like a smart choice. Check it out at Home Comfort Zones.
New Wave Monitoring
Wind in the City
Cnet reports that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom recently toured the ‘Sunset Idea House’, talked with some “green” bloggers, and announced a “strike force” of business and government leaders to discuss ways of encouraging more homeowners to install wind turbines. Video via Cnet/ZDNet… Here’s hoping they have more success than with the currently stalled Solar […]