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Hells Gate Wai Ora Spa
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on August 19, 2010
Rotoruas Geothermal Park, Hells Gate Wai Ora Spa – a truly unique New Zealand Experiencenomadshostels.com
The Most Psychedelic Hot Spring on Earth [Pics]
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on June 21, 2010
Also known as the Champagne pools, Sacred Waters and Artist’s Palette, the Wai-O-Tapu geothermal pools in New Zealand have attracted much attention for their psychedelic qualities.www.environmentalgraffiti.com
Sun-Powered Bambu House Sprouts at Solar Decathlon Europe
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on June 20, 2010
Tonji University Shanghai’s Bambu House at the European Solar Decathlon is a beautiful sun-powered abode inspired by nature. It has two elegant sloping roofs and is almost entirely constructed from bamboo. Its impressive solar array generates 9 kilow…
Antarctic Research Bases Are Seriously Self-Sustaining
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on April 26, 2010
The new Princess Elisabeth station is the delicate flower of Antarctic buildings: small, beautiful, efficient, and blooming only in summer. Designed to be the first carbon-free facility on The Ice, the station employs a sophisticated energy-management system that makes the most of the limited power generated by its 52-kilowatt solar array and 54…
Rotorua Geothermal Park – Hells Gate Wai Ora Spa
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on March 26, 2010
Rotoruas Geothermal Park, Hells Gate Wai Ora Spa – a truly unique New Zealand Experience
Solar Waterfall Building Provides Power, Bungee Jumping
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on March 20, 2010
The solar power plant produces energy for the city by day, with excessive energy pumped as seawater into a tower. By night, the water can be released again; with the help of turbines, it generates electricity for the night. Combining a huge waterfall and bungee jumping platform, this Olympic project is truly one of a kind.
OFIS Unveils Earthquake-Proof Solar Powered Volcano Towers
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on March 7, 2010
At a time when earthquakes dominate the headlines, we think it’s more important than ever to highlight architecture that keeps potential quakes in mind. So it goes with OFIS Architecture’s All-Seasons Tent Tower, a concept project that features two solar powered, cylindrical towers filled with restaurants, apartments, shops, business center and etc
Earthquake Survivors Get 600 Solar-Powered Bibles
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on January 19, 2010
A U.S. faith-based group seizes upon opportunity to promote its audio bibles; ships hundreds free-of-charge to Haitians in need. The solar-powered bibles broadcast the holy scriptures in Haitian Creole to 300 people at a time, delivering “digital quality” and designed for “poor and illiterate people.”
Solar-Powered Plane Takes Maiden Flight
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on December 4, 2009
We were thrilled to learn last month that the Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane that will take a 20 to 25 day trip around the world, made its first successful test down the runway. And now we’re even more excited to report that the plane completed its first flight in Switzerland just yesterday.
The 10 Best DIY Projects for Travel Junkies
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on October 23, 2009
Whether your idea of a perfect weekend is a weekend jaunt to a resort or a back-to-nature camping trip, these DIY projects will help you pack with guides for everything from solar chargers to hammocks.
Taiwanese Center Has High-Tech Solar-Powered Skin
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on October 5, 2009
The skin–a pleated smocking-esque envelope–provides a natural air flow to the building minimizing air conditioning usage. It also uses a high-tech double photovoltaic glass to reduce the remaining energy consumption. Part of the pleat is also transparent so that natural light can permeate the interior.
16 Unique Vertical Farm & Skyscraper Park Designs
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on September 23, 2009
In increasingly dense urban areas, sometimes the only way to build is up. And with a movement to grow more food locally and to add more green to our urban environments so too has grown the impulse to build skyscraper farms, solar tower parks and other unique and uncanny forms of vertical vegetecture such as the sixteen shown here.
The Interlace: Jenga-Like Apartments for Singapore
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on September 4, 2009
The Interlace, designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture, was a carefully concieved design, taking into account the surrounding micro-climate, wind and solar resources, as well as privacy for individual apartments. With lush rooftop gardens, and flowering balconies, we think they’ll be many clambering to get into one of these pads.
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