A Green Living Blog - Go Green, Green Home, Green Energy http://agreenliving.org Wed, 22 May 2013 19:30:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Artists Create Chandeliers Out of Bike Parts Under a Freeway Overpass http://agreenliving.org/artists-create-chandeliers-out-of-bike-parts-under-a-freeway-overpass/ http://agreenliving.org/artists-create-chandeliers-out-of-bike-parts-under-a-freeway-overpass/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:30:51 +0000 http://agreenliving.org/artists-create-chandeliers-out-of-bike-parts-under-a-freeway-overpass/ A freeway overpass is not the first place you would think to look for innovative art . But if you happen to be Joe O’Connell and Blessing Hancock, the freeway overpass is a natural canvas for industrial elegance. The artistic duo has created an art installation underneath a San Antonio overpass called Ballroom Luminoso, which utilizes steel, bicycle parts and LED fixtures to create a brilliant chandelier display right where you would least expect it. Read the rest of Artists Create Chandeliers Out of Bike Parts Under a Freeway Overpass Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Blessing Hancock , freeway art , I-35 overpass art , industrial art display , JB Public Art , Joe OConnell , LED art , LED Chandelier , LED lights , public art , recycled art , recycled bike part chandelier , recycled bike parts , San Antonio art , Texas pubic art        

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]]> http://agreenliving.org/artists-create-chandeliers-out-of-bike-parts-under-a-freeway-overpass/feed/ 0 D-torso Creates a Giant 3D T-Rex from Laser-Cut Cardboard http://agreenliving.org/d-torso-creates-a-giant-3d-t-rex-from-laser-cut-cardboard/ http://agreenliving.org/d-torso-creates-a-giant-3d-t-rex-from-laser-cut-cardboard/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 http://agreenliving.org/d-torso-creates-a-giant-3d-t-rex-from-laser-cut-cardboard/ This year at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair , something menacing was lurking among the tables and chairs. D-torso brought a giant 3D T-Rex made completely from cardboard. Standing a bit taller than an average human, the sculpture dominated the exhibit. Using laser-cut technology to bring the dino to life, the sculpture appeared as a mesh between the modern and the prehistoric. Read the rest of D-torso Creates a Giant 3D T-Rex from Laser-Cut Cardboard Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3D , aki co. , cardboard , ct scan , d torso , ICFF , International Contemporary Furniture Fair , laser cutter , T-Rex , yuki matsuoka        

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]]> http://agreenliving.org/d-torso-creates-a-giant-3d-t-rex-from-laser-cut-cardboard/feed/ 0 David Baker’s Station Center Affordable Housing Development Transforms a Brownfield Site in Union City, CA http://agreenliving.org/david-bakers-station-center-affordable-housing-development-transforms-a-brownfield-site-in-union-city-ca/ http://agreenliving.org/david-bakers-station-center-affordable-housing-development-transforms-a-brownfield-site-in-union-city-ca/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:30:36 +0000 http://agreenliving.org/david-bakers-station-center-affordable-housing-development-transforms-a-brownfield-site-in-union-city-ca/ Read the rest of David Baker’s Station Center Affordable Housing Development Transforms a Brownfield Site in Union City, CA Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “sustainable architecture” , affordable housing , bay area , David Baker + Partners , david baker and partners , eco design , eco house , eco housing , green architecture , Green Building , green design , green housing , low income housing , San Francisco , station center , station center affordable housing , Sustainable Building , sustainable design , union city        

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]]> http://agreenliving.org/david-bakers-station-center-affordable-housing-development-transforms-a-brownfield-site-in-union-city-ca/feed/ 0 Low-budget School in Africa is Made From Earth Bricks that Were Fabricated On Site http://agreenliving.org/low-budget-school-in-africa-is-made-from-earth-bricks-that-were-fabricated-on-site/ http://agreenliving.org/low-budget-school-in-africa-is-made-from-earth-bricks-that-were-fabricated-on-site/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:18 +0000 http://agreenliving.org/low-budget-school-in-africa-is-made-from-earth-bricks-that-were-fabricated-on-site/ Read the rest of Low-budget School in Africa is Made From Earth Bricks that Were Fabricated On Site Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Africa , Architecture , Dogon Education , earth , earth bricks , green materials , green resources , Joop and Jurriaan van Stigt , local materials , local people , mali , recycling / compost , social design        

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]]> http://agreenliving.org/low-budget-school-in-africa-is-made-from-earth-bricks-that-were-fabricated-on-site/feed/ 0 Hollywood Park Racetrack to Be Redeveloped into an Eco Community http://agreenliving.org/hollywood-park-racetrack-to-be-redeveloped-into-an-eco-community/ http://agreenliving.org/hollywood-park-racetrack-to-be-redeveloped-into-an-eco-community/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:54 +0000 http://agreenliving.org/hollywood-park-racetrack-to-be-redeveloped-into-an-eco-community/ Read the rest of Hollywood Park Racetrack to Be Redeveloped into an Eco Community Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “sustainable development” , agrestic , California , eco community , hollywood park , hollywood park racetrack , hollywood park tomorrow , inglewood , Los Angeles , master planned community , racetrack , racetrack redevelopment , sustainable community        

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]]> http://agreenliving.org/hollywood-park-racetrack-to-be-redeveloped-into-an-eco-community/feed/ 0 He’s Back! World’s Largest Rubber Duck Floats Again After Springing a Leak in Hong Kong http://agreenliving.org/hes-back-worlds-largest-rubber-duck-floats-again-after-springing-a-leak-in-hong-kong/ http://agreenliving.org/hes-back-worlds-largest-rubber-duck-floats-again-after-springing-a-leak-in-hong-kong/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:58 +0000 http://agreenliving.org/hes-back-worlds-largest-rubber-duck-floats-again-after-springing-a-leak-in-hong-kong/ Read the rest of He’s Back! World’s Largest Rubber Duck Floats Again After Springing a Leak in Hong Kong Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design , florentijn hofman , giant inflatable rubber duck , green design , Rubber duck Hong Kong , sustainable design        

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]]> http://agreenliving.org/hes-back-worlds-largest-rubber-duck-floats-again-after-springing-a-leak-in-hong-kong/feed/ 0 Has the GRI consigned itself to irrelevance? http://agreenliving.org/has-the-gri-consigned-itself-to-irrelevance/ http://agreenliving.org/has-the-gri-consigned-itself-to-irrelevance/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 16:56:17 +0000 http://agreenliving.org/has-the-gri-consigned-itself-to-irrelevance/ The new GRI G4 leaves known defects firmly in place, says one commentator from Amsterdam.

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]]> http://agreenliving.org/has-the-gri-consigned-itself-to-irrelevance/feed/ 0 Geodesic DOM(E) is a Self-Sufficient Prefab Home for All Seasons http://agreenliving.org/geodesic-dome-is-a-self-sufficient-prefab-home-for-all-seasons/ http://agreenliving.org/geodesic-dome-is-a-self-sufficient-prefab-home-for-all-seasons/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:07 +0000 http://agreenliving.org/geodesic-dome-is-a-self-sufficient-prefab-home-for-all-seasons/ Read the rest of Geodesic DOM(E) is a Self-Sufficient Prefab Home for All Seasons Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: DOM(E) NRJA , geodesic dome , low-cost housing , mobile housing , natural ventilation , naturally cooled homes , nrja architects , Prefab Houses , rainwater collectors , residential geodesic dome , self-sufficient home , solar panels        

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]]> http://agreenliving.org/geodesic-dome-is-a-self-sufficient-prefab-home-for-all-seasons/feed/ 0 A first look inside the new GRI G4 http://agreenliving.org/a-first-look-inside-the-new-gri-g4/ http://agreenliving.org/a-first-look-inside-the-new-gri-g4/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 16:07:09 +0000 http://agreenliving.org/a-first-look-inside-the-new-gri-g4/ A report from Day 1 of the Global Reporting Initiative conference in Amsterdam on the latest changes to the reporting standard.

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]]> http://agreenliving.org/a-first-look-inside-the-new-gri-g4/feed/ 0 Hong Kong Launches its First Electric Taxis http://agreenliving.org/hong-kong-launches-its-first-electric-taxis/ http://agreenliving.org/hong-kong-launches-its-first-electric-taxis/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:58 +0000 http://agreenliving.org/hong-kong-launches-its-first-electric-taxis/ Hong Kong is laying the foundations for a zero-emissions city with a brand new fleet of 45 bright red electric taxis. Manufactured by China’s BYD , which is partially backed by Warren Buffet, each five door BYDe6 crossover sedan is powered by an iron phosphate battery that charges in two hours and has a modest 180 mile range. Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association Limited are renting the fleet as part of a six month trial period that some say will earn taxi drivers a better wage and local government officials hail the move as the right step towards a cleaner urban environment. Read the rest of Hong Kong Launches its First Electric Taxis Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: BYD , china electric vehicles , Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer , Environment , green transportation , Hong Kong electric taxis , Hong Kong Taxi , News , Public Light Bus Association Limited , sustainable transportation        

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