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Holzweg – NOT!
Lloyd Alter has written a nice article about the Stadthaus (another German name), a nine storey timber building in London, made from Austrian CLT. The article also has a few nice picture how the interior looks like in rough state and in finished state plus…
Water blaster – water injector?
NZ Building Code is primarily based on gravity drainage A good example of what you should normally not be doing with a New Zealand building: waterblasting it. Why? Because the NZ Building Code is primarily based on gravity drainage and deflection of water. Consumer NZ…
Acoustic dividers that are fit for building biology
Recently, the IBN (the Institute for Building Biology and Sustainability) built a new building to host themselves. There’s lots of interesting things on their website, too many to translate and post about. I just stumbled across this short but sweet one on acoustic office screens,…
A not so typical day
It would appear a rather normal day, however when you look at it at the end of it, you discover that actually a lot happened and all for a better. As such I decided to once write a real blog – just something about me…
Design your own eco house workshop short movie
A short movie made during our last “Design your own eco house” workshop. The workshop over two days on a weekend and gives you helpful insights and advice when designing your own building.
Design Your Own Eco Home Workshop – Auckland
Who’s keen to Design their own Eco Home? Whether you’re thinking of planning an eco home, or simply would like to learn more about sustainable building practices, this weekend workshop is highly recommendable. Sign up quick for our May workshop,only limited places available at EcoMatters…
Bay of Plenty gets New Zealand’s first ‘perfect 10’ Homestar house
A home under construction in Papamoa has just become the first in the country to achieve the highest possible rating of 10 Homestar. [..]While I always like great sustainable buildings, I am also very careful with achievements vs. cost. After all, economics are part of…
How we design
Again and again I am astonished as to how long it takes for a great idea for a design until it becomes mainstream. It likewise amazes me how we design things on a daily basis, the things that are not the great inventions but just…
Net-zero INhouse boasts water-smart solutions essential for parched California | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Stories of drought-stricken California have become sadly common, with many citizens forced to slash their water use so severely they’ve let their gardens die. Luckily, innovative architecture is proving that a water-conscious lifestyle doesn’t necessitate giving up your green thumb. Students at the California Polytechnic…
Why distributed workforces will win, by Keith Valory, Plex
In Silicon Valley and beyond, there are still many advocates of the idea that teams have to work in the same physical place to reach their fullest potential. Remember the uproar when Yahoo banned working from home? Well, I work with a distributed workforce of…