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Category Archives: Earthen Construction

Moss-growing concrete absorbs CO2, insulates and is also a vertical garden

SustainableSA.com Posted on October 23, 2019 by stlaneOctober 23, 2019

Sustainability has always been a game of catch up. The current energy production and construction trends mean that sustainability researchers have to come up with clever ways to lower emissions. Researchers at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona have … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Biomimicry, Building, Carbon, City Planning & Urban Development, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Earthen Construction, Energy Efficiency, New Tech, Permaculture, Pollution, Resilience, Retrofits, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

An Open Letter To Be the Change and Lead the Change

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 3, 2019 by stlaneMarch 3, 2019

Whale blubber and buggy whips were once fine industries, but progress moved us away. And today we know the days are over of a false choice between environmental protection and economic growth. Since when did the simple concept of leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, Alternative Fuels, Batteries & Clean Energy Storage, Carbon, Circular Economy, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Cool Tech, CPS Energy, Doing Something, Earthen Construction, Economic Development, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Energy Storage, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Fianance & Fundraising, Food Security, Fossil Fuels, Garbage & Waste Disposal, Investing & Finance, Job Creation, Living Wage, Microgrids, Net Zero Buiilding, New Tech, Opportunity Cost & Losses, Permaculture, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Resilience, Retrofits, Smart Grid/Networked Grid, Smart Growth, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy, Transportaton, Utilities, Water, Wildlife | Leave a reply

The Nubian Vault: An ecological housing solution

SustainableSA.com Posted on March 3, 2019 by stlaneMarch 3, 2019

A housing solution for big cities as well as rural areas, Nubian vaults have become popular in the region of Boromo and have spread across five other regions. And a large market for Nubian vaults has emerged in big cities … Continue reading →

Posted in Building, City Planning & Urban Development, Climate Change, Commercial Building, Cool Tech, Doing Something, Earthen Construction, Economic Development, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Protection Policy & Regulation, Job Creation, Net Zero Buiilding, Permaculture, Residential Building, Resilience, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Total Cost of Energy | Leave a reply
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