Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Journey - Tony and the Roundhouse


Welcome to The Roundhouse, it is an ecohome of wood frame, cobwood and recycled window walls, with a straw-insulated turf roof.

The roundhouse was built with sustainable strategies whilst minimizing the environmental impact on the land.

Life in the roundhouse still provides the modern comforts, but in a home that costs very little to live in and is kind on its surrounding environment.

Tony Wrench
tony@thatroundhouse.info

www.thatroundhouse.info

This short film is part of "The Journey" an unique documentary project that delves into environmental, socio-culture and economic issues, with a questioning mind.

The focus of the project is to find and film inspiring ideas and projects over a wide spectrum of individuals and cultures, whilst examining our ability to reform our ideals, and our lifestyle in order to make positive changes for our planet and the human race.

The Journeymen (a person whom travels in order to gain experience, skills and knowledge) go in search of these stories - equipped only with minimal filming gear and personal possessions, they document their experience as they travel to global communities to observe, question and learn.

It is an organic process that grows, evolves and takes its own direction. With no planned route nor destination, the journeymen believe they will connect with the right people and places at the right time to film, aid and guide them on.

The project is currently filming and traveling through the UK. As the project travels short films are uploaded that can be viewed on this website. It is the long-term goal that this project will travel internationally to create a feature length film that will be released, to be viewed for free.

The projects aims to benefit individuals, projects and communities by sharing knowledge, offering solutions and connecting people through film.

It is the hope this project will touch and inspire people, by conveying the beauty within human nature and our world and resonating what is actually possible, when it comes it comes to our ability to change the world for the better.

know of an inspiring story? want to get involved?
info@the-journey.tv

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Open Source Philosophy

Open Source Ecology founder Dr. Marcin Jakubowski and the OSE team explain the philosophy behind their work. Special thanks to our remote collaborators Tom Griffing, Zach Dwiel and William Neal.

Join us in building the future.

opensourceecology.org


Saturday, March 16, 2013

360º window



he Igloo Village at Hotel Kakslauttanen, Finland


It boasts 20 thermal glass igloos that allow visitors to enjoy incredible views of the Aurora Borealis from the warmth and comfort of their own geodesic hut!


One of the most environmentally sustainable projects in Europe

Columbuskwartier Almere Housing Project, one of the most environmentally sustainable projects in Europe. By Erick van Egeraa

Read more at:http://www.erickvanegeraat.com/static/projects/columbuskwartier_almere.htm



Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Solar Canals





Crucial Step In Making Algae Biofuels




This is Sara Volz, a high-school senior from Colorado who recently won $100,000 in the Intel Science Talent Search for her work on algae biofuels. Her project developed a pioneering technique for dramatically boosting the oil yields of algae, a crucial step in making algae biofuels a viable source of fuel.

Second prize went to Jonah Kallenbach, 17, of Ambler, Pa., who built a computer-science tool for predicting protein binding for drug therapy. This new tool could lead to advances in the treatments for many diseases such as breast an ovarian cancer.

Third place went to Adam Bowman, 17, of Brentwood, Tenn., who designed a compact and cheap pulsed plasma device. It has applications in fields such as manufacturing and nuclear physics and is small scale enough to be used in high school labs.

Here's to innovation and technology, and here's to the next generation of scientists!

More info: http://nyti.ms/XqK0sY via I fucking love science