Tag: Landscaping
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GaiaMa – a LEED Platinum Vastu design by Sebastian Eilert Architecture
GaiaMa is a new single-story home of 1500 square feet located in the Miami Dade village of Biscayne Park. The design is inspired by Vastu principles and has strong focus on sustainability and durability. The house is built out of ICF walls and insuldeck roofing system, making it hyper-insulated. A central cupola features an inverted…
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Buzz Off: Plants That Naturally Repel Insects
There’s a lot to love about living in South Florida—the weather is excellent year-round, it’s a culturally diverse place, restaurants serving cuisines from all over the world and there’s plenty to do and see. There are a few things that may be not so great—that excellent weather is occasionally interrupted by hurricanes, for instance. While…
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Bee Bricks That Help Thousands of Solitary Bees Are Now a Requirement for New Buildings in Brighton
The south-coast city of Brighton and Hove, in England, is mandating that new buildings be included with special bricks for nesting bees. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bee-and-swift-bricks-mandated-in-brighton-and-hove-england/
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A New Neighborhood is Being Built in Utah That Looks Like a European ‘One-Car Town’
The 15-minute concept city hopes people will keep “one car” as green paths connect all areas of the city in just a short walk or bike ride. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/utahs-15-minute-planned-community-to-be-a-one-car-city-of-greenery/
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Wind Turbines Are Using Cameras and AI to See Birds –And Shut Down When They Approach
IdentiFlight, AI-based cameras, can recognize eagles and hawks as they approach in enough time to pause turbines in their flight path. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wind-turbines-use-cameras-and-ai-to-save-birds/
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Towering Over the City, This ‘Farmscraper’ Will Produce 270 tons of Food from Hydroponics on 51-Stories
A new 51-story ‘farmscraper’ in China, designed by an Italian architecture firm Carlo Ratti, will have food growing for Schenzen city. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/farmscraper-schenzen-china-hydroponics/
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Cultivate These Keystone Plants in Your Yard to Help Bees and Butterflies Thrive and Pollinate
Keystone plant species in North America are important for helping pollinators and insects like bees, butterflies, and caterpillars. Source: Cultivate These Keystone Plants in Your Yard to Help Bees and Butterflies Thrive and Pollinate
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How to create a Rain Barrel…
I noticed a number of workshops for this and have myself 2 preferred sources, one of them in our backyard at the University of Florida. They have teamed up with Miami Dade County Consumer and Water Department and are going around town to show and tell how it is done.
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