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Make a difference from the comfort of your own home There are many of us across the world that would love to do more to help our planet survive but are scuppered by lack of time, energy and often m…

In life, we're taught the key to going green is to reduce and reuse. Now that the first renderings of human composting center Recompose have been released, we get a glimpse of how you can be recycled.

When it's recycle time, Australians have a great reputation. In the past few decades, recycling has gone mainstream, with a two or three bin system now available for most people at home, in their workplace, and out and about in public.

Upcycling benefits | Lets understand how upcycling befits us and helps us & the planet from global warming | Sustainable Living Ideas

Get to know Swap & Gather – a new conscious interiors collective founded by Cate St Hill and Laura Gheorghita – home of the mindful homeware exchange

Using large plastic bottles, this man has created something both effective and sustainable

This sustainable Melbourne home by Breathe Architecture features materials that can be recycled at the end of its long life.

What is a circular economy? The term is brought up when discussing sustainability but it can be overwhelming. Here it is, simplified

Save money when going zero-waste by making your own products! These DIY zero-waste products will save you money and be more eco-friendly!

Sawmill House is a Victorian Architecture Awards winning project 2015, New House under 200m2 category, Sustainable Architecture.

Here's a list of the most innovative eco-friendly products made from recycled materials. These help to reduce pollution and create more sustainable environments for the future.

This sustainable Melbourne home by Breathe Architecture features materials that can be recycled at the end of its long life.

I’m continuing my plant experiments in CD cases. An earlier bean seed grew too fat, so I thought I’d try some thin grass. 1. I started with just a couple spoonfuls of house plant soil soaked in enough water to get it really

Here are 50 unique upcycling ideas for your home:

This sustainable Melbourne home by Breathe Architecture features materials that can be recycled at the end of its long life.

This sustainable Melbourne home by Breathe Architecture features materials that can be recycled at the end of its long life.

Samsung invites you to think outside the cardboard box as it unveils new eco-packaging that doubles as cat houses! They surely are crazy for boxes, so you can’t go wrong on this one.

Being into sustainable and ethical fashion has made me into a bit of a textile geek. After all, there are so many cool sustainable fabrics! Who knew you could make fabric out of recycled water bott…

Reuse Babybel Wax: -make a wax envelope seal using old babybel wax * put the wax in the microwave for a bit or warm it up in your hand * make a rough circle shape a bit larger than a coin * position the wax on your envelope and push a coin in to the centre * lift off…

That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life. Ella Maillart Escapism {1} Decafe lamps. Absolute design (Minimalistic organic-emotional shaped). + Renewable and biodegradable material (Made from recycle coffee grounds) + Innovation = PERFECTION (of sustainable design) No wonder the Spanish designer Raul Lauri, won the Salone Satellite award 2012 for the Decafe project. The perfect Decafe lamps made me want one of my own, and than made me go wondering where should I put that one, and that thought led me fantasying about my "other life": my other career, my other apartment in some other place in the world... - YES! It's escapism for the pure essence of it, and as Jordana Brewster said: "I think escapism is really important". And in that case, my upcycled - upper east side - living room - look collection - will be served on my next post... Escapism {2} Watching a good movie starring: interior. You can check my collection on pinterest. The interior design of the movie The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski). Escapism {3} Wandering at the The Cool hunter's site La Banane Hotel - St. Barts Escapism {4} Good Night and sweet dreams:-)

We present the design research for the adaptive reuse of the St. Odulphus church as a columbarium in the village of Booienhoven (BE). Surrounded by agriculture, the site is listed as a historic rural landscape. The small neoclassical church is no longer in use for traditional Catholic services and is abandoned. Positioned on an isolated “island”, it has the appropriate setting to become a place to remember and part from the dead. Instigated by the municipality, and taking into account the growing demand for cremation, we present topological research on three different liturgical and spatial levels: 1/the use of the church interior as a columbarium and for (funeral) celebration, 2/the transformation of the “island”, stressing the idea of “passage” and 3/the layering of the open landscape reactivating the well-spring and its spiritual origins. Based on the reform of the funeral rite after Vatican II, we propose a layered liturgy that can better suit the wide variety of funeral services in Flanders today, while at the same time respecting its Catholic roots. Rather than considering the reuse of the church a spiritual loss, we believe that it can offer the opportunity to reinforce and open up the traditional, symbolic and ritual meaning of the Christian liturgy to the larger community. As such, this case is an excellent example of how, in exploring new architectural and liturgical questions, religious sites can be transformed into contemporary places for spirituality.

Inspiring cool upcycle ideas. Once you become interested in upcycling you never again look at anything in the same way and it is funny, and a little random you don't look at people in the same way either. You see past what is to what could be. Upcycling makes life more interesting and fascinating. When I hear people say they have a load of "shit" to clear out of attic, shed, room, I immediately think, hope there is something I can make a lamp or what can I make, do or transform. I love when I transform something to something that is functional, cool, makes a statement and it is made with love. It does something for your soul to make with love, every time you look at the upcycled object you feel good. Even better if you make something really beautiful and you love it, give it to some one, spread the love. Here are some amazing cool upcycle ideas from around the world....Enjoy and be inspired,,,, Cool upcycle ideas for book ends Upcyclethat.com Vouchercodes Newspaper Toys Londonlocalservices Pinterest Pinterest.com Upcycled Doll House Feefeern Pinterest Ebay.com Redesignrevolution Juxtapost Etsy Etsy.com Greenprophet Upcyclish Bike Chain Art ,,,Cool Upcycing Idea Digitalistas.com

Summary: An engaging, co-operative learning task/lesson plan for the beginning of the school year. This particular activity and lesson plan allows students to practise their teamwork skills by putting them into specific actions. It breakdowns teamwork language into actions, provides teamwork opportunities and allows students to reflect on the effectiveness of their team. I […]

[img_assist|nid=257|title=|desc=Greywater irrigated landscape|link=node|align=left|width=120|height=93]Greywater is water from your bathroom sinks, showers, tubs, and washing machines. It is not water that has come into contact with feces, either from the toilet or from washing diapers. Greywater may contain traces of dirt, food, grease, hair, and certain household cleaning products. While greywater may look “dirty,” it is a safe and even beneficial source of irrigation water in a yard. There are many simple, economical ways to reuse greywater in the landscape.

Omar de Jesús Vazquez Sánchez is steering it away from the landfills and into a kiln, where he makes adobe-like blocks

My take on Scandinavian approach to sustainable living and why the Nordic countries have innovative ways to make a better life.