By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Image Courtesy Floris Freshman, (because we are the ones reporting the real history) In case you missed it, ‘smart meters’ were in the news again, in Maine, and Virginia. We now add a Maryland fire and company response (non-response) to…
By Dirce Guerra If you live in an area prone to natural disasters this article offers advice on how to design a natural disaster-resistant home. It’s only natural that we expect to feel safe and secure in our homes. Every geographical region is associated with…
By Matt Agorist This time last year, the price of lumber was $300 per thousand board feet. In only a year, the price has shot up over 400% to $1,686 for the same amount. According to the National Association of Home Builders, the surge in lumber…
Most Kansas homeowners take pride in their property, and they try to ensure the home is comfortable, safe, and attractive. However, sometimes certain types of damage can have an impact on all these aspects of your home, and this can create a very unpleasant and…
By Daisy Luther Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, a lot of folks have decided that city life is no longer for them. There’s been a whole new demand for rural homes as people discover it’s not so fun to live…
By Vic Bishop The time for hemp is now, and while laws and regulations concerning the production, processing, and consumption of hemp and cannabis slowly move forward, people the world over are pushing the envelope in finding new ways to use hemp. In May of…
By Greg Watts, University of Bradford Many of us have been spending more time at home than ever before, and chances are unless you live by yourself in the middle of nowhere, at some point unwanted noise will have infiltrated your lockdown. Whether it’s cars…
By Phillip Schneider A team of students in Morocco have successfully developed an environmentally sustainable home made almost exclusively from hemp and solar panels. The building was erected as an entry into the SUNIMPLANT project’s ‘Solar Decathlon’, a competition organized by the United States Department…
By Daisy Luther There has been an unexpected side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic – single-family homes listed for sale outside of cities are seeing multiple offers almost immediately. The mini real estate boom comes as city dwellers begin to emerge from mandatory lockdowns in places…
By Mayukh Saha What can be more exciting than a home that is everything that you wished for? Well, a home that comes with you everywhere you go! And the BeauEr 3X fulfills just that purpose. And that’s not all. The camper, which has been…
By John Vibes More architects and builders are turning to hemp as a sustainable material to use when building homes, and with 3D-printing technology, hemp is going to become even more of a realistic alternative to traditional materials, which are not environmentally friendly and in…
By Jason Erickson It’s well understood by most readers of this site that Egypt has experienced massive turmoil over the last decade in the aftermath of a contentious revolution in 2011. While it’s a tendency to ignore political machinations in far-off lands, unless they have…
By John Vibes It’s hard to imagine that cement could possibly be replaced by any other material for major construction projects, but the industry is starting to look at alternatives for a variety of different environmental and economic reasons. According to Bloomberg, cement manufacturers are…
By Mayukh Saha Italian designer Stefano Boeri is planning to bring about the first vertical forest in the New Administrative Capital, currently being set up in the deserted and barren region of Cairo. The three buildings designed for this would involve trees and plants that…
