ng Where Things Stand: This Is Going To Backfire By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:15:24 +0000 Another member of the inner circle has tested positive for COVID-19. MSNBC and CNN are both reporting that a member... Full Article Editors' Blog COVID-19 Donald Trump Mike Pence
ng Doubling Down By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:20:22 +0000 TPM Reader DB reports in from the Shenandoah Valley … So I was listening to your podcast tonight and I... Full Article Editors' Blog
ng HyperX Teams up with Ducky and Launches HyperX x Ducky One 2 Mini Mechanical Gaming Keyboard By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:07:25 +0000 The HyperX x Ducky One 2 Mini mechanical gaming keyboard features HyperX red linear mechanical switches built for performance, longevity and an 80 million lifetime click rating per switch. The post HyperX Teams up with Ducky and Launches HyperX x Ducky One 2 Mini Mechanical Gaming Keyboard appeared first on ThinkComputers.org. Full Article All News Hardware News Press Releases Ducky Gaming Keyboard HyperX HyperX x Ducky One 2 keyboard Mechanical Keyboard
ng Multiple Motherboard and VGA Vendors Pulling out of Computex By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:16:45 +0000 Well things are not looking good for Computex as many companies are simply pulling out of the show all together, even though it has been rescheduled. The post Multiple Motherboard and VGA Vendors Pulling out of Computex appeared first on ThinkComputers.org. Full Article All News Hardware News Computex Computex 2020 ECS Gigabyte MSI
ng EK Releases the Long-Awaited Reflection Distro Plate for Lian LI O11D XL By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:20:50 +0000 The EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11D XL D5 PWM D-RGB is a custom water cooling reservoir, routing, and pump solution that seamlessly fits into the front of the case. This waterway is also equipped with a physical flow indicator that gives a nice visual representation of the pump's speed. The post EK Releases the Long-Awaited Reflection Distro Plate for Lian LI O11D XL appeared first on ThinkComputers.org. Full Article All News Hardware News Press Releases Distro Plate EK EK Water Blocks EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11D XL D5 PWM D-RGB EKWB LIAN LI O11D XL Watercooling
ng Solving for wildfire disasters: a lecture to MIT students By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2020-05-05T22:25:20Z How do you solve a wicked problem? That was the question I posed to a classroom of MIT undergrads during an early-April virtual class taught by my friend Cherie Miot Abbanat, a lecturer at the university’s Department of Urban Studies & Full Article students college students wildfire disasters fire & life safety policy institute wildfire land use planning mit massachusetts institute of technology undergraduate cherie abbanat urban planning wildfire policy
ng How amateur satellite trackers are keeping an 'eye' on objects around the Earth By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 13:38:28 +0000 Around the planet, a loosely knit but closely woven band of amateurs monitor the whereabouts of satellites — be they secretive spacecraft, rocket stages, orbital debris or lost space probes. Full Article
ng The UAE is going to Mars. Here's the plan for its Hope orbiter. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:41:19 +0000 The United Arab Emirates had its sights set on Mars the day before it launched its second satellite ever. Full Article
ng There are two kinds of sunspots on the sun right now amid solar cycle change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:50:23 +0000 The sun offers plenty of brainteasers: Right now, for instance, it's sporting magnetic knots formed by two different cycles — simultaneously. Full Article
ng Scientists keep debunking 'monster black hole' discovery. So, what's the deal with binary system LB1? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 16:00:15 +0000 As scientists continue to weigh in, one thing is clear: the "monster black hole" discovered in 2019 doesn't exist. Full Article
ng Elon Musk shows off Starship prototype's rocket engine ahead of test fire (photo) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 19:39:24 +0000 SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk just tweeted an image looking up at the belly of the latest Starship prototype, the SN4, which is on the test stand ahead of a key engine firing. Full Article
ng Congress Wants to Give Companies the Right to Own Our Genes By www.ourbodiesourselves.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:05:07 +0000 by Lori Andrews Six years ago, on June 13, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court in AMP v. Myriad took a great step forward for women’s health by unanimously ruling that human genes could not be patented. Now a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives have released a bill that would allow companies to own our genes once again. Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution provides that any patent system must “promote progress in science and the useful arts.” But patents on genes do not promote the ... More The post Congress Wants to Give Companies the Right to Own Our Genes appeared first on Our Bodies Ourselves. Full Article Activism & Resources Reproductive Technology & Genetic Engineering
ng Please Support Civil Liberties and Public Policy During the Covid-19 Crisis: An Appeal from Judy Norsigian By www.ourbodiesourselves.org Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 18:08:16 +0000 These challenging times require fierce, broad, and intersectional activism – which is just what Civil Liberties and Public Policy (CLPP) has been doing for the past four decades. This now-independent nonprofit, which used to be affiliated with Hampshire College, continues its unique movement-building work preparing younger activists to work on the front lines of today’s struggle for reproductive justice. Please consider supporting CLPP today with a generous donation. As we know, the Covid-19 pandemic is disproportionately harming those in our communities who were already facing ... More The post Please Support Civil Liberties and Public Policy During the Covid-19 Crisis: An Appeal from Judy Norsigian appeared first on Our Bodies Ourselves. Full Article Abortion & Reproductive Rights Activism & Resources
ng Review: Linguistics: why it matters by Geoffrey Pullum By separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:43:00 +0000 It's National Writing Day (for another 48 minutes) and I've reali{s/z}ed that I haven't written anything but emails and tweets today. So a blog post is needed. But a short one. Luckily, I have a very short book to review. The book is the linguistic installation of Polity Press's 'why it matters' series, and it's by the exceptionally clear Geoff Pullum. Here come the full disclosures: I know Geoff and I got this book for free. But I wouldn't say nice things about the book if I didn't mean them. (I'd just save myself the trouble of writing a blog post about it.)So, since it's by the exceptionally clear Geoff Pullum, this is an exceptionally clear book. It's just 120-something pages, divided into five themed chapters on why linguistics matters: for what it tells us about what makes us human, about how sentences work, how meaning, thought and language intertwine, how it uncovers social relations, and how it might help machines understand humans. I particularly admire Geoff's ability to write short sentences about complex topics. (That's lesson 1 in making things exceptionally clear—complex topics aren't helped by grammatically complex sentences!) The real value of the book is in the examples that show how linguistics does matter—for expanding human understanding, for uncovering and undoing prejudices, and in applications that can help people. Here's the bit that I most enthusiastically underlined:[T]o a large extent the importance of linguistics has turned out to lie not so much in the results it has achieved (those evolve over time and are often overturned or contradicted) but in the change in the general view of what's important enough to study. It lies in our moral evolution of our perception of what we should be looking at and what we should value. That leads into a discussion of the shift from thinking of signed languages as gesticulations to their recognition as complex languages that are as languagey as any other human languages. But I think it could have introduced many of the sections. I do believe that linguistics has done a lot of good in the world in the past 50 or so years, and a lot of that is about valuing people and their languages. Though the book is only long enough for a few examples of that, they're great examples. The ideal audience for this book? I think it would make an excellent present from any students studying (or planning to study) linguistics to their parents. When your parents' friends ask them "What's your kid up to?" and they say "Studying Linguistics", the conversation usually DIES. Give them the gift of knowing how to talk up your fascinating studies! It'd also be great for anyone considering studying linguistics, or who just thinks: "That sounds like an interesting subject, but I don't quite know what it's for." (It's mostly not about translation or language teaching, by the way.) Geoff blogged about writing the book, which you can read here.Here's a link to the publisher's site. It's only giving me the UK buying links, but I hope that if you approach it from another country you'll get the appropriate page! Full Article books
ng Book week 2019: David Adger's Language Unlimited By separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 18:18:00 +0000 Welcome to the second review post of Book Week 2019. See the intro to Book Week 2019 to understand more about what I'm doing this week. Next up we have:Language unlimitedthe science behind our most creative powerby David AdgerOxford University Press, 2019This is a book for people who like to think about HOW THINGS WORK. It's a serious work of popular science writing, which carefully spells out the mysteries of syntax. And by mysteries, I mean things you've probably never even noticed about language. But once they're pointed out, you have to sit back and say "Whoa." Because even though you hadn't noticed these things, you know them. Remember a few years ago, when the internet was hopping with posts about how we subconsciously know which order to put adjectives in? That's kid's play compared with the stuff that Adger'll teach you about the things you know but don't know about. Adger (who is Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University, London) describes the situation carefully, clearly, and engagingly, using copious examples and analogies to communicate some really subtle points. (I particularly liked the explanation of form versus function in language, which drew on the form versus the function of alcohol. Chin-chin!) He draws in evidence from neurology, psychology, and computer science to both corroborate his points and to introduce further questions about how language works.As I said in the intro to Book week, I have not read all the books I'm reviewing absolutely cover-to-cover. In this case, of the ten chapters, I read 1–3, 7, and 10—and skimmed through the other chapters. The early chapters make the case that there's more to linguistic structure than meets the eye and that human linguistic abilities must consist of something special—they must be qualitatively different from the types of cognition that other animals use and that humans use in non-linguistic communication. Later ones cover issues like how children experience and acquire their first language and what happens when computers try to learn human language. Throughout, the examples feature Adger's partner Anson and his cat Lilly. I almost feel like I know them now. Hi Anson and Lilly! Adger makes clear from the start that his book makes a particular argument in favo(u)r of a particular way of explaining language's mysteries—and that particular way is a Chomskyan way. This means that he makes the case for a Universal Grammar that underlies all human language. I was struck by his willingness and ability to take this all the way for a lay audience. By chapter 9, he is explaining Merge, the key tool of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Now, here I have to say: this is not the kind of linguistics I do. It's not just that I'm not a syntactician—though I have, from time to time, dipped my toe into theories grammatical. It's also that I lost faith in theoretical monotheism when I moved from a very Chomskyan undergraduate degree to a more ecumenical linguistics department for my (post)graduate studies. When I arrived for my PhD studies, the department wanted to know which syntactic theories I'd studied, so they could determine which courses I needed to take. I could not tell them. After four years of studying Chomskyan linguistics, I thought I had spent four undergraduate years studying "Syntax". No one had told me that I was studying a theory of syntax, just one among several theories.Ever since, I have tended to agnosticism and s{c/k}epticism when it comes to syntactic theory. (This is probably how I ended up as not-a-syntactician; I don't know that it's possible to have a career in grammatical studies without adhering to one theoretical church or another.) Being a lexicologist has meant that I don't have to take sides on these things. And so I play around with different theories and see how they deal with the phenomena I study. When I listen to the evangelists, I listen warily. I tend to find that they oversimplify the approaches of competitor theories, and don't learn as much from them as they could (or, at least, sometimes don't give them credit for their contributions). This is all a very long explanation of why I skipped to chapter 7—the chapter where Adger responds to some non-Chomskyan ideas (mostly personified in the chapter by Joan Bybee).So (mostly BrE*) all credit to Adger for spending a chapter on this, and for citing recent work in it. I generally thought his points were fair, but I did what I usually do in response to such theoretical take-downs: I thought "ok, but what about..." I do think he's right that some facts point to the existence of a Universal Grammar, but I also think it's not the only interesting part of the story, and that it's premature to discount arguments that explore the possibility that much of what happens in language learning is based in experience of language and general cognitive abilities. But then, I would think that.I definitely recommend the book for people who are interested in the scientific approach to language, but I'd skip the final chapter (10). It is an oddly tacked-on bit about sociolinguistic phenomena, precisely the kinds of things that are not even approached in the theory the rest of the book has been arguing for.I congratulate Adger on this strong work that makes extraordinarily abstract concepts clear.P.S. Since I'm not doing Differences of the Day on Twitter this week, here's little chart of use of all credit to (frequency per million words) in the Corpus of Global Web-Based English, for good measure. Full Article books grammar
ng dicing with death By separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:31:00 +0000 Previously on this blog, I've discussed whether BrE and AmE are different in their singular for dice. Have a look at that blog post if that's what you're interested in.This one is about the phrase to dice with death, meaning essentially, to take risks with one's life or safety. It's one of those things that I didn't reali{s/z}e was BrE until another American pointed it out to me. (Apologies if you were that uncredited American—I can no longer find the correspondence.)The OED says the use of dice to mean 'risk' is especially associated with motor sports (a phrase that itself seems to be more BrE than AmE). It is not about chopping up death into cubes, but about 'gambling with one's life' (a phrasing that can be used in either language). Though Merriam-Webster includes this use of dice with an example from Newsweek, it's nowhere to be seen in the American portion of the GloWBE corpus.The phrase raised two questions for me:is it dicing with death or dicing with Death?I imagined the latter, that it's playing a game of dice with the Grim Reaper. But none of the corpus examples treat death as a proper name, so perhaps I'm alone in that.what's the relationship to dancing with death? Since not a lot of people use dice as an intransitive verb to mean 'to play dice', I was imagining that dance with death might have arisen from a misunderstanding of dice with death—an eggcorn, if you will. And I think there's some evidence to back that up:In this Google Books Ngram chart (click on it for details), the blue line shows dicing with death is already in existence in BrE during (BrE) the War. The green line is American use of it, intermingling early on with dancing with death. Dancing with death eventually catches up with dicing in AmE, while also rising in BrE, perhaps getting more currency as people have more distance from the 'risk' use of dice as a verb.For what it's worth, it's slightly easier to find capital-D Death with dance than with dice, but it's far more common to find it lower-case. Full Article death idioms
ng Torta de Liquidificador de Frango By cozinhadobomgosto.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 22:00:09 +0000 A melhor receita de torta de liquidificador que já fiz! A massa é super fácil e leva poucos ingredientes! Te ensino ainda como fazer um recheio de frango que é rápido e prático! Bora fazer para dividir com a família? Rende uma torta grande ???? O post Torta de Liquidificador de Frango apareceu primeiro em Cozinha do Bom Gosto. Full Article DESTAQUE Imperdíveis Vídeos empadão frango Liquidificador torta torta de frango
ng Bolinho com massa de 3 ingredientes By cozinhadobomgosto.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:02:15 +0000 Este salgadinho leva apenas 3 ingredientes na massa e fica PERFEITO! Você pode fritar ou assar! Recheie com o que você quiser. Como sugestão, te ensino um recheio de carne econômico e delicioso! Anote os ingredientes: O post Bolinho com massa de 3 ingredientes apareceu primeiro em Cozinha do Bom Gosto. Full Article DESTAQUE Imperdíveis Vídeos 3 bolinho carne ingredientes leite massa pão salgadinho Três
ng Free webinar on "Storage Protection under Sloped Ceilings" By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2019-08-06T21:14:06Z In the event of a fire, a sloped ceiling may alter sprinkler performance from expected results for a conventional horizontal ceiling configuration. Prior computational studies investigated the effect of ceiling slope on sprinkler activation times and Full Article sprinkler fire protection research foundation research free webinar storage occupancy
ng RFP now open for Fire Protection Research Foundation project on “Combustible Gas Distribution in Buildings and Detector Location Analysis” By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2019-08-27T14:26:24Z Recent experiences with combustible gas releases in residential buildings have led to a proposal for NFPA Standards Development for locating combustible gas detectors and consensus on installation location requirements. NFPA is considering a proposed Full Article building & life safety research fire protection system researchers
ng Breeching Valves – Should They be Used in Sprinkler Systems? By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2019-09-24T20:27:32Z What on earth is a breeching valve? A breeching valve, also known as a safety shutoff valve or excess flow valve, monitors pressure and flow in a system. Upon seeing excessive flow, the valve will automatically close, essentially shutting off or Full Article nfpa 13 sprinklers research nfpa 16 breeching valve excess flow valve
ng Changing of the guard at the Fire Protection Research Foundation By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2019-10-31T20:50:59Z Amanda Kimball has been named executive director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation (Research Foundation). The eight-year veteran of the independent, non-profit research affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association replaces Casey Grant Full Article fire protection research foundation research
ng Research Foundation to Host FREE Webinar: “Review of Audible Alarm Signal Waking Effectiveness” - Wednesday, February 5, 12:30-2pm EST By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2020-01-16T18:26:00Z At-risk populations such as the elderly, school-age children, those who are hard of hearing or alcohol-impaired do not fully benefit from conventional smoke alarm alerts, particularly during sleeping hours. Research has been conducted to develop Full Article research fire protection research foundation; smoke alarms smoke alarm audibility
ng Despite relatively small numbers, more women are assuming leadership roles in the US fire service By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2020-02-25T17:00:56Z It will come as no surprise to women in the fire service but the number of female firefighters in the U.S. remains relatively low, according to the most recent U.S. Fire Department Profile from NFPA. The newest data was released today on the heels of a Full Article fire service data research emergency responder firefighters first responder careers women in fire us labor market workforce fire service data
ng Free webinar on “Fuel Load Survey Methodology in Buildings” By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2020-03-27T21:30:52Z Free webinar on “Fuel Load Survey Methodology in Buildings” When: Thursday, April 2, 2020, 12:30-2:00 pm ET. Presenters: Dr. Negar Elhami-Khorasani, The State University of New York Buffalo, and Dr. Thomas Gernay, Johns Hopkins Whiting School Full Article building & life safety building and life safety research risk management building codes and standards building official building inspector
ng International Firefighters’ Day: Recognizing and Supporting Firefighters in Their All-Hazards Role By community.nfpa.org Published On :: 2020-05-04T17:42:26Z Today, May 4th, is International Firefighters’ Day. Each year on this day, firefighters are celebrated – and rightly so. Most people have an image of firefighters clad in heavy coats, over-sized boots and sturdy helmets, rushing into Full Article fire service firefighter codes and standards research first responders nfff fema dhs iaff training public education fire chief responders iafc nvfc community risk reduction wild land fire response
ng Pantry Pickings By www.theydrawandcook.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 10:30:40 -0500 This is my dream pantry! Sweet and savoury preserves, dried herbs, aromatics, potatoes and root vegetables harvested from the garden to last throughout the year! Full Article
ng Pantry pickings By www.theydrawandcook.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 04:30:33 -0500 Time to dig into the deepest corners of the kitchen cupboards and get creative! Full Article
ng Pantry Pickings - Have a Look in my Kitchen By www.theydrawandcook.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:01:45 -0500 I was just working on a series of packages and tins in my kitchen that I hadn't drawn during the Pantry Art Project in January, when you came up with Wanna Play Along - this is the work I love most, so yay, I'm playing along! Full Article
ng Pantry Pickings - my favourite pantry items By www.theydrawandcook.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:08:55 -0500 Full Article
ng A pair of industrial buildings are reborn as a creative office in Portland By inhabitat.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:30:00 +0000 In Northwest Portland, two former industrial structures have been given a new lease on life as Redfox Commons, a light-filled campus for creative, tech and retail workspaces. Local design practice LEVER Architecture led the adaptive reuse project that spans 60,000 square feet and is split between a west wing and a larger east wing across two floors. The architects reclaimed over 6,500 linear feet of timber and combined the salvaged material with new industrial-inspired elements — such as weathering steel cladding and ribbon windows — to pay homage to the building’s history. [...] Full Article reclaimed wood Reclaimed Materials Wood adaptive reuse green renovation Portland repurposed materials Oregon campus offices glulam clerestory windows Lever Architecture Businesses Redfox Commons
ng 6 ways to save energy while sheltering in place By inhabitat.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:30:00 +0000 Now that millions of Americans are isolated in their homes, everyone is using more energy during off-peak hours. Americans are getting more concerned with paying their growing electricity bills. Combined with the obvious environmental tolls of changing and increased at-home energy usage, paying a larger bill during times of economic uncertainty is enough to weigh on anyone’s heightened nerves. Inhabitat has rounded up some tips and tricks to help readers save energy (and money) at home during this time.[...] Full Article Energy "energy efficiency" Environment Technology green lighting energy saving thermostat mental health coronavirus
ng Sea turtles thrive on empty beaches during COVID-19 lockdowns By inhabitat.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 As more people around the world stay inside, more animals are able to thrive in places that are typically crowded by humans. In the southeastern U.S., sea turtles are enjoying a peaceful nesting season without pesky sunbathers, fishermen or boats.[...] Full Article oceans marine life endangered sea turtles coronavirus Endangered & Extinct
ng Floating islands bring a new type of public park to Copenhagen By inhabitat.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 Australian architect Marshall Blecher and Danish design studio Fokstrot have unveiled plans for a new type of public space in the heart of Copenhagen — a “parkipelago” of floating islands. Dubbed the Copenhagen Islands, this non-profit initiative follows the success of CPH-Ø1, the first prototype island that launched in 2018 and was anchored in various parts of the city harbor. Copenhagen Islands plans to launch three more human-made islands in 2020, with more planned in the future.[...] Full Article Recycled Materials "sustainable architecture" copenhagen Denmark public space floating architecture public park harbor floating park CPH-Ø1 Marshall Blecher Fokstrot parkipelago Public Spaces Copenhagen Islands
ng Marine veteran converts a school bus into a nonprofit traveling art studio By inhabitat.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:30:00 +0000 It's safe to say that Marine veteran Jessica Rambo is not one to rest on her laurels. After 10 years of service in the Marine Corps, the mom of two worked day in and day out for two years in order to convert a 1997 Blue Bird school bus into a full-time tiny house on wheels that also serves as a roaming art studio. Now, Rambo and her two kids are about to embark on a long road trip to bring her nonprofit art organization, The Painted Buffalo Studio, to veterans around the country.[...] Full Article art studio Tiny Homes on Wheels tiny house on wheels bus conversion diy bus conversion skoolie Bus Conversions Painted Buffalo Traveling Studio diy skoolie
ng Recycled wind turbine blades proposed as a playscape for Burning Man By inhabitat.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:30:00 +0000 Washington-based architect and designer Michael Mannhard has unveiled designs for BladeYARD, a proposal for a Burning Man 2021 installation built from recycled wind turbine blades. Created as a visual warning of the effects of climate change and shortsighted solutions, the installation mimics a large-scale ruin with parts of the blades submerged in the sands of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.[...] Full Article Recycled Materials wind turbines environmental art Renewable Energy Climate Change landfills Burning Man nevada recycled wind turbines Exhibits Michael Mannhard Burning Man 2021 wind turbine blades BladeYARD
ng 'Tiger King' drama overshadows abuse of captive tigers in U.S. By inhabitat.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:30:00 +0000 Netflix's wildly popular "Tiger King" documentary series has been progressively sweeping the nation since it first aired on March 20. As an outrageous, binge-worthy drama released when self-isolation and uncertainty were spreading around the world, the show certainly came at the right time to provide an escape from the news. Overnight, it seemed, conversations that didn’t revolve around the coronavirus or Joe Exotic were hard to come by. Photos of celebrities who’d visited the zoos were flooding the internet, Joe Exotic’s power-ballads were hitting it big on Spotify and even President Donald Trump was fielding questions about the gun-toting zookeeper[...] Full Article ecotourism zoo Wildlife animal cruelty tigers animal rescue illegal wildlife trade endangered animal welfare Endangered & Extinct
ng Natural materials make up this energy-saving Jakarta home By inhabitat.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 Architecture firm Atelier Riri has reaped the energy-saving benefits of Indonesia’s tropical climate in their design of the House at Serpong, a climate-responsive suburban house in Jakarta. After conducting solar studies and site analyses, the architects crafted the four-story home with strategically placed voids, windows, elevated gardens and solar shading devices to reduce unwanted solar gain and take advantage of natural cooling. The home was built primarily of natural materials that give the building a warm and tactile feel.[...] Full Article Architecture solar panels energy efficient passive cooling "natural materials" roof garden rainwater harvesting indonesia jakarta courtyard energy saving architecture climate responsive architecture Atelier Riri House at Serpong Serpong
ng Research center sits lightly near turtle nesting grounds in Australia By inhabitat.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:30:00 +0000 When architect Richard Kirk was tapped to lead the design for the Mon Repos Turtle Centre, he knew that his team at the international architecture firm KIRK would need to tread lightly. The project’s coastal site, located in Bargara, Queensland, is home to one of the most significant seasonal nesting grounds for the loggerhead turtle. To minimize landscape impact, the architects designed the center with a prefabricated glulam timber frame that is wrapped in low-maintenance copper and wood to visually blend the building into the surroundings.[...] Full Article Architecture Recycled Materials Prefab natural light prefab architecture natural ventilation australia turtle copper glulam patina glue laminated timber minimal site impact Mon Repos turtle nesting KIRK Mon Repos Turtle Centre
ng Studio Precht designs a fingerprint-like park for social distancing By inhabitat.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 17:30:00 +0000 Studio Precht has turned the rules of social distancing into a design guideline for Parc de la Distance, an innovative park proposal that ensures all visitors will be separated at least 6 feet from one another at all times. Created in the shape of a fingerprint with spiraling ridges represented by tall hedge rows, the conceptual park takes inspiration from both French baroque gardens and Japanese Zen gardens. The hedge-lined paths slowly spiral toward a center, where fountains are located.[...] Full Article public space Landscape Architecture park design park vienna Studio Precht covid-19 social distancing Public Spaces Parc de la Distance Japanese zen garden
ng A contemporary German home celebrates energy-saving, seasonal living By inhabitat.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 14:30:00 +0000 Architecture firms Jurek Brüggen and KOSA architekten teamed up to design Haus am See — German for “House by the Lake” — a minimalist home crafted for seasonal living. Located on the highest point of Werder Island near the border of Germany and Poland, the contemporary residence has been deliberately stripped down to a restrained palette of exposed concrete and wood in striking contrast to its more ornate neighbors.[...] Full Article Homes germany Wood concrete pavilion contemporary architecture terrace thermal mass minimalist Haus am See seasonal architecture seasonal living Jurek Brüggen KOSA architekten
ng Inspiring rammed earth hospital brings affordable care to rural Nepal By inhabitat.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:30:00 +0000 An inspiring beacon of humanitarian architecture has arrived to one of the poorest and most remote regions of Nepal — the new Bayalpata Hospital in Accham. Opened earlier this month to replace an aged and overrun clinic, the new hospital is a model of sustainable rural health made possible through a collaboration between the government of Nepal and NGO Possible Health. New York City-based Sharon Davis Design crafted the 7.5-acre campus, which is built primarily from locally sourced rammed earth and powered by rooftop solar panels.[...] Full Article Architecture Solar Power solar rammed earth passive cooling local materials humanitarian architecture Nepal hospital bioswales rammed earth architecture Sharon Davis Design Accham Bayalpata Hospital passive healing
ng ODA designs an urban experiment masterplan for Chengdu By inhabitat.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:30:00 +0000 On the invitation of the Chengdu government, New York-based architecture firm ODA has created a visionary new masterplan for the southwestern Chinese city. Spanning 1 million square feet, the proposal would include four 13-story residential towers integrated into a 700,000-square-foot, mixed-use commercial park with modern buildings optimized for passive energy savings. Described by the firm as an “urban experiment in rearranging priorities for the public realm,” the masterplan emphasizes pedestrian-friendly design and indoor-outdoor living throughout.[...] Full Article Architecture Urban design Green Roof Urban Farming urban planning public space passive solar energy Chengdu pedestrian friendly masterplan mixed-use smart design terrace terraced garden oda
ng Planning a low-water garden with expert Guy Banner By inhabitat.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 For those fortunate enough to have some outdoor space, gardening has become a top pandemic activity. It gets people outdoors doing something constructive while maintaining social distancing. You might even grow something to eat. But as all eco-conscious people know, gardening requires water. Sometimes a lot of water.[...] Full Article Profiles/Interviews Interviews Gardening gardening low water gardening
ng A Rocky Mountain forever home passively offsets heating costs By inhabitat.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:30:39 +0000 When Ed and Leigh approached Colorado-based architecture firm F9 Productions to design their custom Rocky Mountain home, the couple wanted a residence that could last well into the future. This meant that the forever home not only had to be engineered with ADA-compliant features, but it also needed to be robust enough to weather the region’s extreme winter conditions for years to come. As a result, the architects crafted the Eastwatch House, a highly durable home that also takes advantage of passive solar conditions to reduce energy demands.[...] Full Article Homes colorado passive heating passive solar thermal mass Rocky Mountains fireproof ADA brick walls F9 Productions concrete slab forever home hydronic in-floor heating Eastwatch House handrails
ng New net-zero LivingHomes capture the future of sustainable living By inhabitat.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:30:01 +0000 Koto Design has teamed up with Plant Prefab to create two new incredible net-zero energy homes. Koto LivingHome 1 and Koto LivingHome 2 are modular homes that incorporate sustainable living systems of the future. Under the ethos of creating great architecture that is more sustainable, the dwellings are powerhouses of energy-efficiency, with passive elements to reduce energy demand and active systems that allow homeowners to reduce electricity consumption through an app.[...] Full Article Homes Prefab LED lighting net zero energy-efficient homes livinghomes green living modular design homes of the future Koto Design Plant Prefab Koto LivingHome 1 and 2
ng A light-filled home in India embraces indoor-outdoor living By inhabitat.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:30:00 +0000 A constant connection to nature pervades the Home by the Park, a newly completed single-family residence that faces a park in the South Indian city of Hubballi. Bangalore-based practice 4site architects designed the house to engage views of the adjacent park from multiple floors and vantage points, while bringing the lush greenery indoors with the creation of a rain courtyard and landscaped terraces. The abundant plantings not only give the house a sense of tranquility but also create a cooling microclimate to counteract the region’s tropical climate.[...] Full Article Homes India plants bird habitat courtyard terrace indoor garden microclimate Vastu Shastra indoor outdoor living water feature 4site architects A Home by the Park Vastu compliant
ng Solar-powered hotel on Grand Cayman features turtle-friendly lighting By inhabitat.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:30:00 +0000 Thankfully, the world is coming around to the fact that eco-friendly travel doesn't have to mean sacrificing comfort or luxury. As one of Kimpton's latest sustainable properties, Kimpton's Seafire Resort + Spa is leading the way for travelers who want to enjoy gorgeous locations while doing their part to protect the environment. Located on the beautiful Grand Cayman, the eco-resort was built with several green features, including solar power, LED lighting, recycled building materials, native plants and even turtle-friendly lighting.[...] Full Article Solar Power passive design eco resort LED lighting hotel SB Architects solar powered hotels sea turtles Hotels Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa
ng Your guide to preserving, storing and canning food By inhabitat.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:30:00 +0000 If you’ve stepped foot in a grocery store or filled an Instacart recently, you know there are a variety of items that are in low supply. In fact, butter and sweet pepper shortages appear to be a sign of these very uncertain coronavirus times. So whether you’re looking for ways to preserve what you already have in the house or are setting goals to be better about reducing food waste in the future, we’ve got some pointers regarding the proper way to save everything from milk to peaches so you can enjoy them down the road. [...] Full Article food preservation Food
ng Eco-friendly coffee range uses cork to reduce plastic waste By inhabitat.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 14:30:00 +0000 These days are filled with stress and anxiety, but it’s also time to take pleasure in the small joys of life — such as a good cup of coffee. For coffee-connoisseurs, designer Samson Chung has just released a new collection of coffee and espresso makers called Kork Kafeware that, thanks to its sleek combination of stainless steel and cork accents, lets you sit down to enjoy a superb cup of joe, slowly and sustainably.[...] Full Article "natural materials" minimalist design cork products Sustainable sustainable kitchen products scandanavian design Design post-format-gallery Food Drinks Samson Chung cork coffee maker Kork Kafeware eco-conscious kitchen products sustainable kitchen gadgets sustainable cork coffee maker