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Build Your Own Easy, Low-cost, secondary glazing
A ‘how to make’ secondary glazing guide http://www.gare.co.uk/secondary_glazing.htm
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Dimensions of straw bales
Straw-bales can be made from a range of plant fibres not only grass-family species like wheat, rye, barley, blue-grass, and rice, but also flax, and hemp. Bales of recycled materials like paper, pasteboard, waxed cardboard, crushed plastics, whole tires, and used carpeting have also been used or are currently being explored for building.
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Pedal-powered washing machine
Recently we saw a team of students at MIT develop an energy harnessing shock absorber system that could provide electricity for your next-gen electric cars, and today we have another green design from the same institute. “Bicilavadora” is a new pedal-powered washing machine that has been designed by a team of students at MIT using nothing more ...
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Construction Regulations in Hungary
Main Legal Rules Regarding Constructions in Hungary The granting of the building and other permits regarding construction works belong to the competence of the local municipality authorities. According to the main rule of the Construction Act every building activity is bound to administrative permit except those which are enumerated in the Construction Act, e.g construction of fence not taller ...
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A 1-acre self-sufficient small-holding
We’re shopping for land in Hungary and while prices are relatively low, when compared to those in Scotland, it’s possible that our budget will only stretch to a 1-, or 2-acre plot.
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Moving Silentstorm from sNews to WordPress
Edit: I’ve moved. All my articles have been imported without any problems. In addition I’ve set up my WordPress installation with my preferred plugins. I’ll now turn my attention to design and theming. I’m moving. Silentstorm has been running on sNews since I started it. I like that it is simple & lightweight yet extendible ...
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Design tools for calculating sun-related energy
Design tools for sustainable energy calculations Access the tools …