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Atmospheric water generators are machines that collect humidity from the into usable water. A majority of the systems use a change in temperature like condensation to collect the water. Many of the modern machines are developed in part by military use. The demand on clean safe water in remote areas where intentionally contaminated water would be. Water sanitation kits or dissolving pills do not correct for heavy metals in the water.

Shipping Containers or any of there other names are large metal boxes. There is a growing community of people that are building things with these containers that are no longer certified. There are fun youtube videos and websites dedicated to building with these containers. This short list looks at some facts about these containers that are often glossed over.

Reading and thinking about energy conservation methods I stumbled across these two videos by sklarm. The idea is simple, when you open your refriderator door, all the cool air drops to the floor. The rate that if falls to the floor could be argued but it is safe to say that you waste some energy this way. Using a chest type enclosure is a simple idea but has some issues like collecting junk on top. Reviewing the under counter drawer style refrigerators and freezers showed me that their design is also prone to this problem.

Passive Solar Building

Passive solar building is the process of engineering a finished structure to use solar energy to enhance or to provide energy in the form of heat or light.

Concrete Canvas is a new material combining concrete into a flexible medium. The simple idea is that you shape the material, wet it, wait for it to cure and you have a solid material.

Read more at: http://www.concretecanvas.co.uk/