Sure, you can turn parts of the hemp plant intro fabrics, oils, and even hemp milk… but building materials? That how one builder in North Carolina is using this versatile plant.
Colorado Schools Will Cut Carbon Emissions Dramatically with Solar
October 8, 2012 by 2 Comments
SolarCity announced on October 1st that it is going to install more than 5,000 solar panels on 14 schools across the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD), already one of the ‘greenest’ school districts in the country.
A Living Roof with Solar Panels: Even Better than We Thought
October 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
A new study argues that a living roof does more than just insulate a building really well: it can also increase the performance of solar panels.
Just for Fun: the Solar Death Ray
August 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Eric Jacqmain’s “solar death ray” concentrates the power of 5000 tiny mirrors. Watch it take on wood, paint can lids, and chunks of concrete!
Pay as You Go Solar: Off-Grid Power for the Developing World
June 15, 2012 by 1 Comment
Think “pay as you go” models only work for cell phones? Think again: social enterprise Eight19 has applied this model to solar panels for residents of the developing world.
