Geek Tree Change

What to do with free time?

geektreechange — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:03:09 +0000

A couple of interesting articles from the ZenHabits blog:

What would you do if you had nothing to do?
What would your perfect day be like.

Limit your work week
Limiting your work hours (Mainly for the self-employed).

Is Green Software Possible?

geektreechange — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:31:04 +0000

Strategies for creating Green Software.

How-to: Setup a Successful Hacker Studio

geektreechange — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:18:55 +0000

From Wired:

“C4 has been in their current space since 1999 and it’s version 3.5 for them. They’ve been through a lot and these design patters are really simple but go really deep into having a successful hacker space! What follows are my notes! They made it clear that these are just guidelines that have worked for them and that they contradict each other, but these are design patterns, not golden rules!”

Green Building Costs Less than Expected

geektreechange — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:15:03 +0000

A global survey revealed:

“Respondents to a 1400 person global survey estimated the additional cost of building green at 17 percent above conventional construction, more than triple the true cost difference of about 5 percent. At the same time, survey respondents put greenhouse gas emissions by buildings at 19 percent of world total, while the actual number of 40 percent is double this.”

An Introduction to Green/Grass Roofs

geektreechange — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:57:34 +0000

Ecogeek has a short introduction to the different types of Green (or Grass) Roofs, and the advantages of a Green Roof. Check out the article here.

Urban Underground Farming

geektreechange — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:30:22 +0000

There’s an article over at treehugger on underground farming in Tokyo. They use LED lighting and hydroponics to grow rice and other crops.

Protected: Grass Roof

geektreechange — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:29:02 +0000

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Backyard Vertical Axis Windmill

geektreechange — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:25:07 +0000

An Adelaide company “The Solar Shop” is in the process of developing a reasonably priced vertical axis windmill that can be plugged directly into the grid, without using a inverter.

The article is available on the ABC website.

Hobbit Hole – A Low Impact Woodland House

geektreechange — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:10:41 +0000

This is a pretty amazing project. A beautiful hobbit-hole style house built for £3000, with a grass roof. There are some good photos, plans and a reasonably detailed descripition of the building process.

Rooftop Wind Turbine

geektreechange — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:23:37 +0000

A Perth, Australia inventor has built a prototype rooftop wind turbine, which is modular so that several can be put together to meet various power needs. The article is at metaefficient.com.