UWW310 Technology & Sustainability

I follow this website daily. It provides sustainable and environmentally conscious content- as the call it they specialize in "green content creation"

Ultimate Green Buildings

Great website. Thanks for sharing!

Biotecture at its best! Green Buildings which can be constructed in any part of the world and designed to meet and exceed existing building codes. Earthships provide electricity, potable water, contained sewage treatment and sustainable food production for every building.

This looks like an amazing company that has built energy power systems that are Thorium powered.

A website of "green maps" of locations around the world that site green businesses and locations. Anyone can make a green map of their local area. They developed an award winning iPhone app that allowed users to share their locations and receive information about sustainable places in their areas. I have not found the iPhone app in Canada, perhaps it still exists in America.

Wonder about the latest green tech? Interested in what is happening to the environment around the world? Want the latest green news? This website is going to be exciting for you! It also has a page titled "Inspiration" where you can learn about how to get involved with helping the earth.

Here is another company building fully sustainable, fully "green" buildings. Last I heard from one of the founders who has been a long-time friend and mentor to me, they are piloting an Eco Dome Community in Japan. I loved Wilde's post about Earthship Biotecture and it reminded me of the eco domes.

I love the dome shape! We live in a circular house that is much like the dome and it feels very different than living in a "box".

I found the Sunshot video on this website from the U.S. Department of Energy encouraging. The website explains, "...the SunShot Initiative, which seeks to make solar electricity cost-competitive with other sources of energy by 2020."

This is a different page from the same website I posted about the Sunshot Initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy. It was cool to find that this website has so many how-to guides for individuals and communities who are interested in solar energy projects. I was surprised that there is so much governmental support available.

This is actually an amazing company with the vision of creating sustainable solar electric cars. I have a friend who owns their roadster and it is amazing to ride in. The cars are VERY expensive now but I am hoping they will be more affordable in the future. The company's CEO is Elon Musk, http://elonmusk.com/ who I believe is a very interesting character in the "Green" world.

I think this non-profit is pretty cool. They have drastically improved the lives of African women who used to risk their lives and waste many days looking for firewood or burning feces to cook, and so has the Aid For Africa, http://www.aidforafrica.org/member-charities/solar-cookers-international/ Solar cookers could also be built into the side of a home and used indoors! I am thinking of maybe getting or building one for my home to reduce our use of propane. We are mainly solar-powered but we have a gas range and a back up generator that run on propane and I really dislike that. This solar cooker could really help us out though there is a lot that it can't do. I still think it is interesting and worth looking into. Perhaps it is something that more of us could use.

This is a great website packed with tips and useful information about sustainable living, gardening, alternative energy sources, harvesting rainwater, helping people affected by natural disasters etc. It is a shop where you can buy things that will aid you in your sustainable endeavors but the blog section is FULL of useful information and tips. There is even a blog on weening children off of video games! The GUIDES section is also full of amazing tips, even eco boating and ways to get out and play in nature. I love this site, hope you enjoy it as well.

This car is very interesting! Here is a youtube video if you are more interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RBl1LFUQ4c I like that it is very affordable. I wonder if it will catch on in North America. I can definitely see it catching on in Europe. I had to edit this because I found more up-to-date information about a different company called Peugeot who is planning to release an air powered car in 2016 from the UK's Daily Mail website: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2568732/Car-runs-air-set-hit-streets-year-Peugeot-claims-new-hybrid-117mpg.html I am not sure how good of a product this car will be but I am happy to see the development of technology like this.

This is such a cool website that is packed with information about how to make choices in our every day lives that effect our environment in positive ways. There is a section called "The Card" that leads you to some links to print out a free card that is packed full of great information about buying choices and transportation etc. and it is easy to use when you are out and about. Most of the tips do not involve large expenditures, they are very simple and easy to implement. I like this site because it provides information about how everyone can make simple, inexpensive positive changes.

key partners of sustainable houses

just couldn't marvel at this invention - all for sustainable and healthy living!

would be awesome to print your house from any sustainable material you want

Greenpeace ranks the big online players from best to worst : TreeHugger

these windows are key to building active and passive houses

great blog from a first-hand source!

Active houses share similar features with passive houses. But it also promotes increased natural light and ventilation through the use of Velux skylights and windows