TerraScreen Green Living Wall Interiors

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

Described as a “living paint” the TerraScreen system uses a structure with mounted planters that is easy to install, maintain, arrange, while adding life to most any interior living spaces.

One Million Beer Bottles Later and it’s a Buddhist Temple

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Thai monks from the Sisaket province have used over one million recycled glass bottle to construct their Buddhist temple. Mindfulness is at the center of the Buddhist discipline and the dedication and thoughtfulness required to build everything from the toilets to their crematorium from recycled bottles shows what creativity and elbow grease can accomplish.

Sleep In a Shipping Container… You Wouldn’t Even Know

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Remember our post about paying to sleep in an old drain pipe? Well now next time you go to London, you can sleep in an old shipping container. Travelodge is getting their recycle on with this hotel made completely of old shipping containers. It may sound like a gimmick but besides the fact that they [...]

Recycled Pallet House - Disaster Relief Housing

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Over 400,000 people were left homeless by the flooding in Sri Lanka. Massive amounts of people are being displaced by natural disasters or regional conflicts every year so the demand for temporary shelters is huge. The challenge is to come up with something that is more sturdy and inviting than a tent but [...]