Category: Sustainable Practices
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Tiny House: Small Is Beautiful
I am looking into housing options and I keep coming back to Tiny Houses. Web designer Alek Lisefski recently completed the Tiny Project, an 8 feet by 20 feet tiny house on wheels. He designed every inch of this unique home and did most of the construction himself as well (the bulk of the work…
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Tiny Houses
The average size of a house in the United States is 2,400 square feet. That is a lot of space. Tiny houses are a fraction of that size and also have happier residents. I have lived in an apartment for 3 years now, before that I lived in a dorm room the size of a…
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Infographic: Healthy Baking Recipe Substitutions
I was only after the Coco Nibs information on Chocolate Chip cookies. The problem is that they are a touchstone food in my life and I am not sure if changing them is appropriate.
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Infographic: Suburbs Going Bust
A suburban neighborhood is urban sprawl’s biggest weapon. A large subdivision built a few miles out of town so that residence can be “safe” from the hustle and bustle of the city seems harmless and like a great way to make some money for developers. Years go by, and commercial developers figure out that these…
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Why Is There a Helium Shortage?
One of the team was around an individual trying to refill a helium tank for producing balloons and overheard that the tank was scheduled to be refilled January 2013. Why? Where is the Helium? Experience has taught us that Helium is a crucial ingredient in MRI machines, wafer manufacturing, welding, and more. And now One…