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Solar Bottle Bulbs - Example of Appropriate Technology
Here's an astonishingly simple affordable way to bring lights to poor people. Fill a liter pop bottle with water and bleach and place it snugly in the roof of a shack. And presto you have the equivalent of a 55 watt light bulb as the water refracts the light 360 degrees. The bleach keeps the water clear for about 5 years. A Philippine organization called Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light), a sustainable lighting project, is teaching people how to make the Solar Bottle Bulb. …
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http://www.gerritbotha.com/sustainable-living-blog/
2011-07-28
Appropriate Technology
a concept that provides simple and easily replicable technologies that address basic needs in developing communities.
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10 Steps to Sustainability: http://www.gerritbotha.com/odds--ends/Resources.html
gerrit, 2011-07-29
Ecological Living and all that goes into it. Here are some of my favorite Architectural Plans and ideas for rural sustainable living, off the grid. Surely, if I had it to do all over again, Architecture would have been added to my metier. It's never too late! Feel free to comment or make suggestions. If you would like to post your own notices here, or useful company info, send an email to CTodd1000 (at) gmail.com. Gracias!
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