Flat pack furniture / Muebles del paquete plano
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Flat pack furniture / Muebles del paquete plano
Flat pack furniture / Muebles del paquete plano
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Mobile Edible Wall
MEWU EDU Video
agreenroofdotcomhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUiJl9HaJic
A Green Roof - Green Living Technologies
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Vertical Wall Gardening: "Grow up" in a small garden
http://www.instructables.com/id/VERTICAL-VEGETABLES-quotGrow-upquot-in-a-smal/
''How to solve a problem like cats digging and toileting in the vegetable patch'''''', and growing veg in a very small garden. I needed a solution and the answer occurred to me after watching The CheIsea Flower Show on TV and seeing walls of flowers and herbs. The only thing I had to hand was a hanging pocket shoe store and I decided to use it to grow my plants in. I have included the dates I took the photographs to give readers an idea how quickly the veg grew.
Remove these ads by Signing UpStep 1 Materials needed
- Hanging pocket shoe organiser /store. (comment: buy at the Dollar Store + put plastic cups in them!)
- Pole and attachments ( curtain pole or pipe fittings, screws).
- Strong metal saucepan or utensil hanging hooks
- Compost of a good quality moisture holding type.
- Selection of plants or seeds... e.g. mixed leaf salad, herbs,sorrel, peas, mini tomatoes.
- Piece of wood 2"x2" as long as the width of the pocket store to keep the base of pockets away from the wall.
- Trough planter to catch drips.
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- Pole and attachments ( curtain pole or pipe fittings, screws).
- Strong metal saucepan or utensil hanging hooks
- Compost of a good quality moisture holding type.
- Selection of plants or seeds... e.g. mixed leaf salad, herbs,sorrel, peas, mini tomatoes.
- Piece of wood 2"x2" as long as the width of the pocket store to keep the base of pockets away from the wall.
- Trough planter to catch drips.
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Green wall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They are also referred to as living walls, biowalls, vertical gardens or more ... are made up of climbing plants either growing directly on a wall or, more recently, ...How to Grow an Edible, Vertical Garden in Five Steps - Cities - GOOD
Feb 24, 2010 – We talked to Ms. Glasser about how to make our (vertical) gardens grow. 1. Find a south-facing wall or fence. Most vegetables need at least ...
| Uses Wooly Pockets on a wall: http://www.woollypocket.com/ (very expensive but a good idea) and Green Living Technologies: http://agreenroof.com/ $2000 Available for Green Living Wall Garden_MEWU (Mobile Edible Wall)Friday, November 18th, 2011 - 8:21 am. George Irwin, CEOWhole Kids FoundationThe School Garden Grant Program is a collaboration between Whole Kids Foundation, Whole Foods Market and FoodCorps. Thanks to the generosity of Whole Foods Market customers, Whole Kids Foundation is able to provide grants of $2,000 to support school garden projects in the US, UK and Canada.This funding can be applied toward a GLTi Mobile Edible Wall Unit! Mobile Edible walls – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUiJl9HaJic |
Saturday, November 26, 2011
WindowFarms.org ~ Garden in your window year-round
TED Talks video:
Britta Riley: A garden in my apartment
go to WindowFarms.org for
Window farm instructions in Spanish. Surely there is a way to do this without electricity, using gravity and feeding from the top? We grew plants in windows for years and although I know the constant stream of nutrients and LED lights works for low-light situations, maybe there's a way to use this on walls or outside windows.
http://our.windowfarms.org/instructions_dev/?language=2§ion=1
Google Translate:
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Wired meets the woman behind Sugru
Wired Magazine on SUGRU
Broken bike seat? Cracked cups? Don’t bin them -- Jane ní Dhulchaointigh wants you to hack them better, and she’s invented a product to help.
Sugru is a Play-Doh-like substance with waterproof, adhesive and heat-resistant qualities, and it sets at room temperature. Launched last December, all 3,000 packets rapidly sold out -- so now production is at ten times that scale. Ní Dhulchaointigh, 31, had the idea while she was at the Royal College of Art in 2003.
“I was making things with silicone sealants and sawdust, and started using the leftovers around the house,” she says at her east London base. “I modified a knife handle to make it more comfortable. My boyfriend said, 'Imagine if everyone could do that -- like with stiff jam-jar lids.' It was a great idea.” But it took seven years, two experts and the materials department at Queen Mary, University of London, to create a silicone that would be sticky but would also set rock hard without heating.
The result is a substance officially called Formerol. Each pack includes hack suggestions, though ní Dhulchaointigh has seen some original uses: "Someone sculpted a pair of hands coming out of their bathroom sink to hold the soap." This enthusiasm, she says, is down to the growth of user-generated content online. "If digital stuff can be manipulated then people are going to expect it from physical products as well."
Want to learn how to hack things better? We can tell you how.
06 May 2010
Perry Curties
Comments 3
This article was taken from the June issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing onlineBroken bike seat? Cracked cups? Don’t bin them -- Jane ní Dhulchaointigh wants you to hack them better, and she’s invented a product to help.
Sugru is a Play-Doh-like substance with waterproof, adhesive and heat-resistant qualities, and it sets at room temperature. Launched last December, all 3,000 packets rapidly sold out -- so now production is at ten times that scale. Ní Dhulchaointigh, 31, had the idea while she was at the Royal College of Art in 2003.
“I was making things with silicone sealants and sawdust, and started using the leftovers around the house,” she says at her east London base. “I modified a knife handle to make it more comfortable. My boyfriend said, 'Imagine if everyone could do that -- like with stiff jam-jar lids.' It was a great idea.” But it took seven years, two experts and the materials department at Queen Mary, University of London, to create a silicone that would be sticky but would also set rock hard without heating.
The result is a substance officially called Formerol. Each pack includes hack suggestions, though ní Dhulchaointigh has seen some original uses: "Someone sculpted a pair of hands coming out of their bathroom sink to hold the soap." This enthusiasm, she says, is down to the growth of user-generated content online. "If digital stuff can be manipulated then people are going to expect it from physical products as well."
Want to learn how to hack things better? We can tell you how.
Wired Blog
How to 'hack things better'
15 December 09
Sugru is a new material for "hacking things better".
This do-all putty was developed by an RCA student who wanted to improve her possessions instead of buying new ones. From leaky trainers to hard-on-the-hands tin openers, there's little that it can’t "repair with gusto", according to the site. But how does it work? Well, it’s a flexible substance that turns into tough, flexible silicone when left overnight. It’s also heat resistant, self-adhesive and dishwasher proof.
See sugru.com and the video below for inspiration.
Happy hacking.
This do-all putty was developed by an RCA student who wanted to improve her possessions instead of buying new ones. From leaky trainers to hard-on-the-hands tin openers, there's little that it can’t "repair with gusto", according to the site. But how does it work? Well, it’s a flexible substance that turns into tough, flexible silicone when left overnight. It’s also heat resistant, self-adhesive and dishwasher proof.
See sugru.com and the video below for inspiration.
Happy hacking.
YouTube: meet sugru
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Hotel Playa Linda Projecto
Renovate Hotel Playa Linda Restaurant for internet cafe, workshop and bead store.
We will do solar and eco-construction demonstrations on the roof.
Renovar Hotel Playa Linda restaurante para café-internet, taller y tienda de mostacilla.
Renovar Hotel Playa Linda restaurante para café-internet, taller y tienda de mostacilla.
Vamos a hacer demostraciones de energía solar y la eco-construcción en el techo.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
DIY Solar Water Heater Innovation for 70$
Uploaded by debeshbhattarai on Jan 26, 2011
This is a ZERO ENERGY HEATER, POWERING YOUR HOME with water heating solution, an ideal DIY appliance as ZERO ENERGY GREEN SOLAR HEATER and HOT WATER SOLUTION as DIY item for many Home Owners with limited technical skills. Basic material are easily available Plastic Barrel and Black Pipe. This Solar Heater in conjunction with home heating HDPE black pipe assembly is appropriately economical for many regions of the world. A True innovation on the rural technology for tourism, room heating and many more one can imagine. ... end-less possibilities for CARBON NEUTRAL APPLIANCE, CARBON CREDIT ENHANCEMENT for net ZERO BUILDING DESIGN solutions.
Cheapest and Easiest Solar joining two ends of pipe on to the plastic Barrel, and presto!
A True innovation on the rural technology, One must have product for green revolution!
An entry in GE Ecomagination Challenge you may want to support this idea and spread the skill far and wide.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Solar 'Post-it' Panels Make Debut
Solar 'Post-it' Panels Make Debut
As an added bonus, the film also blocks a good percentage -- the company claims 90 percent -- of the incoming infrared light. That means it can cool a house that has a lot of window space, or an apartment whose windows don't open, reducing both the dreaded summertime greenhouse effect and the load on the air conditioner. Then there's the ease of installation. All you have to do is stick the film onto the window.
...more : http://news.discovery.com/tech/3m-post-it-solar-111014.html#mkcpgn=fbnws1
Thursday, October 13, 2011
How to Build a Solar Bottle Bulb 2.0 ( Updated English Version)
Mute sound (video has loud, distracting music) but good information:
Thanks to Marco Bieman from Bieman Production Haus Inc. Video Directing and Editing
63-02-5029766 & Joy Aquino for Visual Directing. Amazing WORK !
1) Always scratch the sides of the bottle to create better grip to the sealant. The top part where the bottle meets the metal is the leak point in the build so use industrial strength sealant (epoxy or DOW Corning 791) on the top and bottom if possible.
2) Always put a protective cover over the bottle cap as the suns rays tend to make the original bottle cap brittle and a crack in the bottle cap will allow the water in the bottle to leak during evaporation.
3) Always RIVET the metal sheet holder on to the roof.
4) DON't USE THIN METAL ROOFING SHEETS. there will be no bite on the plastic bottle and the different expansion rates will cause leaks later on. Go for thicker roof sheet.
Comments:
- @CommentsSurvey vulcaseal is really sticky and is rubbery. when exposed to the sun it becomes hard like a rock. caulk or silicone sealant is good for preventing leaks but a stronger adhesive is recommended so the bottle wont slide off the flange.
- @CommentsSurvey its a pvc endcap. any endcap fitting for pipes will do.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
20-gallon Solar Heated Hot Water Heater and Shower
Build this solar heated hot water shower for as little as $25 (if you have some spare lumber and items laying around) and save on hot water heat costs! This 20 gallon capacity shower provides enough water for a family of 4-6 to take daily showers and the design is simple. The plastic cover over the top enhances the solar heating, making this a shower that can possibly be used 6 months out of the year in even the colder northern climates. You only need the south side of a garage, house, or shed to mount the frame. The shower fills with an ordinary garden hose.
This shower works great! Tell your friends about this idea - we need to do whatever we can in these times of +4$/gallon oil and gas prices!
Check Out the NEW IMPROVED version of this solar shower!
Also see my Blog Post About
The $5 Solar Garden Hose Shower I Built!
The $5 Solar Garden Hose Shower I Built!
Materials List:
- Old garden hose
- Hose mender, male end mender, and on/off as shown in Step 1
- (2) 32" 2x4's, (2) 35" 2x4's, (2) 33" 2x4's, (1) 39" 2x6, 39" 2x2 for box and frame shown in Steps 2 and-3
39" by 35" piece of 1/2" plywood or (2) pieces 39" by 17 1/2" - (1) 39" 2x6 or 2x4 and 30-39" 2x2 for frame support shown in Step 4 and 5
- Small scraps of plywood for diagonal stops (Step 2) and to hold down plastic (Step 10)
- 35" long 3/4" x 1.5" board, 35" 2x2, 35" 2x4 ripped to 2 1/4" for Step 6
- 4" to5 3/4" by 39" scrap of plywood or siding for Step 6
- 5 ft by 5 ft square of relatively clear plastic
- Ordinary black 55 gallon contractors garbage bag
- 8x10 tarp for privacy curtain
- Shower head - hose sprinkler head or watering can spout works well
- 2", 3", and 3 1/2" hex-head deck screws
See Steps 7-11: http://www.savehouseholdenergy.com/solarshower-steps7thru11.html
New Improved 20-gallon Solar Shower! - Free Building Plans:
This new improved solar shower features an exterior of recycled slab wood (scraps from a lumber mill that are normally discarded), a glass top on a weather stripped frame that flips open and seals in heat much better, a door that opens and closes securely, and a light that illuminates the shower after dark. So now I can take a shower in the morning and the water is still luke warm (hot summer weather). Also, now no tools are needed to replace the bags just flip open and secure the top with the rope pulley system. All-in-all these were some nice changes that I think will greatly increase the use-ability. The steps I used to build this shower are given below.
IDE's Treadle Pump & Drip Irrigation
IDE's Original Sensation: Treadle Pump
The treadle pump is a human-powered irrigation device that sits on top of a well. Pumping is activated by stepping up and down on treadles which drive pistons, creating cylinder suction that draws groundwater to the surface. Treadle pumps free farmers from dependence on rain-fed irrigation, provide capacity to raise crops in two growing seasons per year, and help farmers maximize return on their small plots of land. Pump prices, including installation, range from US$20 – $100 based on country of purchase and type of pump.In Bangladesh, IDE played an instrumental role in popularizing treadle pump technology through focused value chain and social marketing interventions. Presently, 84 manufacturers now produce treadle pumps and 1.4 million treadle pumps have been sold to small plot Bangladeshi farmers since 1985. IDE's successful treadle program in Bangladesh stimulated organizations such as the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), KickStart, and Enterprise Works to begin their own treadle pump initiatives in other countries, and triggered a groundswell of interest in the design of small-scale water technologies for poor farmers.
If you're interested in supporting our technology development, please visit our Affordable Technologies Initiative page.
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Also see Drip Irrigation w/$5 hanging bag system:
http://www.ideorg.org/OurTechnologies/DripIrrigation.aspx
Entry into High Value Produce Markets
Drip irrigation provides farmers the most efficient way to grow crops in water scarce areas, but historically has been too expensive for small-plot farmers. After first approaching manufacturers of commercial drip irrigation systems, IDE developed its own design for small farmers. Our designers lowered the cost of drip systems by replacing conventional emitters with holes and micro tubes, shifting water distribution lines extending to crops, and customizing system layouts for small plots. Development of a hanging plastic water storage bag further lowered the cost to about $5 for a household garden kit covering 20 square meters (215 square feet).In fact, any plot under .4 hectare (one acre) can benefit from these systems, but their modular design allows for expansion above that. They provide water savings of 30–70 percent, greatly reduce labor, and accurately deliver fertilizers. This makes cultivation during the dry season possible, with resulting yield increases of up to 30 percent.
IDE promotes drip irrigation throughout the developing world. Our drip systems have helped people with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe to improve their nutrition by growing vegetables, as well as coffee-growing families in Nicaragua by reducing the flowering time of plants from three years to one and a half years. In 2008, IDE sold approximately 8,500 drip systems to small farmers across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
And lots more: http://www.ideorg.org/OurStory/
IDE is a Social Enterprise
We operate in eleven countries creating income opportunities for poor rural households. By providing our customers with low cost access to water for agricultural use, and profitable links to markets, we can immediately double their income, creating economically stable communities and providing our farmers with life-altering choices. Over the last 28 years we have worked with more than 3.8 million families, increasing their aggregate income by over one billion dollars.Facebook: Paul Polak
https://www.facebook.com/paul.polak?sk=info
Friday, October 7, 2011
DIY Passive Solar Water Heater Construction
Go to debeshbhattarai's blog where you can print out the 10 individual pages of detailed instructions. Also watch the YouTube videos for instructions on the Do It Yourself Water Heater.
DIY Solar Water Heater Innovation for 70$
http://youtu.be/2LEJmLyuBAI
DIY Passive Solar Water Heater- Vol. 2
http://youtu.be/qe7ZZKCApFk
DIY Passive Solar Water Heater Construction: see all diagrams and instructions online
Very interesting, Do It Yourself (DIY) simple solar hot water heater with black pipe and water storage tank. We are going to try this in Guatemala soon. Thanks to
Excerpt:
Conserve and produce GREEN ENERGY from low cost Innovative Passive Solar Water Heater as easy as joining two ends of pipe and Presto!...
For more information Please visit my Youtube link at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eACHyZ_UlI0 or at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe7ZZKCApFk
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
SOLAR HOT WATER SHOWER DIY BLACK WATER HOSE PART 1 & 2
Note: Use 1/2" or 3/4" black water hose which is flexible and much easier to work with. But the videos are funny & informative!
SOLAR HOT WATER SHOWER DIY BLACK WATER HOSE PART 1
Uploaded by GREENPOWERSCIENCE on Mar 31, 2008
Part 1 of a 2 part series showing how to install a cheap cost effective solar hot water heater. http://greenpowerscience.com/
Category: Science & Technology
http://youtu.be/UXGlB1kGO5E
SOLAR HOT WATER 2 DIY USING BLACK WATER HOSE SOLAR WATER HEATER SUN POWER
Uploaded by GREENPOWERSCIENCE on Mar 31, 2008
Part 2 of a 2 part series showing how to install a cheap cost effective solar hot water heater. http://greenpowerscience.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBAi_TVNaiM&feature=fvwp&NR=1
http://youtu.be/sBAi_TVNaiM
SOLAR HOT WATER SHOWER DIY BLACK WATER HOSE PART 1
Uploaded by GREENPOWERSCIENCE on Mar 31, 2008
Part 1 of a 2 part series showing how to install a cheap cost effective solar hot water heater. http://greenpowerscience.com/
Category: Science & Technology
http://youtu.be/UXGlB1kGO5E
SOLAR HOT WATER 2 DIY USING BLACK WATER HOSE SOLAR WATER HEATER SUN POWER
Uploaded by GREENPOWERSCIENCE on Mar 31, 2008
Part 2 of a 2 part series showing how to install a cheap cost effective solar hot water heater. http://greenpowerscience.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBAi_TVNaiM&feature=fvwp&NR=1
http://youtu.be/sBAi_TVNaiM
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Build a simple solar water heater
Reposted from I Will Try.org - great name!
http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/build-a-simple-solar-water-heater/
Introduction
I’ve seen a few different designs for solar water heaters and I wanted to share my own. It is quite an efficient design since every square inch of collector surface is in direct thermal contact with the water being heated. You can easily modify the design to any size you like. I made mine 8ft long by 22″ wide so that it can fit between the rafters in my attic. Tests showed that system output averaged about 530 Watts, heating 20 litres of water from 24 degrees C (75 degrees F) to 47 degrees C (117 degrees F) in one hour.Aside: I’m in the middle of re-roofing my house and plan to build in a transparent section of roof in one area. Then I can experiment with different solar collector designs like this one and install and remove them easily from inside my attic instead of having to go out on my roof. It will make the plumbing easier too. The drawback is that if a collector springs a leak, it will leak into my home instead of into my gutter. See Build a solar attic for details.
Warning – Don’t drink the water
It is not my intent for this design to be used for heating drinking water. The plastics and glues used will leach into the water so it’s a bad idea to drink any water that has been inside the panel. If you want to use this design for heating drinking water you should make a heat exchanger. Run the water from the collector through a coil of copper pipe placed in a tank suitable for drinking water. This collector design is also not meant to withstand city water pressure, but if you use a heat exchanger and an appropriate tank (such as a commercial hot water tank) you can use a collector like this to heat drinking water at city water pressure.Concept
The collector is made from Coroplast (see http://www.coroplast.com) which is a corrugated plastic sheet, commonly used for making signs. It has multiple square channels running lengthwise from end to end. When I first saw this type of sheet I immediately thought, “Wow, this would make an excellent flat panel solar collector if only there was a way to pipe water through all those little channels.” Several weeks later, a method of doing so occurred to me. If a slot of the right width is cut lengthwise in some ABS pipe (so the cross section looks like a “C”) then this pipe can be fit over the end of the corrugated plastic.The seams can be sealed to make everything water tight. The sheet can be painted black and voila… you have a flat panel solar collector.Because the whole collector is made of plastic, it is important that the temperature doesn’t get too high or it will soften and possibly spring a leak. 80 degrees C (176 degrees F) is about the limit. Don’t think it can get that hot? Think again. In practice the maximum temperature is difficult to guarantee.
Water may stop circulating, or may drain out completely for a number of reasons and the panel will overheat. Therefore this may not be a practical design for residential installation but it is an inexpensive, easily built experimental system that produces as much or more hot water than commercially available systems. Mine cost about $60 in materials (about $4.00 per square foot) and about 6 hours of construction time.
...more (with excellent photos and instructions:
http://www.iwilltry.org/b/projects/build-a-simple-solar-water-heater/
Re: Solar Pool Heater
robert brooks to me
Sept. 22, 2011
Robert, I'm here in Guatemala and looking at how to best heat the small swimming pool at my friend Georgina's small hotel. We are on a very tight budget so I need to use inexpensive or recycled materials. Can we heat the pool with "all pipe" without a pump?
I've seen a coil of black 1/2 inch pipe on a roof that makes a hot shower. We can put pipe on the flat roof of the hotel restaurant and pipe it down to the pool, or put those plastic liter bottles since that apparently doesn't need a pump.
I know nothing about plumbing or electronics, so any help is appreciated. I have your list below. You said "just use pipe," and another architect friend who is emailing me said the same thing. ???
We are measuring the pool and thanks for the vol. sq. in. formula below. I didn't know it. I'm uploading photos of the hotel on flickr. Very slow going (slow internet connection here) but they should all be uploaded by tomorrow. Some are there already.
Solar Installation for Hotel Playa Linda: http://www.flickr.com/photos/catherinetodd/sets/72157627598274307/
Thank you for your inspiration and help! Catherine Todd (contact and links below)
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Dear Catherine,
All that need done is; the outlet of the pool filter gets diverted to a line of black pipe ( or green hose or any sort of hose)
The end of that line gets redirected into the bottom of the pool. Naturally, the more lengthy the journey through the pipes becomes the warmer the water becomes.
If the pool doesn't use a pump for it's filtering; any sort of pump that handles water will do. Additionally, solar covers work to retain the heat in the pool.
There are many good videos on you tube describing the process. I hope this helps.
Robert Brooks
Sept. 22, 2011
Robert, I'm here in Guatemala and looking at how to best heat the small swimming pool at my friend Georgina's small hotel. We are on a very tight budget so I need to use inexpensive or recycled materials. Can we heat the pool with "all pipe" without a pump?
I've seen a coil of black 1/2 inch pipe on a roof that makes a hot shower. We can put pipe on the flat roof of the hotel restaurant and pipe it down to the pool, or put those plastic liter bottles since that apparently doesn't need a pump.
I know nothing about plumbing or electronics, so any help is appreciated. I have your list below. You said "just use pipe," and another architect friend who is emailing me said the same thing. ???
We are measuring the pool and thanks for the vol. sq. in. formula below. I didn't know it. I'm uploading photos of the hotel on flickr. Very slow going (slow internet connection here) but they should all be uploaded by tomorrow. Some are there already.
Solar Installation for Hotel Playa Linda: http://www.flickr.com/photos/catherinetodd/sets/72157627598274307/
Thank you for your inspiration and help! Catherine Todd (contact and links below)
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Dear Catherine,
All that need done is; the outlet of the pool filter gets diverted to a line of black pipe ( or green hose or any sort of hose)
The end of that line gets redirected into the bottom of the pool. Naturally, the more lengthy the journey through the pipes becomes the warmer the water becomes.
If the pool doesn't use a pump for it's filtering; any sort of pump that handles water will do. Additionally, solar covers work to retain the heat in the pool.
There are many good videos on you tube describing the process. I hope this helps.
Robert Brooks
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Horoscope Aquarius for week of September 21, 2011
Rob Brezsny's Astrology Newsletter
September 21, 2011
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I gathered together a panel of renegade astrologers to investigate your imminent future. By a unanimous vote, they designated you, out of all the signs of the zodiac, as the one "Most Likely to Exceed the Boring Limitations of Good Taste," as well as "Best Candidate to Slap the Conventional Wisdom Upside the Head." That sounds fun. I hope you make good use of the freedom that those roles entail. By the way, the general consensus also suggested that you are primed to find valuable stuff in out-of-the-way borderlands or in off-limits haunts where no one else even wants to look.
FreeWillAstrology.com
September 21, 2011
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I gathered together a panel of renegade astrologers to investigate your imminent future. By a unanimous vote, they designated you, out of all the signs of the zodiac, as the one "Most Likely to Exceed the Boring Limitations of Good Taste," as well as "Best Candidate to Slap the Conventional Wisdom Upside the Head." That sounds fun. I hope you make good use of the freedom that those roles entail. By the way, the general consensus also suggested that you are primed to find valuable stuff in out-of-the-way borderlands or in off-limits haunts where no one else even wants to look.
FreeWillAstrology.com
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
A Liter of Light Information - updated instructions with pictures
A Liter of Light - Director's Cut: http://youtu.be/TYEIT6lLb8A
A Liter of Light Information
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:15 PM
To: Catherine Todd
Hello Ms.Catherine!
I'm glad to tell you that the technology is currently being developed to store the energy the bottle gets in the morning and use it at night. We will keep in touch. We're doing our best to move fast, combine, and align everything so we can provide a more comprehensive information bank for everyone. Thank you for helping us make the world a better, sustainable, place!
Kristel Gonzales
Documentation and Internal Affairs
A Liter of Light Team
From: Catherine Todd
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:08 PM
To: A Liter of Light Information
Kristel Gonzales
Documentation and Internal Affairs
A Liter of Light Team
www.aliteroflight.org
A Liter of Light ► http://t.co/GpEbARF
To donate or volunteer visit ► www.isanglitrongliwanag.org
A Liter of Light - Director's Cut: http://youtu.be/TYEIT6lLb8A
Video with English Instructions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMrzUztT4UE
Dear Kristel,
You wrote: "I'm glad to tell you that the technology is currently being developed to store the energy the bottle gets in the morning and use it at night."
Can't wait to see what you come up with! The whole world is seeing your videos and how you are implementing the Solar Bottle Bulb. Please keep me on your information list. We are working in Guatemala right now with the solar bottle bulb idea and I can't wait to try it. It's people like you that are making the world a better place. I have listed your new videos, including "director's cut" above. I also see you have a way to donate on your main webpage. I hope you put a PayPal button on your Facebook page.
I have received many excellent ideas from people starting with your solar bottle bulb technique, and I am hope they send you their ideas. We will certainly send you whatever techniques my architect and engineer come up with any improvements we are able to make. We are also concerned with safety and not damaging property with this installation. We are going to set up some test models with different roofing materials and different caulks, high pressure water hoses, and film the results. I will send you the results. We will also translate the final instructions into Spanish and English with diagrams for those people who do not have computer access to see the videos. I will send them to you when they are finished.
It's a wonderful thing you and everyone who worked on this idea is doing. This will change the world for the better. Once the energy can be stored for use at night, everyone will be able to have light and not pay an electricity bill. Many people here in Guatemala cannot afford electricity or live very far away off-grid so this will change everything for them. Can't wait to see what you come up with!
Where is your PayPal donation button? I and many others want to donate!
Catherine Todd
Guatemala and USA
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Solar Heating and Lighting For Your Garage Shop/Playroom/Sunspace
Reposted by Build It Solar.com, The Renewable Energy Site for Do-It-Your-Selfers
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/SolarGarageCollector/garcol.htm
http://www.builditsolar.com
An article describing this inexpensive and very efficient solar heater for a shop, studio, or playroom. This project provides an great combination of solar heating and daylighting -- it makes for a space that is a delight to be in. My all-time favorite solar project.
The article explains why this $4 per sqft collector can do as well as well or better than commercial collectors costing $30 per sqft, and provides full construction details. It also describes a new version that can be built with only basic tools.
Go to website to download these articles:
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/SolarGarageCollector/garcol.htm
Download the Home Power article (pdf)
Thanks to Home Power for making this available!
Visit the Home Power website
Additional downloads for this project
Additional Details (pdf)
(not as well written or illustrated as the HP article, but has a couple ideas not covered in the HP article)
How does it do at -20F?
(describes how the heater does in very cold but clear weather)
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Workshop or Studio Sunspace
This is an inexpensive and simple project to convert a garage that has a south facing overhead garage door into a solar heated and lighted workshop, studio, playroom or sunspace/greenhouse.
It’s hard to overstate how much more pleasant this makes the shop to work in -- on sunny days its toasty warm and very well lighted. I think it would also work well as a studio, kid’s playroom, a place to grow a few plants, or maybe just a place to sit and read the newspaper.
I really like the way the existing garage door is used as movable insulation to reduce night heat loss. The combination of the new outer glazed doors, the existing overhead garage door, and the simple shade cloth sliding screen make a simple but very effective way to control the shop environment, harvest some free solar heat, and reduce green house gas emissions.
These simple collector doors at $4 per square foot do as good a job of solar heating as commercial solar collectors costing $30 per square foot – and, they give you the added bonus of good lighting and a view!
Of all the solar projects I've completed, this one has been the most satisfying in its simplicity and usefulness.
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http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/SolarGarageCollector/Sliders.htm
An Alternative to Building Your Own Doors
Instead of making the glazed doors yourself, this suggestion makes use of a commercial door system for the outside glazed doors. These door systems are used in Florida and like climates to allow a room or sunspace to have a glazed wall, or to stow the glazing panels off to the side to fully open the area to the outside. The idea is to use one of these door systems instead building your own outside doors. This looks like it would work fine to me, and looks like it would result in a very attractive and functional system. Several types of sliding and folding door arrangements are made (more....
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/SolarGarageCollector/Sliders.htm
This suggestion came from Ed via Home Power -- thanks!
Here are some excerpts from Ed's email, and some pictures he provided:
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/SolarGarageCollector/Sliders.htm
A CAD rendering of one of the possible door arrangements.
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/SpaceHeating/SolarGarageCollector/Sliders.htm
More: http://www.nanawallsystems.com
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Building a Passive House & LED Lights
http://minuszeroeco.blogspot.com/
Building a house
An architectural
ecological
escapade
Building a Passive House
Plastic soda bottles become light source
Another detailed video making Solar Bottle Bulbs:
http://youtu.be/kHTD_RX3J2I
YouTube comment: "I've seen other versions of this, but this one explains the refractive effect and why that makes a difference." - TheAuntieBa
"Isang Litrong Liwanag" campaign headed by philanthropist Illiac Diaz turns plastic soda bottles into nifty light bulbs in small homes, which absorbs sunlight and spreads it out inside a house.
This video was produced exclusively for Yahoo! Southeast Asia by loQal.ph
The water and sunlight uses LIGHT REFRACTION to produce more light than a simple hole in the roof would.
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And yet another video on Solar Bottle Bulbs. This one explaining refraction (in Philipino?): News to Go - Solar bulbs light up Laguna community 3/11/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ISLKlalwX4
"In "Serbisyo on the Go," Kara David visits a community in Laguna where residents are having a hard time paying their electricity bills. To keep power costs down, social entrepreneur Illac Diaz and the Rotary club taught residents how to make "solar light bulbs" using plastic soda bottles, water, and bleach."
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Found from an excellent list on BuildItSolar.com: http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Lighting/lighting.htm#BottleLight
http://youtu.be/kHTD_RX3J2I
YouTube comment: "I've seen other versions of this, but this one explains the refractive effect and why that makes a difference." - TheAuntieBa
"Isang Litrong Liwanag" campaign headed by philanthropist Illiac Diaz turns plastic soda bottles into nifty light bulbs in small homes, which absorbs sunlight and spreads it out inside a house.
This video was produced exclusively for Yahoo! Southeast Asia by loQal.ph
The water and sunlight uses LIGHT REFRACTION to produce more light than a simple hole in the roof would.
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And yet another video on Solar Bottle Bulbs. This one explaining refraction (in Philipino?): News to Go - Solar bulbs light up Laguna community 3/11/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ISLKlalwX4
"In "Serbisyo on the Go," Kara David visits a community in Laguna where residents are having a hard time paying their electricity bills. To keep power costs down, social entrepreneur Illac Diaz and the Rotary club taught residents how to make "solar light bulbs" using plastic soda bottles, water, and bleach."
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Found from an excellent list on BuildItSolar.com: http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Lighting/lighting.htm#BottleLight
Manual on the Construction and Installation of Solar Water Heater Composed of disposable packaging
In Portuguese (Brazil?):
Solar Hot Water System by José Alcino Alano, story at: http://vilamulher.terra.com.br/aquecedor-solar-caseiro-13-1-49-41.html
Excerpt: "O melhor da ideia do casal é que qualquer um pode construir seu próprio aquecedor. Basta seguir as instruções do “Manual Sobre a Construção e Instalação do Aquecedor Solar Composto de Embalagens Descartáveis”, disponível na Internet com um passo-a-passo para a produção e instalação."
"The best of the couple's idea is that anyone can build your own heater. Just follow the instructions "Manual on the Construction and Installation of Solar Water Heater Composed of disposable packaging," available on the Internet with a step-by-step for the production and installation. " ...more
Manual on the Construction and Installation of Solar Water Heater Composed of disposable packaging - BuildItSolar / Manual Sobre a Construção e Instalação do Aquecedor Solar Composto de Embalagens Descartáveis
Une Autro: http://vilamulher.terra.com.br/aquecedor-solar-caseiro-13-1-49-41.html
Mas Information in Spanish: http://www.sociedadedosol.org.br/
Aquecedor Solar Composto de Embalagens Descartáveis - UOL
josealcinoalano.vilabol.uol.com.br/manual.htm
Manual detalhado e ilustrado para se construir um aquecedor de água solar, usando garrafas pet e embalagens descartáveis tetra pack.
Página em Manutenção
CLIQUE AQUI para baixar a versão completa em PDF (adxunto)
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Manual Sobre a Construção e Instalação do Aquecedor Solar Composto de Embalagens Descartáveis.pdf
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Rough google translation in English, download pdf:
Construction and Installation of Water Heater Made of - BuildItSolar
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File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Feb 21, 2009 – Manual on the Construction and Installation. Solar Heater Made of disposable packaging. (Turn Trash Hot Water). Prepared by: José Alcino ...
http://www.sociedadedosol.org.br/
http://www.builditsolar.com/
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Found via this person on Facebook: THANK YOU!
Takeshi Nozawa, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=732655668
Takeshi wrote: "Hola Catherine. I found an article of him. FYI... http://www.facebook.com/l/0AQCTObDc/vilamulher.terra.com.br/aquecedor-solar-caseiro-13-1-49-41.html
http://vilamulher.terra.com.br/aquecedor-solar-caseiro-13-1-49-41.html
http://vilamulher.terra.com.br/aquecedor-solar-caseiro-13-1-49-41.html
Aquecedor solar caseiro - Vila Compras
vilamulher.terra.com.br
A palavra de ordem é sustentabilidade No entanto preservar não é suficiente É preciso substituir e melhorar hábitos e atitudes E tudo pode começar dentro de casa Artesanalmente e a partir de material reciclado por exemplo é possível construir um aque
http://josealcinoalano.vilabol.uol.com.br/manual.htm
http://www.builditsolar.com/:
Lots of solar bottle bulbs and other interesting solar ideas:
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Lighting/lighting.htm#BottleLight
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