“Billy the environmentalist” .Image credit: WSJ Online Last week I wrote about the zero-emission bow-knife for vegetable garden weed control . For certain tasks the bow-knife is superior to any gasoline powered weed-wacker. It’s not very good for trimming on steep slopes and handling woody shrubs, however. For those situations, there are… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Goat Rentals For Weed Control: Perfect For Managing Steep Slopes, Woody Plants, & Air Quality
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One of the key elements of Passivhaus design has been the use of generous south-facing glazing for passive solar gain. That’s great in winter, but you can have too much of a good thing in summer. Some designers install trellises and bris de soleil to cut the summer sun, but Karawitz Architecture goes a step further with an exterior skin of bamboo screens, that can be opened and closed to adjust the amount of solar gain. They gorgeous, too…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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