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No Tech Magazine: "Gravity Powered" Lights (and How to Make Them More Powerful)

No Tech Magazine: "Gravity Powered" Lights (and How to Make Them More Powerful) | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
The GravityLight uses a sack of sand or stones to gradually pull a piece of rope through a dynamo mechanism which generates electricity to power an LED. It is a cheaper and more sustainable option than a solar powered light,...
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[CHINA] Huangshan Mountain Village: sustainability grows in the Chinese landscape

[CHINA] Huangshan Mountain Village: sustainability grows in the Chinese landscape | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it

 

MAD has unveiled plans for a towering village of apartment blocks beside the Huangshan Mountains in eastern China. 

 

Inspired by the topographical layers of the landscape, the buildings will have organically shaped floor plates and will emerge from amongst the treetops on a site beside the Taiping Lake.


Via Lauren Moss, association concert urbain, Marion Caillol - MIPIM /MAPIC Press Officer , Duane Tilden
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From www.dezeen.com
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Via Lauren Moss