Container (ISBU) Homes getting very Popular in Today's Economy

Originally published in May 2010 by NY Homesteader

Container (ISBU) home construction has made incredible advances over the past few years. Today nearly everyone has seen a news segment about container home, or visited an internet site that featured a story or a few renderings of Check Out The Rest →

Reconditioning Batteries - Is It Worth It?

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Reconditioning batteries is not a new profession. It has been around for a reasonable amount of time in the “lead acid” (auto and marine batteries) business. In it’s infancy lead acid batteries were Check Out The Rest →

ISBU – Green Shipping Container Guest Room

Clockwise from above: Glass walls help transform a shipping container into a guest room, while original markings proclaim its early life; durable and renewable bamboo covers the floor and walls; and polycarbonate sheets shade the porch, which is lit by lamps made from recycled tractor parts. | Photos by Chris Cooper

By Erika Heet

From the moment Stacey Hill started reading about the potential of shipping containers as housing a few years ago, she was hooked. Seeking extra room for her two young daughters to play in, as well as a separate space for guests visiting the San Antonio, Texas, artists’ community she calls home, Hill selected an electric blue “one-shipper,” a relatively pristine container that had made just one overseas shipment. Check Out The Rest →

New “Liquid Magnet” Solder Eliminates Toxic Lead

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New Liquid Magnet Solder Eliminates Toxic Lead

I am happy to see this and there are many pro’s and con’s to it, but anything that is more eco-friendly and less apt to pollute our environment, I’m all for it!

A team of researchers at Yale University has developed a Check Out The Rest →

Thermos Bottle Technology Delivers Solar Hot Water in Cold Weather

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Thermos Bottle Technology Delivers Solar Hot Water in Cold Weather

Even though evacuated tube technology has been around for a while I wanted to post this to the “nay sayers” that think you can’t have solar thermal in cold climates. It is a little more expensive at the outset but, it pays for itself in a very short time. Peace,,,
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