Category: Eco-Design

. The History of Miniature Trees If a fruit or nut tree is preferred that’s both short and sweet, plant a genetic dwarf tree. A recent addition to the realm of tree crops, the genetic dwarf (or miniature) tree became available to home gardeners only 20 years ago. The more familiar semi dwarf tree, by […]

The Green Peace Corps intends to breed well cared for miniature livestock that are holistically pasteurized in rotation including varieties of miniature grass-fed cows, goats, sheep, pigs, llamas, horses, mules, and donkeys. These miniatures as well as full-sized alpacas (which are still small) and large exotic birds, all varieties of poultry, and rabbits and other […]

Alternative Housing: Numerous varieties of alternative homes have been constructed, from tree houses and pallet homes to geodesic domes, spheres, and earth ships. As environmentally conscious decision-making becomes commonplace, the use of alternative natural materials has become more frequent as builders seek to minimize the environmental impact of large-scale home building. Green building designers consider […]

Deconstruction is the process of taking a building apart in the reverse order of construction to skillfully remove valuable building materials and save rich architectural history. It is estimated that buildings consume about 40% of the world’s energy and about 16% of the clean water. This impact is made more severe by careless demolition of […]

“rainwater harvesting systems, including innovative roof pitches, gutters and water tanks can form the main water supply”