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A man builds roofs from cardboard and farm waste for precarious homes, and after installing hundreds he proves impact can be humble, cheap, and scalable
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (936+ words) Home - Energy - A man builds roofs from cardboard and farm waste for precarious homes, and after installing hundreds he proves impact can be humble, cheap, and scalable On a hot afternoon, a thin metal roof can turn a small home…...
China built a 984-foot "horizontal skyscraper" linking four towers 820 feet up, and the about 13, 200-ton structure turns architecture into a balance test
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (890+ words) Home - Technology - China built a 984-foot "horizontal skyscraper" linking four towers 820 feet up, and the about 13, 200-ton structure turns architecture into a balance test Most skyscrapers are designed to climb higher and higher. In Chongqing, China, one of the most…...
Sticking aluminum foil to the wall may look absurd, but contractors use it to reveal whether hidden moisture is coming from your house or from the air
2+ week, 1+ day ago (821+ words) Home - Trending - Sticking aluminum foil to the wall may look absurd, but contractors use it to reveal whether hidden moisture is coming from your house or from the air A piece of kitchen foil is suddenly showing up in basements,…...
The Chinese family that built a 15-story building for its members: "They wanted to build new independent homes
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (829+ words) Home - Trending - The Chinese family that built a 15-story building for its members: "They wanted to build new independent homes" At first glance, the 15-story family tower rising above Zhuyuan village in China looks like the kind of story built…...
A Chinese family builds a 15-story building for all its members after ruling out separate homes and opting for a unique model of cohabitation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (660+ words) Home - Trending - A Chinese family builds a 15-story building for all its members after ruling out separate homes and opting for a unique model of cohabitation Rising above the low rooftops of Zhuyuan village in China, one concrete tower now…...
A man spent months in silence in the forest and built a multi-level tree house with his own hands, complete with a spiral staircase, tin roofs, and finishes worthy of a luxury cabin. .. without anyone's help
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (770+ words) Home - Trending - A man spent months in silence in the forest and built a multi-level tree house with his own hands, complete with a spiral staircase, tin roofs, and finishes worthy of a luxury cabin" without anyone's help Before lifting…...
They collected 8, 000 abandoned bottles from a beach in Pernambuco and ended up building a real seven-bedroom house that today seems almost impossible
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (519+ words) Home - Technology - They collected 8, 000 abandoned bottles from a beach in Pernambuco and ended up building a real seven-bedroom house that today seems almost impossible A mother and daughter on Brazil's island of Itamarac" spent two years collecting about 8, 000 discarded glass…...
Goodbye to concrete as we know it: welcome to living bricks that repair themselves
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (438+ words) Home - Energy - Goodbye to concrete as we know it: welcome to living bricks that repair themselves Imagine a house whose walls could quietly mend tiny cracks before you ever notice them. That idea just moved a little closer to reality…...