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The OPod Tube House, by James Law Cybertecture, is a micro house made from concrete water piping that measures just 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in diameter. Its snug interior features an apartment-style layout suitable for one or two people.

Biomatrix Floating Islands are now available in Canada. Superior construction make these award winning Floating Ecosystems the Best on the market!

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How to Correct Freshwater Plant Nutrient Deficiencies? Diagnose the Problem The key to eliminating a deficiency is by finding the culprit. Using the guide above it is your job to diagnose and identify what deficiency you are experiencing in your planted tank. Experiencing stunted growth and misshapen leaves? Probably a calcium deficiency. Experiencing an …

Don't let memories of "Waterworld" deter you from checking out these innovative marine dwellings.

Completed for the 2014 Patri Fellowship in Urban Design by Andrea Haynes. To download a copy set up for booklet printing please follow this link: https://www.spur.org/events/2014-09-09/building-san-franciscos-floating-wetlands

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Las chinampas de la Ciudad de México fueron oficialmente reconocidas como Sistema Importante del Patrimonio Agrícola Mundial (SIPAM), este lunes por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO). El sistema agrícola chinampero se une a los 36 sitios declarados como SIPAM en el mundo, que proporcionan alimentos a cerca de …

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With water retention landscapes, it is possible to provide enough freshwater for animals, plants and humans beings in every region of the world. Water is the key to a stable climate. A natural built reservoir that allows water to seep into the ground has a balancing effect on the climate. There is no life without water.…

(FourStingFarm) When Cortez discovered the Aztec Empire in the year 1519, he found 200,000 people living on an island in the middle of a lake. Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City, was the biggest and best-fed city in the world, and this fortress city was completely surrounded by water. To feed their enormous population, the Aztecs ingeniously built chinampas, or floating gardens, to convert the marshy wetlands of Lake Texcoco into arable farmland. These floating gardens were a masterpiece of…

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Here's the flowering of a green imagination. Collect floating soda bottles flushed down storm drains. Bind them together in big sacks, then build floating islands on top of them. On these islands plant spartina grass, black needlerush, and marsh hibiscus. Like magic, you've morphed garbage into floating wetlands that can be anchored along a city dock to absorb pollution, beautify the shoreline and provide a habitat for fish. This is not just a creative idea. It has become reality on the…

Growing vegetables in containers is easy! Here's a list of 16 vegetables that grow in containers. Grow them in your yard, balcony, or near your windowsill!