HIBISCUS

10/03/2024

Awesome!

10/03/2024

07/02/2021

Are there any homes in Haiti made of raw earth bricks? There are many benefits to this. They regulate indoor temperature, have great insulating value, naturally non-combustible. It also has a great environmental benefit: Concrete construction around the world accounts for about 8% of the carbon dioxide emissions.

Construction is booming in Dakar, where unfinished apartment blocks tower over most streets, their exposed concrete bricks a dull uniform grey.

03/28/2021

A simple gesture that can go a long way...

We’ve spent the last decade building a search engine called Ecosia. Here's how it works.

02/28/2021

when there is a will, there is a way

Since the 1970's Majuli islander Jadav Payeng has been planting trees in order to save his island. To date he has single handedly planted a forest larger tha...

01/12/2020

Remembering the earthquake in Haiti 10 years ago!

10/21/2019

It's about time we fully develop this material as an alternative to concrete block.

Last May, the Los Angeles-based MILLIØNS conducted a weeklong workshop for Space Saloon where they explored the potential of hempcrete construction.

10/14/2019

What a greener Haiti could look like. With serious deforestation, it could look like this again.

09/26/2019

this!

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How can we combine the hard skills of design and the soft skills of...