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Archive for November 19th, 2007

The Hexayurt Project

The Hexayurt Project is looking to house more people more efficiently. This simple housing design maybe able to help the world’s poor.
The Hexayurt is a prize-winning shelter you can build yourself for about $200 (cache). Suitable raw materials include common building materials (insulation boards,) hexacomb cardboard and plastic. You cut six 4′ x 8′ panels [...]

November 19th, 2007
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Designing for a Bike Friendly City

I ride my bicycle everyday and I hope you do too! Bikes are great, so whenever bicycle riding culture is encouraged by governments I like to post about it.
Here’s a neat video on how the city of Berkley in California calmed car traffic and made their city more friendly to cyclists and pedestrians:

November 19th, 2007
Topic: Transportation Tags: