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Lime Plaster | Often, the irregularities of walls do not allow the establishment of paint or wallpaper. Moreover, lime is a natural product, environmentally... | |
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Solar Lanterns | Do you know solar lanterns? In Costa Rica, night falls at 17:30. Some lodges located in the heart of nature are sometimes so isolated that they... | |
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Calabash lampshade | How to temper a light source using local and natural materials (in the region where it makes sense...!), cheap, and creating local employement?... | |
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Charging area | When we get electricity from solar pannels, the battery management can somtimes be a really hard thing. To solve this problem, in the Campement... | |
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Used batteries carried away by the traveler | Batteries, a real danger Did you know that, in France, only 32% of the sold batteries are recycled? And yet, it is a very polluting waste as... | |
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Trombe wall for passive solar heating | Learn more about this HopSolution by watching the video above. | |
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Biodigester | What is a Biodigestion system? A biodigester transforms organic waste (kitchen or garden, for example) into soil conditioner on one side and... | |
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Windows / Walls out of recycled bottles | Learn more about this HopSolution by watching the video above with Black Sheep Inn Ecolodge in Ecuador. | |
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Condensing boiler | The condensing boiler can reduce gas consumption up to 35%. Carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides from combustion of natural gas, fuel oil or propane,... | |
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LED Lighting | Prefer LED lighting! LED bulbs are 5 times more expensive than low-energy light bulbs. However, they last 4 times longer: a LEF bulb will last ... | |
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Pellet stove | How to heat rooms of 20, 50, 100 or 200 square meters in an energy efficient way? The pellet stove is an excellent alternative to electric ... | |
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Sheep's wool insulation | Some notions Sheep's wool is used both : for thermal insulation than soundproofing. for attics insulation, creepings, floorings, ceilings,... | |
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Tubular daylighting device | You may have seen these bottles that pierce the ceiling to bring light, especially in slums, without spending a fortune on window? Vous avez... | |
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Hemp insulation | Some notions Hemp has been used by humans for thousands of years. Its cultivation requires no pesticides or insecticides and even cleans the ... | |
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Fermacell Boards | Some notions Les plaques de Fermacell boards are composed of 80% gypsum (sedimentary rock component of plaster) reinforced with cellulose f... | |
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Solar water heater | Are you lucky enough to be in a very sunny area? Take advantage of solar energy to heat up your water! Very basic "do it yourself" technique: ... | |
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Solar Water Bottle Bulbs | Solar Bottle: a plastic bottle that replaces a 55 watt bulb Harvey shares with us an ingenious idea that he has found on the Internet and that... | |
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Compost Water Heater | Such a great idea! Forget about costly solar panels that make you dependent on sunlight, and opt for a water heater system using the natural ... | |
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Canadian geothermal well | The Canadian Geothermal Well uses the concept of thermal inertia to provide heat and cooling to a building. Thermal inertia refers to the ability... | |
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Solar panels | The installation of solar panels on the roof of the hotel Lecoq-Gadby allows for: The production of photovoltaic energy: 2400kwh/year The... | |