Winning the lottery would allow me to fulfill my dream of building a nine-story apartment building in an urban area. The building I have envisioned meets Passive House and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) requirements; is earthquake and tornado-resistant; and has a rooftop greenhouse. During Open House Chicago last year, held by the […]
Houston-based technology start up Orion Span is currently working on Aurora Station, a fully modular space station that will function as an exclusive hotel. Source: Luxury space hotel booking now for $9.5M per person
Images, maps and graphics explaining what happened when fire took hold of a Grenfell Tower, West London, killing at least 80 people. Source: London fire: A visual guide to what happened at Grenfell Tower – BBC News
How to protect your house from an EF-5 tornado–and why FEMA doesn’t recommend you even try. Source: Can You Tornado-Proof A Home? | Popular Science
Sunconomy and Apis-Cor team up to build the first 3D printed houses in the USA. These two homes will be given to a disabled veteran and to a prison ministry Source: 3D printed affordable house | Sunconomy
A few weeks ago, in a 3D Printing group on Linkedin, I asked if anyone was aware of an inhabited 3D printed house. A couple of the responses I received alluded to housing as a bad match for 3D printing. One person went so far as to challenge James Wolff, CEO of D-Shape Enterprises, LLC, […]
BetAbram is a Slovenian company that hopes to begin selling 3D house printers later this year for as low as between €12,000 and €16,000. Source: Buy a €12,000 3D House Printer, Print a House – 3D Printing Industry
The GSA has a lighthouse up for bidding. No bidders yet. The property has a $10,000 minimum and requires a $5,000 bid deposit. What would someone do with this? I went looking around the web for a video I saw about a lighthouse being renovated. I found a host of information, including information about the […]
I was watching one of several YouTube videos of a tornado in Rochelle, Illinois last month, when I thought I saw a tornado lose momentum as it tumbled over a metal grain silo. I was shocked and astounded to see such a thing. I tried to track down the person who recorded the footage to […]
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