water saving systems
July 31, 2012
Most of us use far more water at home than we realize. Here are some good home water conservation tips from Patty Kim, of National Geographic’s […]
September 26, 2010
On a visit to South Africa, I walked into some Nigerian street hawkers in Johannesburg. One of them, noticing I was just visiting, commented, “Do you […]
September 6, 2010
What is Solar Water Heating? Solar hot water refers to the use of the sun’s energy to heat water for household and industrial use. Solar water […]
August 5, 2010
India’s largest wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy is in talks with British officials to invest $1.57 billion to build a wind turbine manufacturing facility. While the […]
August 4, 2010
How can we live lightly on the Earth and save money at the same time? Staff members at the Worldwatch Institute, a global environmental organization, share […]
July 23, 2010
According to the World Health Organization, 1.2 billion people – or almost 1 out of 5 people in the world – are without access to safe […]
July 15, 2010
For most homes in the temperate parts of the world, roof insulation is very important in many ways. Your house will be warmer in cold weather […]
July 15, 2010
Green roof design is being incorporated into more and more modern buildings. However, even an old roof can be modified into a green roof, watch the […]
July 1, 2010
A lot of concept houses come across our desk here at Inhabitat, but we were really impressed with this design for eco-housing in Ghana. Designed by […]
June 4, 2010
South Africa tournament’s emissions to be eight times amount in Germany the last time around Africa’s first football World Cup will generate 2.75m tonnes of carbon […]
May 20, 2010
The causes of water scarcity are varied. Some are natural and others are as a result of human activity. The current debate sites the causes as […]
May 19, 2010
Aboveground Solar Still Above-ground solar still You can use stills (aboveground and belowground) in various areas of the world. They draw moisture from the ground and […]
May 14, 2010
Two years ago, you could probably count the number of developments that used the term ‘eco estate’ in South Africa on one hand. During the research […]
April 27, 2010
Water Rhapsody’s Garden Rhapsody grey water irrigation system is a very popular water conservation product. Restrictions on watering gardens do not have much effect on homeowners […]
March 26, 2010
Green Ideas for Environmentally Friendly Hotels Why is water conservation important? Because water isn’t as abundant a resource as we think it is. Of all the […]
March 19, 2010
What is your country’s ‘water footprint’? The ‘water footprint’ of a country is defined as the volume of water needed for the production of goods and […]