sustainapedia http://www.sustainapedia.com living better in a better world Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:51:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 48436367 Copyright © sustainapedia 2012 tim@treadinglightly.co.uk (sustainapedia) tim@treadinglightly.co.uk (sustainapedia) http://www.sustainapedia.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg sustainapedia http://www.sustainapedia.com 144 144 living better in a better world sustainapedia sustainapedia tim@treadinglightly.co.uk no no Grid-supportive buildings boost renewables integration http://www.sustainapedia.com/grid-supportive-buildings-boost-renewables-integration/ Mon, 18 Apr 2016 06:00:18 +0000 http://www.sustainapedia.com/?p=3941 When total building performance conforms to targeted load management goals, the building is called grid-supportive, and this is how building mass and technical storage help to smooth out the fluctuations from renewable energy. […]

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]]> 3941 How to communicate climate change http://www.sustainapedia.com/communicate-climate-change/ Thu, 14 Apr 2016 06:00:11 +0000 http://www.sustainapedia.com/?p=3935 In a new survey of Australian residents researchers found that messages that focus on the local impacts of climate change are among the most effective at reaching people who are generally dismissive of […]

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]]> 3935 Clean and Green Schools in Tamil Nadu http://www.sustainapedia.com/clean-green-schools/ Wed, 13 Apr 2016 06:10:31 +0000 http://www.sustainapedia.com/?p=3923 It’s always a joy to report on grassroots initiatives. We have featured the work of schoolteacher Kaliraj Kauruppasamyin Tamil Nadu on sustainapedia: http://www.sustainapedia.com/kaliraj-kauruppasamy-tamil-nadu/ Clean and Green Schools Movement Mr.  Kauruppasamy’s profession is training […]

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]]> 3923 Ecological Leftovers: food for a finite planet http://www.sustainapedia.com/ecological-leftovers-food-finite-planet/ Tue, 05 Apr 2016 06:00:44 +0000 http://www.sustainapedia.com/?p=3913 It is well known that the production of livestock-based diets comes with a very large ecological footprint (livestock emits approximately 14.5% of all man-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions)¹. Swedish researchers have been looking […]

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]]> 3913 Cool pavements are really cool http://www.sustainapedia.com/cool-pavements-really-cool/ Mon, 04 Apr 2016 06:00:03 +0000 http://www.sustainapedia.com/?p=3907 Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects, where towns and cities are warmer than surrounding rural areas, have been reviewed in new research into cool pavements, which has found that reflective pavements can reduce temperatures […]

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]]> 3907 The City Drowns: ebook from SEC India http://www.sustainapedia.com/city-drowns-ebook-sec-india/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 06:00:03 +0000 http://www.sustainapedia.com/?p=3898 The Society for Envirnmental Communications (SEC) new ebook “Our lakes and ponds, once the sponges of urban India, have been eaten away by real estate developers — unfortunately, it seems land is what […]

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]]> 3898 Electricity from living plants http://www.sustainapedia.com/electricity-living-plants/ Thu, 31 Mar 2016 06:00:39 +0000 http://www.sustainapedia.com/?p=3795 Plant-e Plant-e is a young Dutch company that focuses on creating products that generate electricity from living plants. This super innovative way of power production is not only environmentally responsible, it is also of […]

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]]> 3795 NASA global climate change images show earth’s changing landscape http://www.sustainapedia.com/nasa-global-climate-change-images-show-earths-changing-landscape/ Wed, 30 Mar 2016 06:00:20 +0000 http://www.sustainapedia.com/?p=3816 Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet NASA’s Global Climate Change website provides evidence of a changing planet.  Among the multiplicity of articles, graphics and multimedia is a series of revealing before-and-after pictures.  Begun […]

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]]> 3816 Climate change and transport: effects of sea-level rise on an English railway line http://www.sustainapedia.com/climate-change-transport-effects-sea-level-rise-english-railway-line/ Tue, 29 Mar 2016 07:48:57 +0000 http://www.sustainapedia.com/?p=3872 Consequences of Climate Change Climate change will have major consequences for transport networks, especially those located on coastlines. A study by Leeds University assessed the impact of projected sea level rise on a vulnerable […]

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]]> 3872 White Coal briquetting machines available in India http://www.sustainapedia.com/white-coal-briquette-machines-available-india/ Fri, 18 Mar 2016 06:44:07 +0000 http://www.sustainapedia.com/?p=3869 Our story about white coal has stimulated a lot of interest. In this post I list some of the providers of briquetting machines which I hope will be of interest to readers and […]

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