Posts Tagged ‘reuse’
Garage Trail Sale 2011
Posted in Events, Movements by Kate Archdeacon on March 31st, 2011
What if all the garage sales in your area were held on the same day? You could plan your route and visit heaps of different sales easily – maybe even with a bike and a trailer.
The Garage Sale Trail is about sustainability, community and fun. By getting people together to turn their old stuff into someone else’s new stuff, the day not only proves that second hand items can still have value, it keeps rubbish off the street, removes clutter from cupboards, stops a bunch of new things being brought into the world (along with the environmental impact that creates) and gives everyone good reason to meet the neighbours and have a good natter at the same time.
The Garage Sale Trail is on Sunday April 10 all around Australia – check out the map to see sales in your area or add your own. The site also has a free app to let you navigate easily on the day using your phone.
http://www.garagesaletrail.com.au/
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“Green Demolition”: Localised Redistribution of Materials
Posted in Models by Kate Archdeacon on March 21st, 2011
Source: Change Observer
From D-Build: A sustainable model for the second life of buildings by Maria Popova:
Materials science has been one of the fastest-growing frontiers of innovation, particularly in the realm of sustainable design. Yet there seems to be an odd disconnect between our desire to reinvent tomorrow’s materials and our failure to intelligently address the life-cycle of today’s. This is precisely what Syracuse-based project D-Build is trying to change through a new model for materials reuse and upcycling in building deconstruction, using principles of design thinking to change the afterlife of architecture. An alternative to both traditional demolition, which can be costly and dangerous, and traditional deconstruction, which is time-consuming and requires a large workforce, D-Build uses a hybrid process called “green demolition.” A building is cut into pieces of manageable size and processed on the ground by a tight, efficient local crew. The site then serves as a hub for connecting buildings, people and businesses, offering a peer-to-peer marketplace for users to exchange materials salvaged from deconstructed buildings and sell industrial design products made with these upcycled materials.
This time-lapse footage captures D-Build’s fascinating, nearly ant-like deconstruction process.
Read the full article by Maria Popova on Change Observer.
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Urban Design Strategies: Subway Car Studios
Posted in Models by Kate Archdeacon on August 11th, 2009
Source: CLEAR Village
Village Underground is one of the more mysterious sights of London: a set of disused Tube carriages perched on top of a disused viaduct in the heart of the East End. Auro Foxcroft, now 30, came up with the idea after struggling to find affordable studio space. After a flash of inspiration whilst on a train, he called London Underground, who agreed to sell him 4 carriages heading for the scrap yard. The carriages cost around £200 each, although the entire procedure, which included negotiating planning permission and hiring huge cranes to winch the carriages into position, cost £25,000. They’re now rented out on a not-for-profit basis, costing around £30 for a five metre area. As well as recycling the carriages themselves, eco-friendly paints and sustainable timber were used throughout. Green power is also employed. Inhabitat recently revealed that Berlin, Lisbon and Toronto may soon host the concept in their own cities.
Article by cate @ CLEAR Village
Announcing the Sustainable Cities Round Table – Waste Not Want Not, Melbourne, Australia
Posted in Events by fedwards on September 8th, 2008
This Sustainable Cities Round Table will examine the concept of waste – wasted resources, the reuse of waste, the revaluing of waste, waste campaigns and how redesign and absorption within a closed system can transform waste into a resource to create more sustainable cities. The evening will feature a series of short presentations, musical interludes, networking opportunities and more!
When: 6:30 – 8:30pm, Wednesday 24 September
Where: Carrillo Gantner theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, the University of Melbourne, Swanston St
Contact: RSVP ESSENTIAL to rsvp@sustainablemelbourne.com by 19 September
Confirmed speakers so far include:
Richard Thomas, Wormlovers – An Australian Vermiculture enterprise
Edward Meysztowicz, Branin – From bakery waste into resource
Amelia de Bie, I op therefore I am – Shopping your way to sustainability
Penny Algar, Artist – Artists working with recycled or found materials
Darlene Gaylor, Envirogrind Recycling – Bringing waste to a grinding halt
Jeff Moon, Phoenix Fridge project – A community approach to recycling
Wendy Jones, Keep Australia Beautiful – Tidying our towns and championing waste heroes!
The Sustainable Cities Round Tables are a regular series of events that showcase local environmental initiatives and encourage networking for people working in urban sustainability issues across the government, academic, industry and community sectors. To view footage of previous events visit www.sustainablemelbourne.com and click on “Sustainable Cities Round Tables†at the top of the screen.
Please forward this invitation to others who may be interested in attending.
Best,
Ferne
Ferne Edwards
Sustainable Cities Research Officer, Victorian Eco-Innovation Laboratory (VEIL)
Email: fedwards@unimelb.edu.au Phone: (03) 8344 9268