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Before you start keeping bees, it’s helpful to understand the basic components that make up a beehive. Some hives have slanted roofs like houses while others look like a set of dresser drawers. In part two we will discuss the types of beehives, but for now, we will go over the parts of the hive and how they work. The Parts of a Beehive There are many different parts to a beehive, and they each serve a specific purpose. If you’re going to harvest honey, it’s important that you understand ho

Just north and west of Seoul, South Korea, a company called Foster and Partners has won the right to develop a green master plan community on the islands of KangHwa and OnJin-gun. The sustainable master plan is supposed to be an extension of the Incheon Free Economic Zone. One of the islands, KangHwa, will be used as a developmental center creating solar panels and wind turbines. The buildings in this center will use biomass energy, hydrogen fuel cells and even have hydroponic roofs. The oth

Too small? Larger original in New York Times Felicity Barringer writes about white roofs in the New York Times. She picks up on one of my favourite themes, that it is old-school and low-tech: Unlike high-technology solutions to reducing energy use, like light-emitting diodes in lamp fixtures, white roofs have a long and humble history. Houses in hot climates have been whitewashed for centuries. But then she picks up the canard about white roofs not being a good thi... Read the full st

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