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Home DIY - How to Build a Solar Water Heater!

by max on June 20th, 2009
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Do you happen to live in hot-summer country such as Arizona? Well, there’s a great guide on how to build your own solar water heater, filled with over 80+ pages of details on how to do this. Also, there’s a DIY Solar Water Heater guide you can buy, which might be well worth it since this isn’t exactly the safest DIY ever. ...

Solar DIY - How to Make a Solar Powered Roof Gutter Water Barrel!

by max on May 6th, 2009
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Here in California, it’s freakin’ sunny as hell during the summer and in the winter, it rains like a mothufooko. Anyways, I’ve been working on my friend’s lawn and they have no lawn sprinkler nor do they want to spend the money on it. Every summer, that lawn gets dried up like crazy and I’ve always thought there’s gotta be a good way to re-use the ...

Rain DIY - How to Filter Harvested Rain Water for Drinking with S ...

by max on March 10th, 2009
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Looking to recycle rain water as your drinking water? Well, it’s not a bad idea if you have a good filter and there’s a great guide that shows you how to filter harvested rain water for drinking with sand. I bet you could probably even do this with charcoal. Pollution, particles from the air, debris from the collection system (your gutters) are not things you want to fin ...

Underwater Turbine for Water Power from Oxford University!

by max on September 11th, 2008
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Engineers at Oxford University have come up with a new innovative concept for underwater turbines that use 60% less manufacturing and 40% less in maintenance costs. This type of new underwater generator involves the THAWT device. I believe these types of underwater turbines and ocean wind turbines combined will soon be everywhere in the ocean to generate over 90% of our electricity. ...

Yacht Plus by Norman Foster!

by max on July 25th, 2008
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Check out these new luxury boats called Yacht Plus by Norman Foster. It’s a modern piece of living and travel art that combines both interior design with travel mobility. The interior reminds me of an ocean-view luxury condo rather than a yacht. I can really imagine myself enjoying myself in this boat. Check out the specs: Designer: Foster & Partners Naval Architect: Rodri ...

Eco-Friendly and Green Water Powered Alarm Clock!

by max on July 10th, 2008
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Hey, here’s a cool water powered alarm clock. It makes sense since most alarm clocks will be at bedside, where little or no sun light is provided. The Bedol Water-Powered Clock, with its stylish circular design and bright attractive colors, makes it a fun, versatile and environmentally friendly product for everyday use. A dash of salt in the water is all that’s needed for ...

Household Essentials Hack - How to Refill a Disposable Brita Bran ...

by max on June 8th, 2008
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I am guilty of spending about $20 every month for a Brita water-filter but here’s a cool hack that shows you that all you gotta do is replace the carbon crap inside it. Why buy a replacement filter for $6 to $10 (or more) when you can refill your old filter cartridge housing for about 50 cents?! Refilling is quick, easy and economical. If you can refill a salt shaker, then you sh ...

DIY - How to Install a Rain Tank and Re-use Rain water!

by max on June 8th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Here’s a really simply way to re-use your rain gutter water for feeding your plants. Why didn’t I think of this before? Rain tanks collect and store rain water, and they’re a viable green alternative for lawn maintenance since landscaping represents a huge drain on water resources. Erin’s tank directs water from h ...

The $460 Lifesaver filters water ultra clean on your next Outdoor ...

by max on May 29th, 2008
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Here’s a really cool water filter device that could save your life the next time you are out in the wild. Although it costs $460 for one of these, it could definitely turn any yucky water into water you can drink in just under a minute. The unit uses replaceable filters, which can treat about 4000 liters of water – five and a half years of usage if you drank 2 liters every day. ...

Water Catcher Umbrella, Brilliant!

by max on May 27th, 2008
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Check out this water catcher umbrella concept. From the picture it seems like you can even plant the whole thing to grow some plants. Well, I think if they can further take their idea into using the water as stabilization for the umbrella itself or make it steam out during a hot day, that’d be somethin’. As you can see from the design there is a dip in the centre of the ...