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Political economy: Poly-centricity
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Political economy: Poly-centricity

For over 40 years Elinor Ostrom studied how rural communities in different places in the world…
The strive for survival and well-being
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The strive for survival and well-being

Having identified that the sense of ‘being-here’ and the sense of ‘being-there’ are merging, the…
YUTPA analysis Smart Grid
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YUTPA analysis Smart Grid

Currently smart grid technology is developed worldwide. Boulder Colorado, for example, the first…
Introduction
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Introduction

Presence is a word that appears in many social, political, religious and economic contexts and…
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balance-scale1
MAIN ADVANTAGES of SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY
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MAIN ADVANTAGES of SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY

The main advantages to using solar thermal energy respecting life’s general principles are many.
Day 3 (Wednesday 20, March 2013)
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Day 3 (Wednesday 20, March 2013)

Today was completely devoted to the first early drafts of what the design of the Faculty of…
Incentives for Recycling
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Incentives for Recycling
Sustainable energy options
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Sustainable energy options
Of Community Gardens and Conscience
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Of Community Gardens and Conscience

For us to completely understand the cyclical concept of Food and Waste, we believe in the concept…
Of Waste Recycling: Immediate rewards as a solution
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Of Waste Recycling: Immediate rewards as a solution

Rethinking Recycling in a way such that it always appeals to the masses. Where positive motivation…
Of Nature and New construction materials
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Of Nature and New construction materials

Plastics. Metals and Glassware often dumped in trash, can often be processed to be excellent…
Of Recycling and Reactors
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Of Recycling and Reactors

From Deloreans to Biomass Creation. Recycling taken to another scale with the Energy creation…
Of Composting and Creating Gardens
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Of Composting and Creating Gardens

What is often dumped without a second thought may veritably be the starting point for something…
Recycling Waste for fuelling Biomass Reactors
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Recycling Waste for fuelling Biomass Reactors

Our very own stationary 'Delorean'. A means of energy to the building and ensuring that the…
Group presentation report
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Group presentation report

This article summarizes the presentation of the Water group as given on Wednesday, 20th of March.
Day 2: Of Buzzing Bees and Brainstorms
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Day 2: Of Buzzing Bees and Brainstorms

The Lecture on Biomimicry by Dr. Videler. Learning about Being-Here. Brainstorming. The Group-Work…
Energy storage
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Energy storage

First Ideas
Day 5 (Friday, March 2013)
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Day 5 (Friday, March 2013)

The final presentation. The end.
Day 4 (Thursday 21, March 2013)
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Day 4 (Thursday 21, March 2013)

On the fourth day of this Athens course, we succeded in designing the water system and started to…
Draining groundwater
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Draining groundwater

Groundwater is a hidden resource for our system. If we make a smart use of the basements of the…
Availability of Rainwater
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Availability of Rainwater

Rainwater is a local resource we should harness to provide potable water in our building. But it is…
How much water do we need ?
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How much water do we need ?

To begin at the begining, we need to know how much water we need to collect to match the daily…
Day 3 (Wednesday 20, March 2013)
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Day 3 (Wednesday 20, March 2013)

Today was completely devoted to the first early drafts of what the design of the Faculty of…