The Sklenik;
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A suspended greenhouse lamp from Czech designer Kristyna Pojerova, it's a great idea but a bit pricy coming in at around $1,900.00. Perhaps you can make your own out of found materials.
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Make More Buy Less;
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WindowFarms is a vertical farming system that allows year-round production of a variety of vegetables. WindowFarms is a hydroponic based system that uses natural light as well as your homes own climate controlled living space.
Windowfarms provide a locally grown, low impact, organic product that not only changes the way you eat but also minimizes your impact on the environment.
" Plants grow faster than they would in soil and urban locavores can raise anything from cilantro to collards, reducing the farm-to-table journey to the distance between window kit and kitchen table" -Edible Brooklyn
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A thermostat that learns you and your families habits, saving energy and money with a newly developed smart system. 10% of all the U.S. energy is controlled by thermostats. That's the equivalent of 1.7 billion barrels of oil per year.
A properly programmed thermostat can cut 20% off your heating and cooling bill, according to the EPA. But we don't really remember to properly program, or even change our thermostats daily. Nest learns when you turn it up, down, on or off and it mimics these behaviors, saving you money and energy. Nest shows you how much energy you are using, how long it will take to warm up or cool down your home, Nest also allows you to change the temperature directly from your smart phone or laptop.
WindowFarms;
WindowFarms is a vertical farming system that allows year-round production of a variety of vegetables. WindowFarms is a hydroponic based system that uses natural light as well as your homes own climate controlled living space.
Windowfarms provide a locally grown, low impact, organic product that not only changes the way you eat but also minimizes your impact on the environment.
" Plants grow faster than they would in soil and urban locavores can raise anything from cilantro to collards, reducing the farm-to-table journey to the distance between window kit and kitchen table" -Edible Brooklyn
Build your own here;
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The 'Nest' Thermostat;
A thermostat that learns you and your families habits, saving energy and money with a newly developed smart system. 10% of all the U.S. energy is controlled by thermostats. That's the equivalent of 1.7 billion barrels of oil per year.
A properly programmed thermostat can cut 20% off your heating and cooling bill, according to the EPA. But we don't really remember to properly program, or even change our thermostats daily. Nest learns when you turn it up, down, on or off and it mimics these behaviors, saving you money and energy. Nest shows you how much energy you are using, how long it will take to warm up or cool down your home, Nest also allows you to change the temperature directly from your smart phone or laptop.
