25 02 09 • 23:41 1
the belgian goverenment opened the world’s first zero emissions research station last sunday. the entire project is self-sufficient- wind turbines and solar panels provide electricity and solar thermal melts snow for water.
from ::treehugger.
official website.
Filed under: architecture, design, green , john carpenter's the thing
18 02 09 • 23:35 0
a typical crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells is expensive to produce- despite many advancements in the last few years, dealing with silicon is expensive and the payback time can be 14 – 20 years. so there’s been a lot of interest in recent years in creating better silicon systems, like thin film or solar tubes.
plextronics has created a complete alternative to silicon altogether- photovoltaic ink. instead of growing complex silicon crystals, pv cells are just printed on the mounting surface. not only is this process much cheaper, but pv ink is significantly lighter and more flexible than a conventional photovoltaic system. so while the range of printable surfaces are limited at this point, the possibilities of printable pv are pretty large- architectural glass, metal, even cloth seem like they could be incorporated in the future.
pv ink not just has the possibility to be a cheaper alternative to silicon pv, but it also has the potential of being incorporated into a vast array of architectural schemes and strategies- enhancing the architecture instead of shackling it to a bulky, rigid silicon panel.
Technorati Tags: pv ink, solar, sustainable
Filed under: green, solar , plextronics, pv, pv ink, silicon, solar
17 02 09 • 22:02 0
there are several MEL scripting handbooks out there, so why would you buy a book by nick pisca when you probably already have one?
because he knows scripting, he knows architecture, and he knows how to explain both.
consider this:
1) nick first taught a MEL scripting class at sciarc… while he was a student.
2) nick works at gehry technologies, so you know he’s no slouch.
3) he’s a great guy, he drives a bio-diesel rig, and he’s pretty hard to publish a book on your own.
buy YSYT here.
Filed under: scripts , maya scripting, MEL, mel scripting, mel scripting manual, nick pisca
16 02 09 • 19:47 2
TOSD just updated it’s look- we’re now using grid focus by derek punsalan. we’re still on wordpress so you can expect the same functionality, but you’ll notice that a lot of the features are now much easier to use.
like the change? leave a comment- let us know what you think.
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