It’s getting to that time of year when everyone is thinking of getting away. But this collection of the most lavish islands for sale and for rent from around the world are probably just a tiny bit on the expensive side for some of our holiday budgets.
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Disney’s up house recreated in real life.
Posted: March 7th, 2011Engineers have proven that even the most fantastical animated achievements can too happen in real life as the famous flying house from Disney/Pixar’s Oscar-winning film “Up” has been recreated for an upcoming television show. Read the rest of this post »
Building homes from reclaimed stuff
Posted: November 25th, 2010Dan Phillips is a designer and builder in Huntsville, Texas. In 1998, he and his wife, Marsha, started The Phoenix Commotion, a construction company that builds affordable houses from reclaimed and recycled materials. Their mission is to divert landfill waste while creating sustainable housing for single mothers, artists, and families with low incomes. The Phoenix Commotion keeps labor costs low while reclaiming human potential. They use an apprentice program to teach sustainable building skills to individuals that volunteer or intern on the Phoenix Commotion Crew.
Irish homes from outer space
Posted: November 15th, 2010We’ve posted this incredible image on our Facebook page showing a night pass of Ireland from the International Space station, taken Sunday night by one of the astronauts. Read the rest of this post »
World cup 2010 goodies and links!
Posted: June 10th, 2010
The 2010 Football World Cup is coming up literally in a couple of hours, and you would be hard pushed to avoid some of the buzz happening around the World Cup at the minute. We are as excited as you guys are, and are frantically getting our football rattles and whistles ready!
As a bit of a resource post, we decided to take a look around the web for some of the best links out there relating to the World cup.
Dan Phillips is a designer and builder in Huntsville, Texas. In 1998, he and his wife, Marsha, started The Phoenix Commotion, a construction company that builds affordable houses from reclaimed and recycled materials. Their mission is to divert landfill waste while creating sustainable housing for single mothers, artists, and families with low incomes. The Phoenix Commotion keeps labor costs low while reclaiming human potential. They use an apprentice program to teach sustainable building skills to individuals that volunteer or intern on the Phoenix Commotion Crew.