Paper Soil Team Treasuries– “If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever. “– A. A. Milne Gifts for Nature Lovers– “Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.”– Albert Einstein ...
Reuse is a fallacy Before running too far ahead, let’s go back to what the actual goal of reuse was: getting done faster. That’s it. It’s a fine goal to have. And here’s how reuse fits in to the picture: If we were to write all the code of a system, we’d write a ce...
Raven is not just a recycle center; we also educate people about recycling as well, through tours, presentations and a monthly newsletter. One of the most common questions we are asked about is the transport issue. Being so far north, we have to ship all our recycling down south. They ...
Water scarcity is one of the most important climatic threats in recent times. In Chile, the north and north-central areas, with predominantly arid or semi-arid climates, have been strongly affected by the low availability of water, as well as by overexpl
Cafés were found in many old buildings in the city center. If the ground floors of these buildings were always intended for commercial use, they were excluded. However, shops in industrial buildings in older, mixed-use residential areas near the city center were included, as their original pur...
representing a doubling of energy use during the post-restoration phase. This is attributed to the building’s conversion into a hotel and the use of mechanical systems. Future research is required to develop strategies to reduce the energy consumption, carbon emissions, and discomfort hours while ...
the membranes initially pretreated with 30 % isopropanol solution were further activated by pushing a 2 % crude (without any surfactant) oil-in-water mixture, homogenized by rigorous mixing with magnetic stirrer, through the membrane pores continuously for two hours followed by cleaning the membrane ...
The transport pipeline will connect the production plant to the distribution plant, which will be built near the center of the municipality. The temperature at the outlet of the primary exchanger on the side of the supply pipe is fixed at 90 °C, with a return temperature of 50 °C. Since...