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A scrapbook on houses with a greenish tint. More information in the introduction post. This is all @Z303 fault.

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The UK Is a Hot Country. It’s Time to Build Like It

The UK's houses are still designed to retain heat. In an age of global warming, that needs to change.

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Mui Board enables smart home control from a plank of wood via Dezeen

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via https://www.fastcompany.com/90687369/this-ingenious-wall-could-harness-enough-wind-power-to-cover-your-electric-bill

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How Normie Minimalism and Farmhouse Chic Took Over Contemporary Design

An aesthetic of minimalism in architecture and interior design has been sold to consumers of high design for decades now in the pages of Dwell and the endlessly scrollable interfaces of websites like designboom and ArchDaily.

via Hacker News

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Jendretzki Design envisions an eco retreat for NYC's Rat Island

New York-based Jendretzki Design has proposed building an off-grid eco resort on NYC's remote Rat Island. Check out the designs for these sustainable cabins.

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Meteo Adds Three Functional Adaptations to Its Umbrella Base - Design Milk

If you plan on spending lots of time outdoors in the shade this summer, you're going to want to have a look at the ingenuity of Meteo's umbrellas.

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Art Deco Britain by Elain Harwood

The book begins with an overview of the international Art Deco style, and how this influenced building design in Britain. The buildings covered include houses and flats; churches and public buildings; offices; shops, showrooms and cafes; hotels and public houses; cinemas, theatres and concert halls; sports buildings; industrial premises and transport buildings.

The book covers some of the best-loved and some lesser-known buildings around the UK, such as the Midland Hotel in Morecambe, Eltham Palace, Broadcasting House and the Carreras Cigarette Factory in London, Finella in Cambridge, St Christopher’s Church in Liverpool and Tindale Lido in Plymouth.

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The Smart Enough City

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Stunning ‘beach shack’ on remote Australian beach is 100% self-sufficient

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David Heinemeier Hansson talk on air quality via Hacker News

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Brilliant's Two Switch Control Is King of the Smart Home

This ingenious smart home hub and light switch does the most important things right, but it still has a little way to go.

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via eliistender10

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NASA’S Guide to Air Filtering Houseplants

NASA'S Guide to Air-Filtering Houseplants The majority of people spend most of their days indoors, whether its at home or a work environment. In either case it is important to keep air quality to a high

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Humble Book Bundle: Smart Homes, Smart Cities

Pay what you want for awesome ebooks and support charity!

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The (Connected) House of Horrors by  Terence Eden

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Join host Grant Imahara examines the home of the future

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Floor plan light switch