Samantha Roesemann

Construction || Natural Building

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What the Future

The Ocean Cleanup project is way ahead of schedule.

Ahead of schedule, and not a moment too soon. #OceanCleanup believes this device will be up and running by the end of 2018! 

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A recent adventure to Hobbitenango! An eco-resort and restaurant inspired by the J.R. Tolkien novels, in the mountains above Antigua, Guatemala.  Speaking with the two founders of this magical retreat, they utilized a combination of natural building techniques and ingenuity to highlight the ‘hobbit home’ inspired blossoming resort.  Most of the structures and homes for rent were built with eco-blocks, taking discarded plastic bottles, ramming them with trash and debris. These blocks form the walls, supported by wire mesh, waterproofing fabric, and a mixture of sand, clay, and lime for the stucco.  The homes are built into the hillside, joining the roofing and landscape with green roofs throughout the grounds. All their power comes from a wind turbine and solar panels for the restaurant and resort. A cistern diverts rain water into a pool, to be dispersed throughout the grounds for gardening and plumbing use.

In the spirit of sustainability, the founders also began a non-profit for local children, where the public education system in the area ends at age 12. They provide scholarships to students to complete their high school degree. Every student that completes this program is offered a place of employment at Hobbitenango. 

At Hobitenango, social responsibility, ecological awareness, and natural building, and stunning natural landscapes combine in the name of whimsy to create a truly magical place. 

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Spring has SPRUNG in New York! Here are some spring onions from a #paella party I hosted last week. The unused roots have grown over 6" in WATER ONLY in the past week. So simple to grow some of your own food, even if a green garden seems like a distant dream. 🌱#foodisfree #spring #growyourgreens

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What Would It Take To Power The United States With Solar Energy?

We calculated the land area needed to supply the entire United States with solar power. Written and Produced by Gabriel Reilich Graphics by Jake Infusino Mus...

It would only take .06% of the land in the USA to provide all of our energy needs from solar power. 

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This is the City of New York’s fourth report analyzing data collected from Local Law 84 of 2009 and its first report analyzing data from Local Law 87 of 2009. This report focuses on 2013 energy and water usage reported in 2014. Both laws are part of the City’s Greener, Greater Buildings Plan, designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from New York City’s largest buildings.

This is the first report of it’s kind, showing the energy and water use report in New York City’s largest buildings. How can YOU help reduct NYC’s energy use?

Improve heating efficiency: refurbishing and replacing steam heating systems can yield deep energy savings.

Reduce energy loss from ACs: Leaks from window and wall air-conditioning units—roughly equivalent to punching a six-square-inch hole in your wall—are costing building owners up to $180 million every year.

Update lighting: Roughly 40% of multifamily buildings and 25% of offices are lit by older, inefficient and poorly controlled systems.

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Plastic Concrete: Building Bricks Made From Landfill Waste

Recent RPI Masters of Architecture graduate Henry Miller has devised a way to reuse waste plastic as an aggregate in cement, circumventing the energy-intensive process of plastic recycling. By grinding up landfill-bound plastic and mixing it with portland

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(Mani)ual labor 💅 #goinuponatuesday #alltheshingleladies

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(Re)florece fantasía: one's fantasy blossoming again; a recycled community art shelter💚 Come visit and collaborate with me at #gratitudemigration this weekend!

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Find me at Gratitude Migration next week! #gratitudemigration #recycle #recycledart #communityart

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the amethyst hotel by NL architects features exposed crystalline forms

dutch practice NL architects has developed 'amethyst hotel', a design that takes its form from that of a precious gemstone.

Contemporary building mimicking natural forms, this proposed Amethyst Hotel aims to mirror the soothing qualities of gemstones on a large, super human scale. 

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Solar Impulse - New York flyover

Spot Solar Impulse 2 over New York and share your pictures with #futureisclean

100% solar powered airplane to fly over New York City tonight! 

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This New Neighborhood Will Grow Its Own Food, Power Itself, And Handle Its Own Waste

ReGen Village, outside of Amsterdam, doesn't need a grid or food systems. It's a model for a future, fully closed-loop settlement.

RenGen has got the right idea.

"We anticipate literally tons of abundant organic food every year—from vegetables, fruit, nuts, legumes, fish, eggs, chicken, small animal dairy and protein—that can continually grow and yield in the vertical garden systems all year long as supplement to the seasonal gardens and farming adjacent”

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Closed a doorway to create a separation for a new chicken coop, and decorated this new location with a 5′ tall cob sculpture the Amazigh, indigenous people of northern African.

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Hand sculpted the exterior of this cob building, including natural forest detailing. This sculpture serves a dual function of incorporating natural tree limbs and posts to support the roof. The strength of a cob wall and beauty of cob detailing shown in this organic high relief sculpture. 

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How to work as a team and make a cob batch in hyperspeed!

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If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.

Gaston Bachelard

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NYSID presents James Russell, president of NYC Department of Design and Construction, as he presents a lecture on Sustainability and Resiliency in NYC Public Buildings. The Brownsville Fire Station design above utilizes geothermal and solar heating and cooling, solar power, day lighting of interior spaces, natural ventilation and rainwater collection.