Lifestyle

Is a smart home practical in 2018?

June 15, 2018

IoT | Big Data | Sensors, Smart Home, Topics

When we say “Smart Home,” your mind probably starts working a mile-a-minute. You probably imagine a Jetsons-like, technologically advanced home that responds to your every command. While that concept is certai... Read More...

Australian millenials live in vans instead of renting

Tamás Vígh

May 26, 2017

Lifestyle | Values, Topics

For most 20-something-year-olds, life follows a reasonably predictable path. Graduate from university, get a full-time job, move out of home and begin the monotonous cycle of working life. But a collection of... Read More...

What self-sufficient living is about and 8 tips on how to achieve it

Tamás Vígh

May 18, 2017

Lifestyle | Values, Renewables, Topics

Self-sufficient. We all hear the term thrown around, but what does it really mean? Is there one definition that fits everyone? Well, if you ask me, no. There is not just one definition of self-sufficiency that fits right across the board. But what could se... Read More...

So you want to go off-grid…

Tamás Vígh

March 27, 2017

Lifestyle | Values, Renewables, Topics

Have you dreamed of “going off the grid”—being independent of the electric utility? I’ve lived that way for more than half my life—30+ years. It’s a lifestyle full of benefits and responsibilities. But before ... Read More...

Something extraordinary is happening in the world and most people haven’t noticed

Tamás Vígh

March 20, 2017

Lifestyle | Values, Topics

Most of us haven’t quite realized there is something extraordinary happening.A few months ago, I freed myself from standard-procedure society. I broke the chains of fear that kept me locked up into the system.... Read More...

What would a community-owned food system look like?

Tamás Vígh

March 13, 2017

Lifestyle | Values, Topics

In 2012, the Sustainable Economies Law Center along with numerous active partners successfully advocated for the passage of the California Homemade Food Act (AB 1616, Gatto), also commonly known as California's "cottage food law." Thousands of small food busin... Read More...

Applying the circular economy lens to water

Tamás Vígh

February 12, 2017

Lifestyle | Values, Topics

Water is in many ways a poster child for circularity. For the last 3.8 billion years, the earth’s stock of water, a constant 1.4 billion km3, has continuously circulated through the many stages and processes of... Read More...

You can make a DIY Segway with an Arduino

Tamás Vígh

December 12, 2016

Lifestyle | Values, Topics

Three years ago Instructables user “stoppi71” began working on creating a DIY Segway based on an Arduino, and they just released a set of instructions on how to do it. As you may expect, the drivetrain on this... Read More...

Building a solar hot water heater

Tamás Vígh

December 8, 2016

Lifestyle | Values, Topics

With a solar system, you can create enough heat to heat water. There are not that many materials you need and the pay-off of having hot water that continues on and on is worth the effort. One of the most important things you will need is a large water storage... Read More...

Renewable energy can improve lives of agri-food chain poor

Tamás Vígh

November 11, 2016

Lifestyle | Values, Renewables, Topics

A new study has described the role renewable energy can have in elevating the livelihoods of the millions of rural poor, specifically in terms of the impact it can have on the billions of people employed in the... Read More...

Rooftop farm has crop of new ideas

“This is to be solved by smarter people than me!”

Makers in San Francisco

Expansion of the Network

The Singularity Must Be Decentralized

The theory of periodic economic development

Back to the future – striving for self-sufficiency

Pilot projects – Thought experiment

Is a smart home practical in 2018?

Australian millenials live in vans instead of renting

What self-sufficient living is about and 8 tips on how to achieve it

So you want to go off-grid…

Something extraordinary is happening in the world and most people haven’t noticed

What would a community-owned food system look like?

Applying the circular economy lens to water

You can make a DIY Segway with an Arduino

Building a solar hot water heater

Renewable energy can improve lives of agri-food chain poor

“This is to be solved by smarter people than me!”

Makers in San Francisco

Expansion of the Network

Meetup-cocktail

Standout—ENVIENTA in Africa

Expansion of the Network

Standout—ENVIENTA in Africa

Destruction and reconstitution

He that seeks, finds

Next steps

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