Turn a century-old Seattle house into an efficient, energy-producing home using repurposed materials. Owner-builder Jim Bristow's creativity extends to reclaiming dead spaces, jacketing his house with exterior insulation, and modernizing the kitchen with sleek previously … [Read more...]
Changing the World One Bike Rider at a Time (182)
October 17, 2010 by 4 Comments
A weekly free bike coop where you can use mechanics' tools and expertise to fix your bike? Free clinics where schoolkids or neighbors learn to maintain or build their own bikes from used parts? Chauncey and Dash Tudhope-Locklear make a living repairing bicycles, but … [Read more...]
Fences Down! Fostering Community in an Urban Neighborhood (179)
September 23, 2010 by 4 Comments
Gardens replace driveways, a chicken coop replaces a garage, and personal relationships are deepening. Meet the residents of three adjoining houses, who removed the fences and talk about shared projects (and their one auto!), meals together, ecological living, and treasured … [Read more...]
The World of Ecovillages (164)
March 8, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The ecovillage movement is gaining a lot of traction and in some surprising forms, says Diana Leafe Christian, the author of Finding Community: How to join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community. Drawing from ecovillages worldwide, she describes many examples of these … [Read more...]
Bicycling on Three Wheels — Transportation of the Future? (154)
October 23, 2009 by 6 Comments
In Peak Moment's very first field production, bicycle enthusiast Galen Shumacher takes us for a spin on a three-wheeled "tadpole." This human-powered vehicle (HPV), built for competition by the Chico State University HPV club, has two wheels in front and a single in back. … [Read more...]
Finding an Ecovillage / Sacred Activism — Love, Grief, and Empowerment (148)
July 3, 2009 by 7 Comments
Diana Leafe Christian, author of Finding Community: How to join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community, zeros in on how to find an ecovillage. Once you determine what you want, what are the criteria to explore whether an ecovillage is a good fit/match for you? … [Read more...]
Resourceful Guy Builds Solar House, Solar Power, Solar Car (145)
May 15, 2009 by 12 Comments
John Weber's Boise, Idaho house with south-facing windows rarely needs heat and never air conditioning. Meet a man who has built a passive-solar house with solar electric power and solar hot water; plus a solar-powered electric car -- and who rides a bike! With photovoltaics … [Read more...]
Transit on Demand (Have Cell Will Travel) (140)
January 22, 2009 by 7 Comments
What if you could make a call at any time on your cell phone and have a vehicle come to you within minutes, take you to your local destination, and cost about as much as a bus ride? Allen Hancock's notion of demand-responsive transit fills the gap between the private … [Read more...]
Creating Our Own Neighborhood – Bellingham Cohousing (124)
August 30, 2008 by 7 Comments
Kathleen Nolan helped shape the beginnings of Bellingham Cohousing, based on a neighborhood design of private homes and shared buildings, managed by residents in participatory decision making. Their 5.74 acre plot originally had one farmhouse, which they modified to become … [Read more...]
Little House on a Small Planet (119)
July 22, 2008 by 7 Comments
Builder and author Shay Salomon finds that the happiest home builders are often the ones with the smallest houses. They're less costly to build and maintain, more likely to be finished, use fewer resources and help people simplify their lives. One version of "smaller" is to … [Read more...]
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