EnviroLar

24/01/2017

Have you ever wondered how many liters of water are necessary for you to be able to travel from your home to your workplace?
It is much more than you think!

http://www.awa.asn.au/AWA_MBRR/Publications/Latest_News/Driving_towards_drought__Better_transport_key_to_water_conservation.aspx

Melbourne commuters use 311 billion litres of water travelling to and from work each year, enough to flood the city centre eight metres deep, a new study has found.

21/12/2016

Experts have created a new technology that may boost solar cell efficiency by 70% or more !!!

Pesquisadores desenvolveram uma nova tecnologia que pode melhorar a eficiencia de paineis solares em ate 70%!

A team of researchers at Israel's Technion research university has created new photovoltaic technology to harness lost radiation and convert it into energy, boosting solar cell efficiency from 30 to 50 percent.

22/11/2016

Estudos apontam para os efeitos negativos de ter seu celular sempre perto de você!

CAUTION: Prolonged use of mobile phones may cause adverse health effects!

http://en.newsner.com/do-you-sleep-with-your-phone-next-to-your-bed-then-you-should-read-this-now/about/news,science

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19/11/2016

Very interesting: The first fully prefabricated houses, built considering passive design features and techniques! http://inhabitat.com/north-americas-first-fully-prefabricated-passive-houses-could-revolutionize-the-housing-market/

Ecocor has teamed up with Richard Pedranti Architect (RPA) to design and build North America’s most energy-efficient Passive House prefabricated houses .

18/11/2016

Trump! http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37928593

Countries say they are prepared to move ahead on climate change without the US if Donald Trump pulls out of the Paris agreement.

15/09/2016

Whenever you are buying shower heads, taps or toilets flushes, pay attention on WELS water efficiency ratings and save water and also help the environment. It is easy to compare the water efficiency of difference products, just remember the more stars, less water that product will use.

http://www.waterrating.gov.au/consumers

WELS is Australia's water efficiency labelling scheme. It allows consumers to compare the water efficiency of different products by requiring that certain products have water rating labels at the point of sale or display/advertising.

13/09/2016

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13/09/2016

Your Home is an amazing guide, if you are looking for useful tips on how to build, buy or renovate your home in a sustainable way.
http://www.yourhome.gov.au/