FEBREZE etc. smelly toxic chemical waste

Febreze and other chemical "air fresheners" actually contain toxic substances that they release in the air, the image shows a short text from the environmental assessment of the Environmental Working Group 2007-2009 on Febreze Air Effects Just stop using these. There are much better, natural ways to get rid of bad smells.....

Fresh air VS hot air in the house

Quite often I find myself opening the window while my heating is on, just because the air gets dry and I want to have some influx of the fresh outside air. However it is substantial waste of heat!

Cargo Carousel System

“There’s an app for that”. This is a commonly used term these days but, we don’t yet live in a virtual world. The physical element still exists and, as long as it does, we need to find ways for the physical world to keep up to the development of the virtual world but, how do we do that? What’s the link between physical and virtual worlds and by what means do we link the two? The simple answer is, “The Internet of Things” (IoT). Sensor technology is the catalyst for the IoT to link the physical with the virtual realm while allow ... more

Avoid unnecessary heat consumption

In winter it is recommended to open the windows a couple of minutes twice a day to ventilate the rooms of your house. However, often people leave the room and forget about the open window. Therefore the window stays longer open than necessary, the room temperature drops and the heating starts up to keep the intended room temperature.

Avoidance of additional plastic waste due to dog-shit-dumping by using plastic bags

Dogs shit! Avoiding this fact through the implementation of the radical solution "don´t feed them anymore" seems problematic due to estimated distortion of social fabric and resistance. In respect of such discrepancies the following interim solution became accepted, at least in the urban realms: Cover one hand with a plastic bag, collect the droppings of your beloved quadruped and dump both - shit and plastic - in communion, more or less unsorted. Unev ... more

Work that Tap

We all know that running tap is a common problem and that we all keep them running when we brush or wash our hands. Since water is precious, the idea is to minimize wastage by making people work for their water. Look below for more details.