Bridges to the Future

Building bridges to a better future, by providing links to sustainable living, renewable energy, and design resources.

ARBORSCUPLTURE

Tree furniture made from living trees can be low cost or free to create - and it demonstrates a totally sustainable way to make outdoor furniture. In the future, imagine eco-parks with living benches and jungle gyms for the young ones.

Arborsculpture - Examples of Living Trees Used for Practical Applications Like Outdoor Furniture

http://arborsmith.com/

Arborsculpture - Wikipedia Definition and Useful Information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_shaping

TreeNovation

http://www.plantware.org/gallery.htm

PERMACULTURE

Sepp Holzer - Aquaculture - Short Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFQUKQVwRXU

Sepp Holzer - Aquaculture - Long Video

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=235437896615994763#

SEPP HOLZER - FARMING WITH TERRACES AND RAISED BEDS

PART 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRzJRiUylg&feature=related

PART 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjNGhEzmNdk&feature=related

PART 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADN8bSXSYv8&p=5FE480C0188BCC59&playnext=1&index=3

PART 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjD819V60iI&feature=related

Patterns in Permaculture - Short Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpqm21irxiU

The Fukuoka Method - Orchards and Rice Farming

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSKSxLHMv9k&feature=share

Seed Balls for Restorative Planting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWyduWsoy8o&feature=related

Desert Permaculture - Best of Drylands Magazine Articles

http://www.permaculture.org/nm/index.php/site/Beekeeping/

Permaculture Videos Page

http://www.youtube.com/paulwheaton12

DEVELOPING COMPASSION

To achieve a sustainable future we need knowledge, and there are some great links on this page to help provide some of that knowledge. However, the keystone to attaining a sustainable, liveable planet (and to achieving happiness) is compassion, according to the Dalai Lama. So I would like to recommend this link to the Dalai Lama's thoughts on the importance of compassion.

http://www.dalailama.com/messages/compassion

ECOLOGICAL DESIGN LINKS

Ecological Design Collaborative (EDC)

http://www.ecodesign.org/services.html

A Sustainable Development Path for Appalachia - by Ocean Arks Institute

http://www.oceanarks.org/appalachia.htm

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES IN APPALACHIA

Sustainable Development and Conservation in Appalachia

http://www.toerivervalleywatch.org/links

Ecological Design in Appalachia - Interview with Samir Doshi

http://vimeo.com/16323189

Sustainable Asheville Local Organizations listing

http://www.sustainableasheville.org/?id=368

GREEN BUILDING LINKS

Cal-Earth - The California Institute for Earth Art and Architecture

http://calearth.org/

Building with Cob

http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/cob.htm

Cob Oven design shown in pictures - nice mosaic finish

http://dayonedesign.blogspot.com/2009/03/voyage-of-great-atuin-cob-oven.html

Green Building Methods

http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/index.htm

U.S. Green Building Council

http://www.usgbc.org/

Eugene Tsui on Architecture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouVNmvDG8Ao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtdwWhKl7gU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6ZTHvfj-VY&feature=related

SMALL SCALE HYDROPOWER LINKS

Undershot Water Wheel DIY project

http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Hydro/UnderShot/WaterWheel.htm

DESIGN FOR LIVINGRY LINKS

Box Beam Design

http://www.gridbeamers.com/

Living Design by Ken Isaacs

http://popupcity.net/2009/07/free-classic-how-to-build-your-own-living-structures-by-ken-isaacs/

Modular Building Systems

http://p2pfoundation.net/Modular_Building_Systems

Open Source Manufacturing

http://p2pfoundation.net/Open_Source_Manufacturing_Tools

Open Source Farming

http://opensourceecology.org/

Physicist Develops Open Source Farming Equipment

http://www.npr.org/2012/02/19/147110017/building-a-village-one-home-brewed-tool-at-a-time

NEW MEXICO SUSTAINABLE FUTURE LINKS

Dreaming New Mexico - A Bioneers Collaborative Project

http://www.dreamingnewmexico.org/

Dreaming NM Food Page

http://www.dreamingnewmexico.org/food

Dreaming NM Energy Page

http://www.dreamingnewmexico.org/energy

Dreaming NM Energy Resources Page

http://www.dreamingnewmexico.org/energy/resources

BUCKMINSTER FULLER AND SYNERGETICS

Buckminster Fuller Institute

http://www.bfi.org/

The Buckminster Fuller Challenge

http://www.bfi.org/programs/challenge

Synergetics and other Bucky Books Online

http://www.bfi.org/about-bucky/resources/books

SOLAR LINKS - DIY

Warning: the Solar Links below are dedicated to solar energy, with an emphasis on concentrated solar power. Concentrated sunlight can be, and typically is, dangerous (hot!) if the sun happens to be shining - please only proceed with Do-It-Yourself (DIY) projects with caution and appropriate safeguards.

Solar Oven Plans (28 Do-it-yourself plans for making solar ovens, and even a rocket stove).

http://www.solarcooking.org/plans/

Solar Position Calculator - NOAA

http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/highlights/sunrise/azel.html

Solar Position Calculators - NREL

http://www.nrel.gov/midc/solpos/

Open Source Solar Dish Project

http://www.harbornet.com/sunflower/pvdish.html

DIY Non-Electric Solar Tracking System

http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/open-source-solar-concentrator-tutorials-now-available.html

Concentrated Solar Power Directory

http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Concentrated_Solar_Power