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Is a Monolithic Dome green?

Bruco the caterpillar is a 240′ long, 60′ wide and 24′ high dome structure used for manufacturing the Airforms on site in Italy, Texas.

This is a hard question to answer for many.  “Green” means a lot of things to different people.  The word can be used interchangeably with sustainable or environmental friendly.  In my [...]

Kia Ora

Kia Ora! (hi in Maori).

After a long 24 hour journey from Tampa, FL to Auckland, New Zealand, I’m finally getting accustomed to the time difference. which is a little more than a day ahead. After taking a couple of days to get acclimated and figure out the bus system and where to get food, I [...]

Jungle Living

For all of those in Florida that have ever complained about heat and humidity, Panama City ratchets up the humidity to a level I have never felt before. However, the thick wet air also has a little something extra in it – opportunity. Panama City has an electric feel of possibilities as the economy has [...]

Conima, Carpa, Sicta, Vilquechico, and Puno, Peru 20-24 May 2013

On Tuesday, 21 May 2013, we arrived in Vilquechico this time to finish up the registrations and surveys. We also went this week because I was invited by the folks in Carpa to come for a special lunch. They prepared oca and papa as well as tuna fish salad. They made an in ground oven [...]

Auto Draft

Greeting USF sustainability enthusiasts from Vienna, Austria! I have been in the heart of Europe now for nearly a week and have much to report! In my short time being here, I have been able to utilize a world class public transportation system. The electromobility technologies along with supreme timing efficiency have made it possible [...]

Hola from Argentina!

I am 3 weeks in and finally feeling settled. Buenos Aires is a lovely city if you don’t mind the lack of trees, the dog poo all over the streets and the polluted air from the traffic. This is my first time in a very large city so it has definitely taken some adjusting.

As for [...]