24/Jul/2007
What’s ‘eco’ about an ecospace EcoCube?
Pretty much everything. Sustainable wood structure
and cedar cladding, organic sedum roof,
environmentally-friendly electrics and appliances,
high performance insulation and double glazing, and
if you use your ecospace as your workplace, it’ll do
wonders for your carbon footprint too.
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01/Oct/2006
Spiritual kin to Andrew Goldsworthy... Martin Hill
works with nature to create beautiful work that uses
only materials he finds onsite.
"The speed of industrial development and population
growth during our lifetimes has resulted in the
environmental crises we now face. All natural systems
are under threat from the damage we create by our
linear "take, make, waste" industrial model.
This does not need to be so. We know how to change
our lives and redesign our industries on cyclical
principles but the collective will to do so is
lacking. A cyclical approach to the use ofthe earth's
living systems and ecological services is our hope
for the future. There is a large community around the
world working towards making these changes. I support
this movement by designing and publishing
communications featuring our work.
We need to live in balance with the natural world of
which we are a part and which we rely upon. After
all, we are no more than water, air, earth and energy
from the sun. The cycling of these elements is my
source of inspiration for these sculptures.
All these sculptures are made from natural materials
found at each site,their materials were harmlessly
absorbed by the elements back into the landscape from
which they came.
This cyclical process is the foundation for
sustainable design protocol and it's adoption is our
hope for the future."
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