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101. Creative conveniences June 06, 2017 A playground of colours and intriguing spaces inspires enthusiasm, keeping with Fractal Ink Design Studio’s core values and culture… ‘Creating digital experiences using human-centric philosophies’, Mumbai-based Fractal Ink Design Studio is a pulsating open-plan office buzzing with vibrancy and camaraderie. Just when you ask yourself, whether they work at all, you see people in a serious brainstorming session at a glass enclosure marked ‘think tank’ or pouring over sophisticated technology at the ‘Xperience centre’ that reiterates the firm’s vision of innovation, showcasing their lat... (read more) Author: Team IAnD

102. Managing Electronic Waste through Recycling June 05, 2017 Electronic waste stream is undeniably amongst the most rapidly increasing waste streams. This is because the world is continually being modernized and all manner of electronics are being invented to accommodate the growing need for modernization. Electronic waste including electronic appliances like microwaves, blow dry machines, TV, computers and even batteries make up a huge chunk of waste in landfills today. Unless other means of managing this waste is adopted, we may be unable to reverse the damages we incur on earth by careless dumping electronic waste. An attractive way of managing e... (read more) Author: Richard Conard

103. Why Hard Drive Shredding Is Important for Protecting Your Business June 05, 2017 Information security and safety is a trending topic in this computer age. Everyone is concerned about the privacy of their digital data; from the average local computer user to CEO’s in the world’s most powerful organizations. CEO’s of corporations are careful not to have their information bugged, health care providers want to adhere to HIPAA’s guidelines to secure patient privacy, while the average user just doesn’t want their personal information wrongfully used. A hard drive shredder is an important tool that can ensure that all data that you have deleted is permanently destroyed. Dele... (read more) Author: Richard Conard

104. A pool. The horizon. Oneness with nature May 23, 2017 Aurelia, a weekend home perched on a hill on 3-acres of land in Alibag, becomes a perfect getaway with an infinity pool that extends into the horizon… An addition to the original house built a decade ago, the pool harbours a two-bedroom guesthouse underneath. Designed by Mumbai based firm SHROFFLEóN, the extension uses the water element in the most intriguing way, to make it an abode of relaxation and peace. Built into the hillside with an expansive forest in view, the 75-foot long infinity pool offers a visual treat and relief amidst an envelop of nature. The pool extends into infi... (read more) Author: Team IAnD

105. The sales experience May 11, 2017 Square Consultancy Services designs two sales pavillions for potential homeowners,creating an oasis of nature in the concrete jungle that the city of Kolkata is... Developers have been continually outdoing their mojo in the attempt to allure potential clientele to their real-estate projects. Sales pavilions offer visitors an experience that sets the benchmark for both - purchase and expectations from the new locale; the showflat completes the picture. In their designs for the sales-offices-cum-show-flats for Ecos New Town and Sugam Habitat, both based in Kolkata, the architects play... (read more) Author: Team IAnD

106. Want a bespoke façade? Get a drone! May 06, 2017 Now use real-time data to customize a bespoke façade using a drone. Tech-wizards, Carlo Ratti Associati show you the way… Carlo Ratti Associati has winged imagination to soar new heights with portable technology that employs drone formations to draw on urban facades. With this project, any façade can become a space to showcase new forms of open-source, collaborative art or the visualized heartbeat of a metropolis through real-time data. In its initial implementation, the project proposes to use the facades of construction sites as giant canvases. ‘Paint by Drone’ employs a set of one... (read more) Author: Team IAnD

107. IT Asset Recovery - Something Old and Something New - Irvine April 28, 2017 IT Asset Recovery is a great way to turn something old into something new! Instead of tying your IT team up with outdated technology that doesn't perform as well as your organization needs it to, you can identify the best available solutions to your networking challenges and find more profitable ways to dispose of the old technology. Depending on the size of the firm and their reliance on technology (and who isn't, these days), IT asset investment recovery can save companies an average of $3 to $4 million annually. An asset management services company should be an important partner i... (read more) Author: Joe Hines

108. Seven Things to Look for When You're Looking for Refurbished Computers - Irvine April 28, 2017 www.greentreeelectronicrecycling.com or call us at 1-800-405-6308">Keep This List Handy When You’re Looking for Refurbished Computers! “Oh, damn!” you say, as your hard drive crashes and you suddenly are faced with the cold hard fact that it’s time to buy a new desk top computer. Besides the obvious feeling of relief because you’ve been backing up your files, you are sort of sick in the stomach realizing that you’ve got to shell out more hard earned cash. Luckily, you realize, you’ve just finished this blog and you know that buying refurbished computers can actually be a smart, cost effec... (read more) Author: Joe Hines

109. Too Great to Hesitate: Buy Refurbished! - Irvine April 28, 2017 Too Great to Hesitate: Buy Refurbished! If you follow the trends, you probably already know. Buying refurbished technology is one of the hottest business and consumer trends going right now. This is true for lots of important reasons. If the refurbished market wasn’t heating up, there’s no way that the “big guys” like eBay and Amazon would be building big departments to take care of all the business they see waiting out there. From a sheer economics perspective, buying refurbished just makes good sense. You can literally buy ‘good-as-new’ technology for a fraction of what you’d ... (read more) Author: Joe Hines

110. Grow a Greener business - Irvine April 28, 2017 “What’s with all the fuss about greener business practices these days?” Amid all the hoopla about climate change and lowering your carbon footprint, you might have found yourself wondering something like this lately. The fact is, there are many reasons why you might want to grow a greener business. This blog will give you a few of the most important ones! Right off, the environmental benefits are definitely worth taking note of. Recycling your company’s waste, and finding ways to extend the life cycle of the resources in your business, are two important objectives many enlightened... (read more) Author: Joe Hines

111. A Good Year for Solar April 22, 2017 This has been one of the biggest years for solar energy in a long time. Google launched an app that allows you to judge the solar capacity of an entire city, or just your home, with only a few clicks, the coal museum in Kentucky is ironically going to use solar panels to power itself, and the first solar station to deliver 48.5 MW of solar power is going to be built in Australia. These are all small moral victories for an industry, but it is also telling of a trend. Solar technology has improved significantly recently, and a corner has been turned in the ratio of cost to output. Individuals ... (read more) Author: Edmund Brunetti

112. Living in an active ecosystem! April 17, 2017 ‘Breathe’ - a housing prototype for eco-optimised urban living was recently showcased at Salonedel Mobile, Milan.IAnD reviews the proto for practicability… “What happens, when we view houses not only as a space in which to live, but as an active part of our environment?” Addressing this practical social and urban issue, MINI LIVING - a lab platform working on urban living solutions, has teamed up with New York based architects SO-IL, to conceive a compact space, conscious of its surrounding environment. Based on MINI’s principles of ‘creative use of space’ and ‘minimal footprint’, B... (read more) Author: Team IAnD

113. Getting Rid of Trees Before They Strike April 10, 2017 A tree can seem like quite a simple and innocent thing. While there are tons of amazing benefits that come along from having trees around, there are also a number of problems that can develop. In fact, some of the issues that you are likely to see from a tree can wind up costing you a ton of money and, in extreme cases, even your health. The best way to prepare yourself and your home for the worst is by paying attention to when you should be contacting help from a professional tree service in Chaska, MN. The best way to avoid total disaster with your property is by responding when you not... (read more) Author: Kevin Smith

114. When to Contact Professionals For Tree Trimming April 10, 2017 Having many trees on your property can be both a blessing and a curse. Trees have a way of cultivating a beautiful aesthetic around a home. On top of this, trees produce a wonderful amount of oxygen and help to keep the air in an area clean and clear from many different toxins. Despite how great trees can be, there are situations where you could be looking at a serious problem due to the presence of trees. It can be very helpful to know when you should be contacting a tree trimming service in Edmonton, Alberta. By paying attention to some of the more common reasons to contact a service li... (read more) Author: Kevin Smith

115. Outdoor teak chairs April 08, 2017 The majority of the teak furniture that we see today was grown in Indonesia and other southeast Asian islands. Because of the water repelling properties it was originally used in the shipbuilding business and that is why we now see outdoor furniture made from teak wood. Teak is very durable and will last a lifetime. A most affordable teak piece of furniture is the armchair. If you are looking for something to warm up your front porch or patio the armchair is most appropriate. Two armchairs with a table in between would be very sylish and practical. It is a great place to relax and read... (read more) Author: Katie Penna

116. New vision of a collective housing typology April 03, 2017 Metaform architecture office chisels out a new typology addressing the overall aspiration of marrying current housing needs and issues with specific conditions of the site... Constant growth and rising housing demands plague urbanites across the globe; giving rise to the need to choose an apartment typology over single-family houses. Poor living quality, lack of feeling of belonging and identity; lack of natural light and view; proximity to neighbours resulting in lack of visual and acoustic privacy; and insufficient physical space in various forms for a life of comfort are factors inhere... (read more) Author: Team IAnD

117. From ‘take-make-waste' to sustainability! April 01, 2017 The Circular Building, intelligently constructed out of re-usable components, seeks to explore how the construction industry can work towards zero waste. Circular economy, an important catchphrase of the moment, moves away from the linear model of ‘take, make, waste’ to a sustainable and circular model of material flow that aims to maximise total material resource efficiency. Arup Architects, proponents of the Circular Economy, have blueprinted a functional living structure - the first-of-its-kind in the UK – which they showcased as a prototype for the 2016 London Design Festival ... (read more) Author: Team IAnD

118. Blue Sky Wildlife One Year On March 17, 2017 Blue Sky Wildlife, a unique wildlife tours and ecotourism holidays listing website, was launched in collaboration with Tim Appleton MBE, co-founder of Birdfair, is celebrating its first anniversary since being launched on 1st February last year. ? This evolving website really offers something for all lovers of nature and wildlife. It has 60 established and award winning wildlife tour operators and companies already listed. These offer over 300 unique wildlife tours across 33 destinations worldwide.? Blue Sky Wildlife makes it very easy to get in touch with specialist wildlife tour op... (read more) Author: Richard Goodchild

119. Rooted, emotional - an artist's home! March 17, 2017 ERA architects design a home that reflects the language of an artist, who is rooted, emotional and progressive in nature. As sensitive as they come, Chris is an artist, musician and sailor with a penchant for being whimsical and grounded at the same time. When he decided to root his houseboat (a recovered personal treasure) near Besós river in Barcelona, he chose an old fisherman’s house to comprise its all-important adjunct to be able to harness a comfortable, light-filled home. ERA Architects headed by founder Esther Rovira was called upon to make a composite home of these two dis... (read more) Author: Team IAnD

120. Photovoltaic Ice Skating Rink March 09, 2017 With the intention to have an eco-friendly ice skating rink, Margot Krasojevic Architects design a contextual solution inherent with solar technology. Located high in the mountains surrounded by volcanic terrain, nature reserves, hot springs and scenic routes, is this ice skating rink on a natural lake in the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia. Popular with tourists and locals alike, the lake is exposed to bright daylight with winter temperatures averaging 200F, ensuring the lake stays frozen over the winter months. But to ensure that it stays frozen throughout the year, the architect use... (read more) Author: Team IAnD

121. The Three Top Types of Solar March 01, 2017 Most people aren't aware, but not all solar panels are created equal. Names like polycrystalline or thin film, may not ring any bells, but there are clear differences between the types of solar panels and which jobs they are good for. We are going to look at which ones are the best solar panels for your needs. We will cover the three top types, as well as their most common uses. Polycrystalline Solar Cells The typically blue spotted solar cells you see are the of the polycrystalline variety. This type is slightly cheaper to produce - they are simpler to create, and there is less sili... (read more) Author: Edmund Brunetti

122. The different levelheaded restaurant marketing ideas February 20, 2017 In the time what went before when the technology was not much advanced, it was common for restaurateurs to implement certain off-the-wall marketing techniques viz. advertising in the yellow pages, or giving out of flyers. Purchasing ads in local newspapers as well as radio or television commercials are some other prominent Restaurant Marketing Plan too that restaurateurs will typically think about. While some of these techniques are still in usage to a certain extent, quite a lot of innovative and even more cost-effective techniques can be used to make the restaurant marketing campaign a sheer... (read more) Author: thenext idea

123. Active Villa February 20, 2017 Statutory warning! Never judge still water. If you judge it by the scale and its façade, then you’re mistaken. Come close, closer, and you will know its depth. When you first clap your eyes on Active Villa, it comes across as a simple nondescript house; but lookcloser, and it reveals dramatic architectural vocabulary. Designed by Alberto Apostoli in the countryside of Verona, Active Villa, as it has been christened, strikes a balance between forms, compositional simplicity and technology with the client’s high expectations living in close harmony with the serene surroundings. The hea... (read more) Author: Team IAnD

124. Implementing right restaurant marketing ideas guarantee unequivocal success of your restaurant February 03, 2017 Unquestionably, every business has some targeted audiences so your restaurant business cannot be an exception. And to take your business to the forefront of the industry, it is important that you factor in and implement a few salient factors such as serving high-quality food, fantabulous service, dynamic environment etc. It is evident that standing out a restaurant business in the cutthroat industry can be a hard nut to crack yet to achieve the need, it is essential that your restaurant features something absolutely one of its kind! If you have some inventive skills and have surfaced with a ... (read more) Author: thenext idea

125. How do Sprinkler Systems Help the Land? January 30, 2017 There are a few reasons why it makes sense to have a sprinkler system installed instead of relying on manual watering of the land. The major reason why sprinkler systems are so popular these days is because they are a far more efficient method of getting water to various parts of your land. Whether it is a residential or a commercial property, the desire to have plants thrive is ever present. Manual watering can get you those results, but with a catch. Manual watering is a time consuming and often inefficient process. When you have irrigation pumps and sprinkler systems set up on the land... (read more) Author: Edmund Brunetti

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