This washer is no longer recommended, due to the lack of service and support. This washer from Fisher and Paykel is very efficient in terms of water use and electricity consumed, costing only about $21 annually in power, and using only 26 gallons per laundry load. The CEE (Consortium ForEnergy Efficiency) rates this washer as… [Continue Reading]
Efficient Pasta Cooker: Zevro Perfetto
October 13, 2005 by 9 Comments
Here’s a promising product that will be introduced soon — the Zevro Perfetto is a pasta cooker said to save up to 70% of energy and up to 50% of water compared to cooking pasta in a traditional pot. Only about 32 fluid ounces (1 liter) of water is needed and there’s no need to… [Continue Reading]
Wooden Hot Tubs
September 16, 2005 by 1 Comment
Wooden hot tubs are an attractive alternative to the plastic tubs that have come to dominate the marketplace today. These traditionally styled tubs are built with wood that contains natural anti-bacterial oils. SeaOtter Woodworks build their tubs by hand with Western Red Cedar. They are one of the few companies in the U.S. making wooden… [Continue Reading]
Non-Toxic, Eco-Effective Ice Pack
July 27, 2005 by 3 Comments
These reuseable, non-toxic ice packs are unlike the gel-based packs you may have used. Most ice packs on the market today contain urea, a waste byproduct. Instead these packs use a super-absorbant material instead. You can cut them to any configuration you need, soak them in water for a few minutes and freeze. The packs… [Continue Reading]
PIE Furniture
July 21, 2005 by Leave a Comment
PIE‘s curvaceous furniture is handmade using natural materials like water hyacinth, liana, bamboo and rattan.
Eco Kettle
July 17, 2005 by 1 Comment
This Eco Kettle is designed to boil the exact amount of water you need. It has two compartments: the internal reservoir holds about half a gallon of water ready for use, while the measuring button allows any quantity — from a single cupful to the full capacity to be released into a separate chamber for… [Continue Reading]
PaxFan: An Innovative Spiral Form
June 22, 2005 by 1 Comment
A fine example of biomimicry, the PaxFan is an innovative, spiral fan created by Jay Harman, an Australian inventor. His domestic exhaust fan is half as noisy and three-quarters more efficient than the average fan. Sierra Magazine reports: Harman spent a lot of his life watching water flow, both as a diver and as a… [Continue Reading]
Presso: A Non-Electric Espresso Maker
June 12, 2005 by 9 Comments
The Presso is a manually operated espresso machine — no electricity is required. You make an espresso by adding hot water and ground coffee at the top. When you press down on the levers, the pressure pushes the water through the coffee, and it is deposited in your cup. You can make either a double… [Continue Reading]
Foam-Flush Toilets: Efficient
June 4, 2005 by 4 Comments
"Foam-Flush" toilets look and function much like conventional toilets. Using a mixture of biocompatible soap and water, the foam-flush toilet moves waste through a conventional 4″ pipe to the composting tank below. The foam mixture cleans the toilet bowl with every flush but uses only about 3 oz. of water, making it fully compatible with… [Continue Reading]
Ecoflame: Fuel Made from Sugar Cane
June 3, 2005 by 6 Comments
Ecoflame is a cooking fuel made out of sugar cane. Apparently it burns cleaner, hotter and more efficiently than petroluem-based fuels. It’s an ethanol-based fuel made from natural sugar cane alcohol. Sugar cane is a renewable resource, but it does require a lot of water to grow. Still, most other heating fuel products are poisonous… [Continue Reading]
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