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* Cement bulk prices - http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/bulk-portland-cement-prices.html (calculation: 2.13 tons of cement = 1m³ of concrete) | * Cement bulk prices - http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/bulk-portland-cement-prices.html (calculation: 2.13 tons of cement = 1m³ of concrete) | ||
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Revision as of 00:18, 21 March 2014
Technical Resources in this context are all websites, businesses, manufacturers, organisations etc that provide information, services, materials or technology associated with the requirements of RBE or RBE-like implementation projects. The purpose of this page is, in conjunction with Sister Projects, keeping a comprehensive list of such resources for quick access when needed.
Websites
- Appropedia: Mediawiki, Compilation info - http://www.appropedia.org/
- Egrouphub: Mediawiki, Compilation info - http://egrouphub.com/
- Low Tech Magazine, helpful ideas - http://www.lowtechmagazine.com
- Como Hacer (Spanish): Ideas for DIY - http://www.comohacer.eu/
- Eco Cosas (Spanish): Ideas for DIY - http://ecocosas.com/
Guides
- Guide to starting an intentional community: http://thefec.org/start
- Four Keys to Sustainable Settlements - http://www.gaia.org/gaia/resources/fourkeys/
Commercial Educational Services
- Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning: Decision making, Permaculture - http://dynamicgroups.com.au/
- SEED International: Sustainability, Ecological Design, Permaculture - http://www.seedinternational.com.au/
- IzaBella Siódmak: Life Coaching - http://www.izabellasiodmak.com/
- Gaia University: Permaculture and eco-building accredited training - http://www.gaiauniversity.org/
Machinery vendors and catalogs
- http://sourcing.alibaba.com/buyer/category/Machinery_p43
- http://www.weiku.com/catalogs/2951/Machinery/
Nutrition
- Peter Attia (living on ketosis) - http://eatingacademy.com/, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqwvcrA7oe8#t=122
Agriculture
- Seed Savers - http://www.seedsavers.net/
- Plants for a Future: Rare and unusual plants, Edible plants, Medicinal plants, Useful plants - http://www.pfaf.org/
- Eco Agricultor: general information and guides on agriculture (Spanish) - http://www.ecoagricultor.com/
- La Agricultura sostenibe - la mejor cosecha eBook
- Manual de Horticultura Urbana - eBook
- Plantas y Frutos Silvestres Comestibles - eBook
Permaculture
- Permaculture Principles - http://permacultureprinciples.com/
- Permaculture Wiki - http://permaculture.wikia.com/
- Permaculture Global - http://www.permacultureglobal.com/
- Permaculture Australia - http://permacultureaustralia.org.au/
- Permaculture in United Kingdom - http://www.permaculture.org.uk
- Permaculture in New Zealand - http://www.permaculture.org.nz
- Permaculture in Austria - http://www.permakultur.net/
- Permaculture in Chile - http://www.permaculturachile.org/
- Permaculture Magazine - http://www.permaculture.co.uk/
- Permaculture Activist - http://www.permacultureactivist.net
- Permaculture Research Institute - http://permaculture.org.au/
- Permablitz - http://www.permablitz.net/
- Collection of resources on Permaculture and Bioconstruction (Spanish) - http://vistoenlaweb.org/2012/09/08/biblioteca-online-completa-sobre-permacultura-bioconstruccion-agricultura-ecologica-y-mas/
- Walipini construction - http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/build-underground-greenhouse-garden-year-round.html
Construction
- Wikihouse - http://www.wikihouse.cc/
- Open Source Ecology: CEB Press - http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/CEB_Press
- CEB Strength and regulations: http://www.grisb.org/publications/pub34.htm
- Commercial alternatives: Global Impex http://globalimpex.in/products.php, brickmaker in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T0GYYrwVJs)
- Architectural guide for construction with CEBs - http://www.ecohabitar.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/04-5793-1.pdf
- Brick vaulting roofs (catalan & gustavino vaulting) - http://www.guastavino.net/
- Physics of gustavino vaulting - http://www.atamturktur.com/publications/structural-assessment-of-guastavino-domes/table-of-contents
- Multiple resources, links and examples for vaulting roofs - http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/11/tiles-vaults.html
- Some examples of vaulted roofs (Gustavino) - http://www.atdforum.org/IMG/pdf_BlockATDF2010.pdf
- Waterjet Cutters ($35K-$85k) - http://waterjets.org/ and http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/water-jet-cutting-machine.html and http://www.wardjet.com/
- Large tents for temporary accommodation whilst building: http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/circus-tents-for-sale.html
- Cement bulk prices - http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/bulk-portland-cement-prices.html (calculation: 2.13 tons of cement = 1m³ of concrete)
Creative architecture
- Nested dome house in Thailand - http://www.viralnova.com/dream-dome-home-thailand/
Solar Technologies
- Various solar technologies - http://www.seao2.com/solarsphere/csp.htm
- Solar Forge - http://woodwaredesigns.com/energy/solarforge.html
- Solar Stirling Engine:
- Study for implementation in Thailand, cost/performance comparision with PV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTEJ1G4mAVU
- Vendors: Infinia: http://www.infiniacorp.com/en/solutions/powerdish/, QEnergy: http://www.qnergy.com/solar-stirling-engine
- Small solar water desalinator - http://www.trueactivist.com/gab_gallery/a-simple-solar-oven-makes-salt-water-drinkable/
Industry
- Bioplastics - How to make at home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qmp0Q4AkWM
- Catalog of Food Processing Machines - http://www.weiku.com/catalogs/3065/Food_Processing_Machineries/
- Power machinery and electronics - http://www.free-energy-info.tuks.nl/
New to review
- Builders of the Dawn, Oberion, Denmark - Rolf Jackson - http://www.oberion.com/international/
- Gaia University - Liora Adler - http://www.gaiauniversity.org
- Earth Restoration Corps - Hanne Marstrand Strong, USA - http://www.earthrestorationcorps.org/
- Living Routes - Dan Greenberg. USA - http://www.livingroutes.org/
- Ecovillage Courses at Findhorn - May East - http://www.findhorn.org/ecovillage/
- Findhorn College - May East - http://www.findhorn.org/
- ISEC - Helena Norberg-Hodge - http://www.localfutures.org
- Centre for Alternative Technolgy - Peter Harper - http://www.cat.org.uk
- Schuhmacher College - Jonathan Dawson - http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/
- The Folkecenter in Thy - Preben Maegård - http://www.folkecenter.net/
- Auroville educations - Marti Mueller - http://www.auroville.org/education.htm
- Sarvodya Education Center - Sarvodaya (Vinya Ariyaratne) - http://www.sarvodaya.org/
- Eco-Yoff Education Center - Marian Zeitlin - http://www.gensenegal.org/
- Kobunaki Ecovillage International Education, Japan - Akimura - http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/013909.html
- Summer University Tamera - Benjamin von Mendelsohn - http://www.tamera.org/index.php?id=657
- University at Damanhur - http://www.damanhurwelcome.com/index.php/en/
- Satyana Institute - Will Keepin - http://www.satyana.org/
- Bija Vidyapeeth - Earth University - Vandava Shiva - http://www.navdanya.org/earth-university
- Crystal Waters Education Centre - Max Lindegger. - http://www.crystalwaterscollege.org.au/
- The Farm Ecovillage Training Center - Albert Bates - http://www.thefarm.org/etc/
- EcoVillage at Ithaca Education Center - Liz Walker - http://www.thefarm.org/etc/
- Lebensgarten Institute for Green Currencies - Declan Kennedy - http://www.lebensgarten.de/
- Integral Institute, Boulder - Ken Wilber Et Al. - http://integralinstitute.org/
(All the following were obtained from http://psslink.freeforums.net/thread/2/objectives)
Medical
- Austere Medicine Manual: http://www.aussurvivalist.com/downloads/AM%20Final%202.pdf
- CDC Triage Guidelines: http://www.cdc.gov/fieldtriage/
- Hesperian Health Guides: http://hesperian.org/books-and-resources/
- Navy manual of preventive medicine: http://www.med.navy.mil/directives/pub/5010-9.pdf
- Military First Aid and Medical Handbooks: http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/milmed/
Tools & Manufacturing
- Cargo Container Based machine shop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJZQYEkGpCw
Movements & Organizations
- ATTAC Anti Globalization: http://www.attac.org/
- AntiCapitalist Initiative: http://anticapitalists.org/
- Center for a new american dream: http://www.newdream.org/
- Craftivism, Activism through arts & crafts: http://craftivist-collective.com/about/
- Znet Parecon and Social Change: http://www.zcommunications.org/znet
Alternative Economics / Currency
- Alternative Money Systems: http://www.newciv.org/ncn/moneyteam.html
- Currency Solutions for a Wiser World: http://www.lietaer.com/
- Local Exchange Trading System (LETS): http://www.gmlets.u-net.com/faq.html
- New Economics Foundation: http://www.neweconomics.org/
- Participatory Economics: http://books.zcommunications.org/books/polpar.htm
- Perfect Currency: http://www.theperfectcurrency.org/
- Sacred Economics: http://sacred-economics.com/
- Schumacher Center For a New Economics: http://centerforneweconomics.org/
- Social Credit: http://www.mondopolitico.com/library/socialcredit/socialcredit.htm
- Time Based Currency: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-based_currency
- TimeBanking / TimeDollars: http://timebanks.org/about
Construction
- Contour Crafting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdbJP8Gxqog
Education
- Open Source Education Foundation: http://www.osef.org/
- Design for Open Systems, Processes, Projects, Places: http://www.openp2pdesign.org/
Law / Legal
- Creative commons: http://creativecommons.org/
- Free Software Foundation: http://www.fsf.org/
- The Linux Foundation: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/
- Open Source Hardware Association: http://www.oshwa.org/
Theory General
- Design Science (Bucky Fuller): http://bfi.org/design-science
- Open Systems Theory: http://www.opensystemstheory.org/
- Simple Living: http://www.december.com/simple/live/index.html
- Voluntary Simplicity: http://simplicitycollective.com/
Biotechnology
- Synthetic biology: http://www.indiebiotech.com/
- Open Source DNA Sequencer (Arduino): http://atmelcorporation.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/atmega32-in-your-home-built-dna-sequencer/
Cars / Drones/ Transportation
- Oscar: http://www.theoscarproject.org/
- Tabby: http://www.osvehicle.com/
- DIYDrones: http://www.diydrones.com/
- OpenPilot: http://www.openpilot.org/
Community / Social
- FLOK Society, Ecuador: http://floksociety.org/
- Complete Solution: http://www.onecommunityglobal.org/open-source/
Construction
- Open Source Construction Set: http://www.wikihouse.cc/
- Open Source Container Home Project: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/liseman/shipping-container-to-off-grid-house-conversion
- Home in a box, container house: http://homeinabox.blogspot.com/
- Open Source Tiny House: http://www.opensourcetinyhouse.com/#!home/mainPage
Energy generation / Power
- Bazman Open Source Biochar / Gasifier: http://www.biochar.net/bazman-gasifier/
- Open Source Energy Monitor (Arduino): http://openenergymonitor.org/emon/
- GEK Open Source Gasifier: http://www.gekgasifier.com/products/gasifier-kits
- Open Source Steam Engine Project: http://sites.google.com/site/opensourcesteam/
- Parabolic Solar Thermal: http://georgesworkshop.blogspot.com/p/solar-thermal.html
- Zenman Energy Evacuated Tube Solar Steam Generator: http://www.zenmanenergy.org/
Food Production
- Automated Aquaponics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2wWTadsBDA
- Edible Insects: http://www.openbugfarm.com/
- FarmBot: http://go.farmbot.it/
- Farmhack DIY Farming Tools: http://farmhack.net/tools
- Windowfarms Window hydroponics: http://www.windowfarms.com/windowfarms-indoor-herb-garden-kits/
Economics
- Drupal Software used for Community Exchange, TimeBanking,Virtual and Community Currencies: http://drupal.org/project/mutual_credit
- MetaCurrency: http://www.metacurrency.org/
- The Open Money Project: http://www.openmoney.org/
- Open Project to Investigate Money and Economic Systems: http://www.optimaes.info/
- Vancouver Participatory Economics Collective: http://vanparecon.resist.ca/
Education
- Instructables, Open Learning: http://www.instructables.com/
- OpenCobalt Virutal Workspace Environment Sofware: http://www.opencobalt.org/
- Opigno LMS (Learning Management System)(Drupal): http://www.opigno.org/en
Electronics and General Automation
- Arduino Open Source Microcontroller: http://arduino.cc/
- Dangerous Prototypes, misc OS hardware: http://dangerousprototypes.com/
- Designspark, micro-controller projects: http://www.designspark.com/
- Hacked Gadgets / Arduino: http://hackedgadgets.com/
- Inventables: http://www.inventables.com/
- Nanode, Arduino wireless sensor array: http://www.nanode.eu/
- Open Source Hardware Users Group: http://www.designspark.com/
Health / Medical
- ECG / Pulse meter (Arduino): http://medicarduino.net/
- E-Health monitor: http://www.cooking-hacks.com/ehealth-sensor-shield-biometric-medical-arduino-raspberry-pi
- RoboHands Prosthetic hands: http://robohand.net/
Open Source Hardware, General
- Blender: 3D Modeling, Animation and Rendering: http://www.blender.org/
- FreeCAD: CAD / 3D modeling software: http://www.freecadweb.org/
- Os-Cam computer aided manufacturing software: http://os-cam.org/
- OpenScad, CAD / 3D modeling software: http://www.openscad.org/
- OpenScam, 3D modeling sofware: http://openscam.com/
Research, General
- Biomedical research: http://openwetware.org/wiki/Main_Page
- Open Notebook Science Network: http://onsnetwork.org/
- Open Research Network: http://www.openresearchnetwork.org/
Open Source Software
- Centos Linux: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/
- Drupal: http://drupal.org/
- Ubuntu Linux: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/
Textiles
- Bamboo, Corn, Soy and Wood fiber textiles: http://www.socksheaven.com/Fiber.pdf
- Open Source fabric making: http://opensourcetextiles.org/
- Open Source Jacquard Loom (Arduino): http://www.osloom.org/
- Plastic from corn, how to: http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Biodegradable-Plastic/
- Plastic from hemp, how to: http://www.hempplastic.com/
- Hemp Plastic, Hempstone: http://www.hemp.com/hemp-education/uses-of-hemp/hemp-plastics/
Telecommunications
- BigBlueButton Open Source Web Conferencing: http://bigbluebutton.org/
- Mesh Networks: http://opengarden.net/
- Open Telepresence: http://code.google.com/p/telepresence/
Tools & Manufacturing
- AxRap / AxCut Laser Cutter: http://axrap.blogspot.com/
- Global Village Construction Set: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Main_Page
- Lasersaur laser cutting system: http://www.lasersaur.com/
- Lobo Open Source Milling Machine: http://jrkerr.com/lobocnc/index.html
- Lyman 3D Printer filament extruder: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145500
- MakerScanner 3D image scanning: http://www.makerscanner.com/
- MicroSlice Laser Engraver: http://www.instructables.com/id/MicroSlice-A-tiny-Arduino-laser-cutter/
- Multimachine: http://opensourcemachine.org/
- OpenBuilds machining projects: http://openbuilds.org/
- OpenTechForever, localized OS manufacturing: http://opentechforever.com/about.html
- Shapeoko milling machine: http://www.shapeoko.com/
- RepRap 3D Printer: http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap
- TechShop Community Maker Shops: http://www.techshop.ws/index.html