Renewable
Aug 23 2008, Nithya N

Unlike many other sustainable concepts, the idea of a Transportable Emergency Dwelling (TED) is unique and unheard of. The brain behind this project is Craig Mackiewicz, a student who wanted to render a unit built within a shipping container that...

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ADVANCE FOR JUNE 16; U.S. map shows state-mandated renewable energy standards; 2c x 3 7/8 inches; 96.3 mm x 98.4 mm