Our Entry for AFH-Charlotte Community Garden Design Competition

http://www.afhcharlotte.org/Projects.html

Smart Programmable Thermostat

This thermostat takes programmable thermostats one step further, allowing you to connect to it wirelessly from anywhere you get internet access. Not only does it link to your central heat and air conditioning, it can also control a central humidifier or de-humidifier. This would allow the user to customize the conditions in their home or workplace according to specific days, times, or weather conditions more easily than before. For more information, follow this link: http://www.ecobee.com/

Please note: We have no experience using this product, and just think it is interesting. If you know of any similar products or have used this one, please feel free to leave a comment to share with us!

Make Your Own Re-Usable Plastic Bags!

Did You Know...

Last year, the United States used over 88.5 billion plastic bags.

Less than 1% of those were recycled.

It takes 1000 years for a typical plastic bag to decompose.

With statistics like this, it is refreshing to see innovations like the one to the left. A re-usable plastic bag, made from bags that would most likely otherwise get thrown away. These bags are easily customizable, and can be made into whatever size you like.

To see how to make these bags, please see the links below!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-plastic-tote-bag-from-recycled-plast/

http://www.instructables.com/id/Fusing_Plastic_Bags_the_eclipse_way/

Meet Our Employees

Rick Reinhardt, Principal, AIA
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Andrew D. Spaulding, CDT, LEED AP
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Tiffany Johnson, LEED AP
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Christina AikenYulfo
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