NYT Architecture : He Built a House With No Doors and Windows You Can’t Close https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/realestate/corfu-greece-minimalist-concrete-house.html #RealEstateandHousing(Residential) #InteriorDesignandFurnishings #Building(Construction) #Corfu(Greece) #Architecture #Islands #Greece
Arrival Plaza 2003, Getty Center, Los Angeles, California [Photography]
On Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/849032361453033757
"#JamieZawinski has #repeatedly said:
Now hear me out, but What If…? #browser #development was in the hands of some kind of #nonprofit #organization?
In my #humble but #correct #opinion, #Mozilla should be doing two things and two things only:
#Building THE #reference #implementation #WebBrowser and
Being a jugular-#snapping #attack #dog on #standards #committees.
There is no 3."
"Perhaps this is the only #viable #resolution."
"#Mozilla, for all its many #failings, has #invented a lot of #amazing #tech, from #Rust to #Servo to the #leading #budget #phone #OS. It shouldn't be trying to #capitalize on this #stuff. Maybe 3encourage it to have semi-independent #spinoffs, such as #Thunderbird, and as #KaiOS ought to be, and as #Rust could have been."
"But #JamieZawinski has the only #clear #vision and #solution we've seen yet. Perhaps he's #right, and #Mozilla #should be a #nonprofit, #working to #fund the one #independent, non-#vendor-driven, #standardscompliant #browserEngine."
It's funny, the more you read about modern building materials, especially insulation, the more you learn that what was fantastically The Absolute Best 20 years ago is now a known cause of cancer that devalues your house while poisoning you until you tackle the dangerous work of removing it again.
And then installing The New Absolute Best instead! Guaranteed* safe!
If you're lucky, the cancer was only a problem for the workers (rock-/glasswool) or firefighters in case it should burn (styrofoam, PU foam). Not the residents.
But you're not always so lucky, as with the two component spray foams and chipboard that keeps gassing out and giving you mystery headaches.
* Until the manufacturer goes out of business
"As one of the largest no-gas developments in the region, Abbey Central features air source heat pumps, solar PV panels, and EV charging points throughout. Some homes are achieving up to 80% reductions in CO₂ emissions and energy use compared to current building regulations—far surpassing the industry benchmark of 19%"
Shows what can be achieved when the local council insists on green standards.
#Rushcliffe #Building #Planning #WestBridgford #EcoHomes
https://westbridgfordwire.com/west-bridgfords-abbey-central-development-wins-midlands-award/
https://www.europesays.com/2221273/ Māngere blaze: Large fire engulfs partly built apartment building #apartment #become #blaze #broken #Building #built #construction #dwellings #engulfed #engulfs #fire #flames #have #large #mngere #multiple #NewZealand #partly #said #still #that #under #with
Good evening, #mastoart #mastodon
This is #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #windows #window #fotografie #photography
Darling #harbour #sydney #australia #newsouthwales
#roentare #photographyisart #photooftheday #pictureoftheday #potd #night #nightphotography #building #apartment #architecture #urban #urbanphotography #UrbanLandscape #city #citylife #buyintoart #sonyalpha #apartment
Ep.15 - Overgrown Fortress - Tiny Glade
Ep.15 - Overgrown Fortress - Tiny Glade