http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news Sun, 11 May 2008 08:17:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://example.com/yourimage.png http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news Warning: This post is slightly technical I've been using AVG's free version for quite some years now and have always been happy with it. Accordingly, when they posted their latest version, 8.0, I was quick to download and install it. AVG now includes an antispyware component and a bit of fluff ... http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news/2008/05/11/avgs-linkscanner-and-its-removal/ I can't say I like the look of this furniture myself but, if you're aiming for a slightly retro look, these GDL objects might be just what the architect ordered.Go to :: http://www.johansondesign.se/ http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news/2008/04/22/johanson-furniture-library/ A couple of months ago, I was telling you about a free download of David Nicholson-Cole's "GDL Cookbook 3" and saying how I was looking forward to the updated version. Well it's out and it's a free download as well. You can get it either as a single concatenated file ... http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news/2008/03/11/download-gdl-cookbook-4-pdf/ Found this article at Sustainable Design Update about Sintex Industries making a prefabricated biogas digester which turns waste and garbage into cooking fuel. Nothing new about the technology but constructing a tank has always been the biggest headache. Now, you can just get it ready-made and install it. According to ... http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news/2008/03/04/sintex-biodigester-for-sewage/ This is absolutely wonderful. When it comes to inexpensive, self-help construction, you can hardly go wrong with this extremely low-tech system.See :: Earth Bag House in Haiti [via :: Sustainable Design Update] http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news/2008/02/16/earth-bag-construction/ CADalytic Media has released a free beta of SpecifiCAD for ArchiCAD 10/11, AutoCAD, ADT, Revit and Sketchup. SpecifiCAD allows you to click on a building component within each of these programs and access its CAD details, 3D models, specifications and Green information using the Sweets Catalog network and the Sketchup ... http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news/2008/02/16/free-beta-of-specificad/ Graphiosoft are offering a stripped down version of ArchiCAD 11 for way below their normal price, the target market being small architectural firms. On the face of it, it's a good move because small firms may be able to get by without features like teamwork, markup tools or even a ... http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news/2008/02/01/barebones-archicad/ Researchers at IIT Kanpur are working on a toilet design that will reuse water. The design is still under development but, if it works as advertised, it'll be a good thing because the amount of fresh water flushed down the drain is dramatically reduced. The article at Down To Earth ... http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news/2008/01/28/innovative-toilets-from-iit-kanpur/ Of late, the "recommend this" script which I'd set up for the free Vastu book was getting hit in a big way by spambots. After much procrastination (and stupidly hoping they would just go away!) I finally pulled it down a couple of weekends ago. Now it's back with some ... http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news/2008/01/27/recommendation-script-is-back/ I've been watching the much-talked-about Antilia building on Altamount Road come up these last few months and other than the architects, nobody seems to know what exactly is so green about it (apart from vegetation hanging over the side). Like many others, I'm convinced this is a major case of ... http://www.btsquarepeg.com/news/2008/01/05/greenwashing-in-architecture/