http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-59489 Weekend Links November 9 at Shack No More Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:18:04 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-59489 [...] green! Exercise in Human-Powered Gyms, go out to the Sustainable Dance Club or propose the Crowd Farm System to power your [...] [...] green! Exercise in Human-Powered Gyms, go out to the Sustainable Dance Club or propose the Crowd Farm System to power your [...]

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-59478 Weekend Links November 9 Arquitectura, Architecture, Architettura, Aрхитектуры Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:01:40 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-59478 [...] green! Exercise in Human-Powered Gyms, go out to the Sustainable Dance Club or propose the Crowd Farm System to power your [...] [...] green! Exercise in Human-Powered Gyms, go out to the Sustainable Dance Club or propose the Crowd Farm System to power your [...]

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-59436 Weekend Links November 9 » CoolBoom Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:23:06 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-59436 [...] green! Exercise in Human-Powered Gyms, go out to the Sustainable Dance Club or propose the Crowd Farm System to power your [...] [...] green! Exercise in Human-Powered Gyms, go out to the Sustainable Dance Club or propose the Crowd Farm System to power your [...]

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-58277 Capatpin » CROWD FARMING: Power your building with human motion! Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:11:40 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-58277 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-55885 SantaBJ Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:12:36 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-55885 How about this - piezoelectric energy harvesting from high-traffic roads, subway stations, malls and other places that attract people in large crowds (preferably in more or less constant streams, or at least constant relative to power consumption). How about this – piezoelectric energy harvesting from high-traffic roads, subway stations, malls and other places that attract people in large crowds (preferably in more or less constant streams, or at least constant relative to power consumption).

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-55862 edmon umple Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:02:44 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-55862 this is a preposterously stupid idea,the amount of copper necessary to collect the infinitesimal amounts of electricity this monstrously costly maintainence headache would produce, make the widespread use of this kind of thing impractical. maybe the gym parts would be worth it, if the transmission distances were short.remember, if you have a gym membership, someone else is doing your share of the physical work this is a preposterously stupid idea,the amount of copper necessary to collect the infinitesimal amounts of electricity this monstrously costly maintainence headache would produce, make the widespread use of this kind of thing impractical. maybe the gym parts would be worth it, if the transmission distances were short.remember, if you have a gym membership, someone else is doing your share of the physical work

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-51331 step, in the name of…the…environment… « second floor Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:16:00 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-51331 [...] inhabitat: How many people does it take to launch the space shuttle? The answer is 84,162,203, all of them [...] [...] inhabitat: How many people does it take to launch the space shuttle? The answer is 84,162,203, all of them [...]

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-51307 Party people… Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:56:38 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-51307 [...] Link to the article on Inhabitat.com  [...] [...] Link to the article on Inhabitat.com  [...]

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-51191 David Mackey Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:20:43 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-51191 That is a great idea. Hopefully it becomes reality sooner than later. Couldn't the same idea be applied to our roads as well? That is a great idea. Hopefully it becomes reality sooner than later. Couldn’t the same idea be applied to our roads as well?

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-51161 Crowd Farm for Energy « Job’s Patience Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:37:43 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-51161 [...] This is kind of an old story, but I like it.  It’s like the sound farming on highways that Burns, Marce, Mills and I talked about last summer. [...] [...] This is kind of an old story, but I like it.  It’s like the sound farming on highways that Burns, Marce, Mills and I talked about last summer. [...]

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-51102 native pangean Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:55:10 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-51102 On human powered gyms, wouldn't it be neat to get paid to go to the gym, maybe a swipe card that keeps track of BTU's produced, makes the masses wanna get in shape. On human powered gyms, wouldn’t it be neat to get paid to go to the gym, maybe a swipe card that keeps track of BTU’s produced, makes the masses wanna get in shape.

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-50986 Crowd Farming: MIT proposes the creation of a people powered power plant « Islamic Law, Etc. Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:40:21 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-50986 [...] tip to Inhabitat: How many people does it take to launch the space shuttle? The answer is 84,162,203, all of them [...] [...] tip to Inhabitat: How many people does it take to launch the space shuttle? The answer is 84,162,203, all of them [...]

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-50969 Chaos Motor Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:03:20 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-50969 I came up with this about five years ago, got it sketched out in a notebook. Had a different application, but basically the same thing. I came up with this about five years ago, got it sketched out in a notebook. Had a different application, but basically the same thing.

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-50959 GKG Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:42:43 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-50959 The Japanese were reported to have developed piezo-electric technology along the same lines and to have tested it in a subway station almost a year ago. I cannot unfortunately find a The Japanese were reported to have developed piezo-electric technology along the same lines and to have tested it in a subway station almost a year ago. I cannot unfortunately find a

]]> http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/comment-page-1/#comment-50916 Lubula Kanyinda Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:05:49 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/13/crowd-farming-power-your-building-with-human-motion/#comment-50916 Some people are simply smart. Great idea. Some people are simply smart. Great idea.

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