Michael Mobbs
Cucumber farming in the street

Story by two US interns, Michael Miniotas and Will Brandt, who are growing cucumbers in a Sydney street.

Cucumber farming in the street
Michael Mobbs
Make a more natural nature strip

Here’s a simple, low cost , low tech design which keeps rain water where it falls to make a self-watering nature strip.

Let’s put nature into the ‘nature’ strips of our cities. It’s easy.

Make a more natural nature strip
Michael Mobbs
23 years off grid for water in the centre of ...

What does the data tell us about living off-grid for water in the heart of Sydney?

Analysis of water quantity by an American intern in Sydney, Jillian Meehan.

23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says
Michael Mobbs
Aircon for on and off-grid houses

Here’s how to have aircon and be on or offgrid for electricity. Cool!

Aircon for on and off-grid houses

Beauty or Earth? We can have buildings and cities which offer both

Beauty or Earth? We can have buildings and cities which offer both

It’s easy to make our cities cooler, more beautiful: plant trees. Trees do their own engineering, product design at no cost to us. We use new steel, concrete and glass to make both ugly and beautiful buildings. New building ‘stuff’ breaks Earth’s climate, causes floods, droughts.

Let’s discuss ethical and professional responsibilities - and trees, beauty and how to get the mix right.