The printed archives of Low-tech Magazine now amount to four volumes with a total of 2,398 pages and 709 images.
The information society promises to dematerialise society and make it more sustainable, but modern office and knowledge work has itself become a large and rapidly growing consumer of energy and other resources
Solar panels on window sills and balconies can supply more power than you would think.
Directly coupling DC power sources with DC loads can result in a significantly cheaper and more sustainable solar system.
If we are looking for quick and substantial energy savings for existing buildings, then local heating systems deserve our closest attention
Radiant and conductive heating systems make energy use independent of the size of a room or building.
Most modern heating systems are primarily based on the heating of air. This seems an obvious choice, but there are far worthier alternatives.
Cooling people by increasing local airflow is at least ten times more energy efficient than refrigerating the air in a given space.
Lime burning is a now-forgotten industry that sustained many agrarian communities before energy became cheap.
Modern research, which combines ancient knowledge with fast computing techniques, shows that passive solar cities are a realistic option, allowing for surprisingly high population densities.
The only advantage that fossil-fuelled powered cranes have brought us, is a higher lifting speed
Depending on the size of the kiln, it took between one and six weeks for the fire to complete a full circle.