The Printed Website: Volume III & The Comments
The printed archives of Low-tech Magazine now amount to four volumes with a total of 2,398 pages and 709 images.
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Interesting possibilities arise when you combine old technology with new knowledge and new materials, or when you apply old concepts and traditional knowledge to modern technology.
Technology has become the idol of our society, but technological progress is—more often than not—aimed at solving problems caused by earlier technical inventions.
There is a lot of potential in past and often forgotten knowledge and technologies when it comes to designing a sustainable society.
The Printed Website: Second Volume Out Now
The second volume features a third of the web articles published in the earlier years, carefully selected for their continued relevance and interest today.
The Curse of the Modern Office
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
How to Get Your Apartment Off the Grid
Solar panels on window sills and balconies can supply more power than you would think.
Radiant & Conductive Heating Systems
Radiant and conductive heating systems make energy use independent of the size of a room or building.
The Solar Envelope: How to Heat and Cool Cities without Fossil Fuels
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.
Rings of Fire: Hoffmann Kilns
Depending on the size of the kiln, it took between one and six weeks for the fire to complete a full circle.
Tiles as a Substitute for Steel: The Art of the Timbrel Vault
The craftsmanship associated with timbrel vaulting has long vanished, but the achievements are still with us today.