Archive for July, 2010

Doomsday Emergency Shelters are In Demand

At some point in between 250 and 900 A.D., the ancient Mayan civilization predicted that the world would come to an end on December 21, 2012. Their calendar is said to end on that date, which was the only stop in the more than 5000 years listed. Recently a movie starring John Cusack and Amanda [...]

LifeStation Carports Can Provide Natural Disaster Relief

Lots of people know that green technology and energy sources are a hot button topic right now all across the globe.  There is a lot of talk about carbon footprints, melting icecaps and other concerns, so many people are looking into self sufficient living options in case of potential natural disaster.  This story discusses new [...]

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Using Carports to Maximize Space and Save Money

Aside from being incredibly useful for storing your vehicle, carports are also an excellent way to protect your vehicles from harsh weather conditions.  This is a particularly effective means of storing oddly-shaped vehicles, motorcycles and other utilities (i.e. lawnmower), even during the worst, coldest day of winter. For example, if you restore old hot rods [...]

Solar Carports

Companies Going Green With Solar Carports

Since we previously wrote about solar carports in this blog, there has been a serious increase in interest in this technology. The abundant amount of free and clean energy generated by these carports has proven to be essential to the development of electric cars and hybrids. Recently, a slew of attention has been heaped onto [...]

What Can Portable Solar Carports Do?

Portable solar carports are new to the market, but do these protect as well as a traditional carport?