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Evolution of Bahay Kubo

Photo by: http://myphilippinelife.com/

Bahay Kubo (Nipa Hut) is the Filipino Rural Culture

The traditional construction material is bamboo tied together with rattan and covered with a that shed roof made from either grass, coconut or anahaw leaves. The nipa hut is considered an icon of Philippine culture.

A typical bahay kubo has a high raised hardwood or bamboo underneath, this is serves as the post of the house, they call it “Silong”. The purpose of Silong are use for storage, growing animals and it create a buffer area for rising waters during floods.

Bayanihan

The newly constructed nipa hut is carried down the main road of the village on the shoulders of several dozen men to its final destination. As years goes by, Bahay Kubo starts to evolved from materials and designs.

Photo by: http://myphilippinelife.com/

BAHAY KUBO OF THE FUTURE 

LuzViMinda Eco-House 

Utilizes forward-thinking green strategies that promote energy efficiency, conservation and quality of life while taking advantage of the economic benefits of green architecture to keep living costs down.

“The objective is to gain more support and to prove to more Filipino home buyers that they don’t need to spend much to acquire an environment-friendly house.”

Green strategies:

• Filtration system to allow the use of rainwater for cleaning or watering plants
• The PVC roof can reflect 90 percent of the sun’s heat, keeping the house’s interior cool even during the summer months.
• The concrete walls with styrofoam filling are not only lightweight and thinner than the hollow-blocks-and-cement combination but are also more durable and provide a more effective barrier to external heat and noise.
• A solar panel will be installed, as well as energy-saving lamps positioned throughout the house. This setup, could provide monthly savings of P1,200 on electricity.

His group spent some time researching “to determine each of the materials’ eco-friendliness”.

http://www.jamesjao.com/

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About The Knowledge Revolution

Most of you who are reading this are now living in a new era where - because of good and open internet access - are part of the Knowledge Revolution. A worker in this age has all the Tools available at his fingertips to work even from home and initiate in projects that will benefit his workplace, himself and the people around him. 

Many societies are not bound and subject to the tyranny of political media controls and the institutions that govern us. Many Freedoms, Few restrictions and little if no censorship. If we are lucky to be in such a society, the individual has the opportunity to reach out to the body of knowledge out there and have the capacity for of Knowing, Understanding and Perceiving the world as he or she deem fit. 

Some are truly Emancipated with this new found knowledge. We can start making better Choices for ourselves and have the power to change others. We can choose to build people together, or to alienate others. 

Few realise this form of Empowerment. With Knowledge and Tools and freedom of Choice, we can continue the human tradition of making the world a better place. Not just only for ourselves.

It is our own Mindsets: Fear of challenging the system, leaving our comfort zones, selfishness or aloofness and many other self-doubt and (i)rationalisations that prevent us from moving further.

Here are Some Ideas to Think about from organisations, articles, videos.

1. Developing Habits of Mind 
2. Contextualising humanity's advancement through the ages - Where we come from and where we are going (from an organisational perspective)
3. Changing the way we view Work/Careers/Jobs
4. How child-like idealism can contribute to societal change
5. What Kind of World Do You Want?

1. The Habits of Mind

http://www.artcostacentre.com/html/habits.htm

The 16 Habits of Mind identified by Costa and Kallick include:

1. Persisting
2. Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
3. Managing impulsivity
4. Gathering data through all senses
5. Listening with understanding and empathy
6. Creating, imagining, innovating
7. Thinking flexibly
8. Responding with wonderment and awe
9. Thinking about thinking (metacognition)
10. Taking responsible risks
11. Striving for accuracy
12. Finding humor
13. Questioning and posing problems
14. Thinking interdependently
15. Applying past knowledge to new situations
16. Remaining open to continuous learning

2. What comes after the Knowledge Era? 

http://leadershipliteracies.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/after-knowledge-era/

“the future is here, it’s just unevenly distributed” 

3. RSA Animate - Re-Imagining Work

How can we get people more engaged, more productive, and happier at work? Is technology part of the problem -- and could it also be part of the solution?

 Dave Coplin, Chief Envisioning Officer at Microsoft, imagines what might be possible if more organisations embraced the full, empowering potential of technology and encouraged a truly open, collaborative and flexible working culture.

4. Taylor Wilson: Yup, I built a nuclear fusion reactor

Taylor Wilson believes nuclear fusion is a solution to our future energy needs, and that kids can change the world. And he knows something about both of those: When he was 14, he built a working fusion reactor in his parents' garage. Now 17, he takes the TED stage to tell (the short version of) his story. From http://www.tedxberlin.de/ted-talks-taylor-wilson-yup-i-built-a-nuclear-fusion-reactor

http://www.sciradioactive.com/Taylors_Nuke_Site/Welcome.html

5. World

"What Kind of world do you want

Think Anything

Let's start at the start

Build a masterpiece"