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My son has redirected his mail to me. Amongst the bits and pieces, bank statements, reminders, etc, there are some items he is ok for sharing:)
He belongs to Heritage New Zealand and they publish a magazine quarterly. Its an intriguing read about our heritage and often articles about a particular building.
The latest edition has an article about the repurposing of what was CIT ( Central Institute of Technology). A polytechnic that served Upper Hutt and the region from the 70s until 2001 when it closed. It sat dormant for 15 years. It was purchased by two local individuals in 2015, with the vision and determination to repurpose the complex, preserving it's architecture and to create a quite unique environment for different purposes. They certainly achieved that.
It now serves as a training and accomodation facility for various sporting bodies including high performance athletes. The All Blacks, Black Ferns, Hurricanes Rugby, Wellington Phoenix and support people, just to name a few.
It has 450 accommodation rooms, daycare center, gyms, recovery pools and other indoor space for various activities. It also has various outdoor playing fields for training and events.
The architecture is "brutalist", reflecting the period it was built.
It is a now a grand example of what can be done to preserve and repurpose some of this countries past and turn it into a living thing again.
Well done to those involved.
A plug for Heritage New Zealand is also to be had. It is involved with preservation of NZ as we knew it and as it is now. It is always welcoming new members.

I short video link to the now New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport is below.
#nzheritage
#sport
#architechture
#repurposing
#NewZealand

youtube.com/watch?v=VcbuvIReJK

To #repurpose an old #Kindle e-ink e-reader you would usually require it's root password.

This tool is a single web page that uses #javascript (running locally) to compute the root password for your device from it's serial number (located on the device's settings page). There is also a link to the original #Python script that this tool is derived from.

sven.de/kindle/

One example of how they can be repurposed:
blog.lidskialf.net/2021/02/08/

#reuse #repurposing #eink #ereader 14673889

www.sven.deAmazon Kindle root password tool

Hello! I forgot to make an intro post when I moved to this instance. Ope!

I am Nessie. For entertainment, I make messes and then try and figure out how to clean them up. Aka I’m an artist, haha.

I’m interested in lots of stuff! Stuff like this:

#Poorskills #Repurposing #Degrowth #ZeroWaste #SolarPunk #HopePunk #Gardening #ScratchCooking #SeedSaving #HouseKeeping #SimpleLiving #Dyslexia #ElderCare #Biking #SlowLiving #Drawing #PenAndInk #MixedMediaArt #AltText #DisabilityRights

And a bunch of other things that’ll pop up as I go along. Pleased to meet you all and I hope you have a wonderful day!

#recycling #repurposing #upcycling #kitchens

One of my risky purchases paid off ,I bought a victorian bookcase ,its was £55 and I was hoping it would make a decent dresser because proper dressers where outside my price range and I needed to save money for a courier ,but ,its worked better than expected because being narrow it takes up a lot less floor space but theres just the same storage space. v

Ideas for #repurposing approx. 300 USB speaker sound bars?

The local Computers For Schools was gifted with a pallet load of Dell DP/N 0MN008. Over couple years they've given away as much as they can. They're only 2.5 watts, but surely there's something interesting to do with them?

This is the coolest #solarpunk thing I've seen in a minute. Found at an art fair, this young person is repurposing old items, drilling holes in the bottom of them, and turning them into planters. Even their cards are repurposed. They keep stuff out of the trash and create distinctive plant-holders. I love it.

instagram.com/notapot.planters

facebook.com/profile.php?id=61

This is another great idea (imho).

LENDING LIBRARIES

"Create a free community lending library to let people freely lend and exchange tools, seeds, sleds or snowshoes, books, cooking equipment, games, and more.

"Nearly every community has a traditional library, but why stop at loaning out books? Community lending libraries are helping neighbors lend and share all sorts of items, from seeds and cooking equipment to sports gear and tools. They take many shapes and forms, from the common Little Free Libraries you see on streets and in neighborhoods to more formalized libraries that lend items other than books. Just like regular libraries, lending libraries have many benefits — decreasing consumption, helping people access tools and supplies for free, and building community."

communityworkshopllc.com/goods

@anne_twain @mu

Community WorkshopHow-To: Create a Community Lending Library — Community WorkshopSet up a “library of things” and help your community share tools, sleds, games, seeds, equipment, books and more.
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@mu This is one kind of reuse center that I found on the web. It's something a local library could sponsor. Also, there are places that do that with building materials (#HabitatForHumanity #ReStores).

#CreativeReuse Centers Benefit #Communities & the #Planet

By Maureen Wise
Feb 14, 2024

"What Is a #CreativeReuseCenter?

"A creative reuse center is a #CraftThriftStore and so much more. It’s a business or nonprofit organization that collects #usable materials, leftovers, or surplus creative supplies and redistributes them to the community for reuse. These organizations accept donations from individuals as well as manufacturers, industry partners, and businesses. Donations can be in the form of leftover craft supplies such as your craft stash. They may also include cabinet or flooring samples from a home renovation company or the end of a roll of vinyl from a sign manufacturer.

"Each center makes decisions differently and has different donors and #donations rules, but the ethos is consistent: They help people see the potential in useable waste as art. The creative possibilities of cast-off materials are limited only by the imagination of the artist. Creative reuse is all about #upcycling and #repurposing: elevating and #reusing an unwanted material or item into something entirely new with purposeful value."

earth911.com/inspire/creative-

Earth911 · Creative Reuse Centers Benefit Communities & the PlanetHave extra craft supplies or need cheap materials? Visit a creative reuse center and discover the creative possibilities of usable waste.

I always find air matresses break so easily... they always seem to leak and never last Dx

I tried to make a jacket thinking it would work similar to a hard sythetic leather material. I was kinda wrong, it's kinda just stiff. Pics tommorow.

The material can be sewed rather easily and can be superglued very effectively. You could totally make an old one into a picnic blanket!! Maybe tarp?

Took that old plastic cat litter bucket littering the yard, drilled some holes in it, buried it in the ground. Put food scraps in it and now it's a worm tunnel. Saves another thing from going into the landfill, no more rats in my compost bin, and when the worms do their job, it fertilizes my tomatoes. The simplest things often have cumulative benefits.
Have a green St. Patty's Day!
#compost
#gardening
#organic
#recycling
#repurposing
#vegetables
#vermiculture