BRUSSELS — BOOK LAUNCH — 29.4

→ How to make books more sustainable? During this evening, Low-tech Magazine will present our "Compressed Book Edition", this time in Brussels, at Architecture Curating Practice's gallery.

→ Inspired by the image compression on its solar-powered website, Low-tech Magazine squeezed the article catalog of their three-volume chronological book series into just one book. Compressing the content — an editorial and design choice — produces a larger reduction in resource use than printing on recycled paper could ever do.

18:30 Doors open
19:00 Book presentation and introduction of Low-tech Magazine
19:45 Q&A
20:00 Book sale / snacks & drinks / discussion

Architecture curating practice,
et al. architect-run space
37 Rue des Tanneurs / Huidevettersstraat 137
1000 Brussels

(talk will be held in english)
Poster by our current intern Hugo Lopez

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#lowtechmagazine #lowtech #solarpoweredwebsite #solar #obsoletetechnology #bikegenerator #opensource #selfhosted #krisdedecker #degrowth #offgrid

With youtube appearing to join in the hate-speech-for-trans-people bandwagon https://www.usermag.co/p/youtube-removes-gender-identity-from , I'm thinking how we can make community video hosting easier. Peertube is great, but instances are much more limited, I assume due to file size.

What if there was an option for hosts to limit videos to 2bit, like the amazing #LowTechMagazine ? (image from them below) 50x reduced file size seems doable, hopefully would encourage a lot more hosts
#Permacomputing #peerTube #FediVideo #solarpunk

didn't somebody on here publish an image dithering guide?

NEW BOOK

→ Our new book - The Compressed Book edition - is available for sale in our online store! To reduce the resources involved with producing each copy, we squeezed our article archive (3 volumes) in just one book!

We did this by switching to a smaller font size (similar to the one used in the comments book), by downsizing most images, and by opting for a two-column layout. We rewrote some articles, especially older ones, resulting not only in fewer pages but also in better articles.

As all our books, it's printed on demand, which means they is no overproduction.

→ EVENT REMINDER
We are organising a book launch to celebrate in Barcelona (at Akasha Barcelona) this Friday (28.3). We will present the book and follow-up with a discussion on books and sustainability. We also have a number of copies for sale! All the info in the article below

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2025/03/the-compressed-book-edition/

Credits
Published by Low-tech Magazine
Articles by Kris de Decker
Production Kris De Decker & Marie Verdeil
Cover and Layout Design
Laia Comellas, Marie Verdeil (with inputs from Lauren Traugott-Campbell, Johanna Gratzer)
Photos
Hugo Lopez and Marie Verdeil

Anyone here has done #web2print with hugo?
We are starting something with #lowtechmagazine and I would love to see some examples of folder structures, how to handle different image formatting etc. :)

So if anyone has a repo to share, please shout!

BOOK LAUNCH — How to make books more sustainable?

→ How to make books more sustainable? Inspired by the image compression on its solar-powered website, Low-tech Magazine squeezed the article catalog of their three-volume book series into just one book. Compressing the content — an editorial and design choice — produces a larger reduction in resource use than printing on recycled paper could ever do.

→ During this book launch event, we present our "Compressed Book Edition", followed by a public discussion on sustainability in the book publishing business. We also have a number of copies for sale during the event.
18:45 Doors open
19:00 Book launch
19:30 Q&A
19:45 Book sale / snacks & drinks / networking / low-tech showcase ;)

Barcelona — Akasha HUB, Carrer de la Verneda 19 (El Clot)

sign-up on meetup! (https://www.meetup.com/akashabarcelona/events/306644137/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze_canvas&utm_campaign=mmrk_alleng_event_announcement_prod_unfiltered_v7_en&utm_term=promo&utm_content=lp_meetup&dispatch_id=67ceebedb8e8eab07052f4842939fd80)
poster by our intern Hugo Lopez

"There is hope, there is hope - so let's go!"

Really inspiring video with a lot of low-tech and solarpunk ideas. It has alot of biosphere 2 and whole earth catalogue vibe - but on a small scale. Really nice and cozy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QGqcv28cUY

Alot of the thinking and ideas are along the lines of Low Tech Magazine. For instance the mistshowers (https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2019/10/mist-showers-sustainable-decadence)

Recenty ( #kürzlich ) #LowtechMagazine came to my mind again.

Nice to have that sill around:

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/

Just stumbled upon the #LowTechMagazine #Comic which I thought was a fun read that touches on numerous articles on the site:

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/06/low-tech-magazine-the-comic/

hey folks, lots of new faces!

In case you are in Brussels, I still have some of #lowtechmagazine books in stock at my atelier, if you want to buy them irl :)

(also still looking for a room in #barcelona for march, hit me up)

hi #network

would love if you share the following message >>>

looking for a **room / sublet** for the month of **march** in **Barcelona** (1/3-1/4) where i'm going to work with #lowtechmagazine.

Poblenou / El Clot / Eixample / Gracia / Wherever

possibility of room exchange with Brussels :)
queer friendly / small budget
get in touch here or >> marie (at) verdeil (dot) net

#barcelona #room
#pleaseboost <33

How to Build an Electrically Heated Table?

#lowtechmagazine publishes a new DIY guide for winter!

→This manual explains how to assemble an electrically heated and insulated table that keeps you toasty warm in a cold space.

→ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2024/12/how-to-build-an-electrically-heated-table/

Article written by Kris De Decker
Pictures by Marina Kálcheva
Illustrations by me :))

Ich habe mal wieder einen Artikel aus dem #LowtechMagazine übersetzt. Hier geht es darum, dass besonders energieeffiziente Häuser unterm Strich nicht weniger Energie verbrauchen, als schlecht gedämmte Häuser. Kris schlägt vor, den tatsächlichen #Energieverbrauch eines Haushalts als Maß zu nehmen statt bautechnische Wärmeschutzmaßnahmen vorzuschreiben.
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/de/2018/01/energielabels-verplichten-zuinige-woning-bezitters-tot-nutteloze-investeringen/
#Lowtech #Degrowth #Energieeffizienz #Wärmeschutz #Dämmung #Wärmepumpe #Energielabel
@marieverdeil

hello
I have some stock of #lowtechmagazine books in my atelier in Brussels, dm if you’d like to buy some in cash #lowtech #books #christmas

coucou, j’ai qqs livres de #lowtechmagazine en stock à Bruxelles si vous voulez les acheter directement :) contactez moi!

(je peux aussi prendre 2-3 petits a Paris, à récupérer pdt les vacances ;)

Hi folks / Bonjour toustes!

[fr] Petit message pour vous faire savoir que notre collection thématique en maintenant disponible en français, en + de l'anglais!

Toutes les infos sur nos livres ici: https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/fr/offline-reading/

C'est un bon moyen de faire plaisir à Noël et de soutenir #lowtechmagazine car la vente de livre est notre source de revenu principale!

[en] Our thematic book collection is now available both in english and french!

All the infos on our books here: https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/offline-reading/

It's also a great way to support our work, as its our main income source!

N'hésitez pas à partager ! Boosts welcome!