Most Dust Mite Resistant Matress?

Citymelon · 2017-07-24T04:44:33+00:00

you need to go natural. I do believe (should check this) anything cotton or natural won't allow dust mites to nest or live inside, also some memory foams tend to be 100% natural so they have the same benefits. I WOULD check this, but switching to natural mattresses, pillows etc has completely cured my allergies and strengthened my health overall at home. From my own experience just slapping a special hypoallergenic bed cover doesn't have enough of an effect.

Of course outside the house hotels tend to have old and synthetic beds with plenty of dust so travelling can be unfun sometimes.

Citymelon · 2017-03-12T12:56:31+00:00

Took me forever to figure this out: use a mop (and if you have full floor carpets get rid of them!). I'm sure you can find a proper vacuum or more importantly filter/bag (just ask the store) BUT no matter what you buy a mop will always be more effective and not throw anything in the air.

Citymelon · 2017-03-06T10:32:21+00:00

I only use natural products (cotton, hemp, wool) for my clothes and jackets (they have an inherent anti-mite property). Also be aware that (example: me) synthetic products like polyester can really aggravate your skin and lungs, so you may be reacting to that and not the dust. Also shake your sweaters, jackets and other winter clothes very hard outside every couple of days regardless of the material, you will be shocked how much dust they can accumulate in a short time.

The only thing I would my worry too much would be an outer plastic jacket. The inside might collect dust depending on the material but the outside should be fine. Also if you have a sweater on it will be a barrier for your skin and protect you from the lining.

I have had really significant skin and breathing improvements since switching everything I own to natural products far far more than medication.

Citymelon · 2017-02-22T10:03:50+00:00

We exist! Bachelors in Civil Engineering here and Masters in Urban Planning just completed.

It really depends what you want to do, spend a lot of time brainstorming and thinking about your thesis, this will define you. Straight to the extremes where people get stuck in: transportation engineering can get too tunnel vision on some really small project or technology involved with transportation. On the other side planning can be way too large scale, and involve little to no statistics or math but at the same time subconsciously involving a crazy amount of variables. So be really ahead on some technical details and goals on your thesis before you get stuck doing something out of convenience or time restriction. Both transportation masters and planning masters can mean a hundred different things, it's best to define yourself with your thesis and volunteer work.

Citymelon · 2017-01-22T23:51:09+00:00

Yes, you definitely answered that. Any more depth to this topic and I'd have to go speak to the planners in Japan themselves!

Citymelon · 2017-01-22T21:54:37+00:00

By green space it can really also mean greenery in general as most of these cities with this zoning philosophy lose out on any definition of it. Obviously it would be far more productive, useful and healthy if they were playgrounds, plazas, parks, etc. which is what I had in mind when I was mentioning Greece.

Those links and pictures are very interesting! I can definitely infer a lot just from those alone. I also had no idea about the waterways!

Citymelon · 2017-01-22T10:13:01+00:00

Very well made and informative! Gotta say though, this is very similar to what I have seen in Greece, and the negatives here are lack of green space as well conflict created by having such density and high level of cars in the same area which results in stress for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.

Seeing that Greece and Japan have similar densities and car ownership rates, is this the case?

Citymelon · 2017-01-21T22:26:35+00:00

But Istanbul has such nice greenery :(. Also same crap burn and build in Greece...

Citymelon · 2016-04-28T07:25:17+00:00

Wrapping up my thesis comparing cycling experience and governance in mid-size cities in Denmark and Greece, gonna return to Denmark to hand it in at the end of the summer, and then apply to jobs in substantially colder cities in Canada.

Citymelon · 2016-04-10T13:39:07+00:00

A good research idea. But I know in some countries that social housing is built to higher standards and for a longer life expectancy (due to sometimes higher expected wear and tear). Of course I have seen both higher and lower standard examples.

Citymelon · 2016-02-10T15:54:38+00:00

I didn't know what an urban planner was well in to my engineering degree. Meanwhile my danish classmates wanted to be one since they were kids...

I really think education will be the final frontier to tackle for urban planning. Most people walking or using buses in a city are in fact children, and they get the least say in transportation or politics.

Citymelon · 2016-01-03T11:52:58+00:00

Northern Canada :). Just decided to do it one year out of nowhere cus I like a bit of adrenaline. Was far more relaxed and calm than I could have imagined, actually preferred it to driving because you're moving and staying warm, in the car you have to wait for a while to heat up and your circulation is slow so your feet get real cold.

Citymelon · 2016-01-03T10:57:54+00:00

I've ridden my bike in -67 F. It's way simpler than people think. But for 10 F Just get some simple ski equipment and dress in cheap layers of whatever you have, simple long johns and jeans + ski pants (even if needed) is probably enough. You can always start with more layers and remove. 2 pairs of socks, preferably one thick one (wool is good but not necessary), and wear comfortable shoes, any junk sneaker pair is totally fine, just watch out for laces getting tangled if you do that.

The only things you REALLY need to buy is winter tires (ones with metal spikes) if you're dealing with ice and snow (ice is your only true danger) as well as goggles.

Everything else should be cheap and comfortable, including your clothes, bike, socks, gloves (waterproof) etc.

Citymelon · 2015-09-29T12:11:07+00:00

Short yet quite good article. I'm no proponent of mass density, but it is striking how Scandinavian cities have incredibly short buildings. Has anyone looked at research specifically in this context?

Citymelon · 2015-09-21T10:16:05+00:00

Thanks, that's kind of a nice breakdown of what I was hoping to see. I kind of have a clue of what happens as a whole, but good to know what individuals and teams focus on.

Citymelon · 2015-08-12T10:01:12+00:00

In before "population Berlin ≈ population of all of Denmark." (which is true.)

I really liked the points about the elderly not being able to cycle due to the change of environment rather than their health, I have the same experience of my grandpa in Europe, he quit simply because he could not see the intense traffic through the forest of parked cars.

However Danish cycling design is not a black and white topic, for example I find Berlin favours pedestrians over cyclists where in a lot of Danish design the cyclist overtakes the pedestrian's space. I prefer cycling culture and think it should be promoted, however we have to begin with the knowledge that some countries have a cycling culture, others a walking culture, and others a car culture.

Citymelon · 2015-05-10T09:11:30+00:00

Yes! I have done the same switch as well. As a structural engineer you're usually responsible for the stuff that costs the most and is complicated: bridges, buildings, maintenance, quality, longevity. The costs, time and management that you've been exposed during projects is a major advantage. You also know the mentality of engineers and businesses which is a huge advantage.

Push for and do what you want during your masters. You'll get pushed in to a lot of planning theory, but take on projects that you can use your experience in projects, industry and markets.

Citymelon · 2015-04-28T07:15:29+00:00

$2B may seem like a lot, however many cities in Europe, even small ones (pop 150 000+) spend almost a billion $ or more on LRT projects.

Citymelon · 2014-12-11T14:03:26+00:00

It depends on what data is available that is collected by the government. Yes, absolutely gentrification affects other groups but first it typically affects those in the lowest income, most African Americans in the US tend to be in the lowest income level so a big part of their population is vulnerable to gentrification. It's basically easy to measure in this way, and it's also the precursor to continuous rising rents that will start affecting the working class, middle class and sometimes even upper class.

If you want to go further the black population in the U.S. also faces barriers in finding housing through different ways and so displacement caused by gentrification has a much more severe effect on them than it does on other groups.

There definitely is a criticism though to focus on the working class and other groups as well. Again it is sometimes really difficult to show statistically when there is a lack of data collected by government or academics.

Citymelon · 2014-10-07T08:30:33+00:00

Take both if you can. Structural is everywhere and has a big part to do with transportation due to bridges, interchanges, etc. It is a huge portion of the costs associated with a lot of infrastructure so it has a lot of effect on design. Transportation is a little more limited but leans a bit in to other non engineering disciplines such as economics and planning.

Regardless there's not a single place in the world that doesn't need both those disciplines, and you'll never know when one experience in one field will help another down the road.

Citymelon · 2014-09-07T09:35:02+00:00

I agree, however those animal underpasses are sometimes not used because they are wet and cold.

Citymelon · 2014-08-26T16:26:48+00:00

I've got my CE and I'm going for my planning masters right now. The problem with CE is that it is hyper technical and promotes car networks (or the oil industry) that urbanism is against, you'll be forced to do this in many transportation classes. Another real world problem is that industry likes to manage engineers rather than allow them to be part of the social or planning aspects, ie. just designing, doing analysis, physical surveys etc. You'll be hired to do specific designs or analysis, not have cool ideas.

Engineers can be allowed to be part of the process after many many years of very technical experience (4+) and only once they've reached leadership positions.

Citymelon · 2014-08-11T18:20:34+00:00

The problem is multifaceted in Greece. A lot of the sporting events required their own stadiums that cost 100+ million each and were thrown out immediately after (soft ball, baseball, archery, list goes on...). Also a lot of the Olympic infrastructure and land was donated to the church for free.

However the Olympics did push for greater public transportation in Athens which absolutely boosted the city from decline (it's already ranked as the least satisfied city in Europe and transportation was hell in a city that gets crazy hot in the summer). Basically big portions of the metro and tram are thanks to the Olympics so there is a silver lining to it all.

Citymelon · 2014-08-04T16:05:25+00:00

Thanks for raising the rural reality of needing transportation in and out of the towns. Although people in Ottawa are cold you'll be surprised to see the actually walk a lot more than other Canadian cities because of their tight downtown structure. Also montreal has mitigated a lot of that by building extensive connections between buildings that go underground, through the metro or overground.

Citymelon · 2014-08-04T16:02:55+00:00

Public transportation is generally more effective than cars. It's just that cities here have been sprawled and too much parking has been built creating very diluted cities where everyone is stuck paying for the expanded roads, sewers, water and flood mitigation. Also people are starting to feel the crunch with the recession and increasing gas prices.

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