This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources, goodies, and recipes courtesy of DSnodgrass... New research shows that the use of genetically modified crops have put more pesticides on consumers dinner tables. The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased ... keep reading
Written by D. Snodgrass yesterday, about Architecture, Genetic Modification, Organic
The defective Chinese drywall situation in the United States first came to light in November of 2008, when the Herald Tribune reported that homeowners in the Sarasota-Bradenton area of Florida were discovering that their homes’ sheetrock walls were eating away the wiring. In fact, the problem may predate 2008, as ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this week, about Architecture, Children and Families, Design, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Pollution, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
The Biennial Solar Decathlon, which pits some of the world’s best engineering students against one another, has culminated with Team Germany’s “Cube House” being declared the winner, says an October 16 press release from the U.S. Department of Energy. “This competition to build zero carbon homes has ... keep reading
Written by Rob Fierro this month, about Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Education, Events, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Solar
In a warming world, dominated by excessive rain in some areas and drought in others, arcology designers propose a Nevada city that would rely on landscapes right out of Frank Herbert’s classic novel, Dune (which was made an equally classic film of the same name). The Sietch, Nevada urban ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this month, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Recycling, Smart Growth, Water, Weather
In 2006, Keith Collins approached Kaplan Thompson Architects, about tackling sustainable home construction in the form of a studio/workshop for himself and his wife. This led to the development of the BrightBuilt Barn, a beautiful 700-square-foot home constructed on the Collins property in Rockland, Maine, a climate known for ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this month, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling (1 comment)
Los Angeles architecture firm Morphosis in combination with graduate students from UCLA have unveiled a brilliant solution to the problem of flooding – a house designed to rise with high waters. The aptly named Float House has been developed over the last two years as part of the Make It Right ... keep reading
Written by Scott Lachut last month, about Architecture, Children and Families, Design, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water (1 comment)
Eco houses may not yet be the norm, but there's no doubt green-minded consumers have increasing options for making one their own. Last year we wrote about FreeGreen's downloadable green house plans , and now a German company has come up with a modular design based on Lego-style blocks ... keep reading
Written by Alexander Maurer in September, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Design, Education, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior
British insurers are raising rates on homeowners to insulate themselves from increasing claims blamed on climate change, a justification that U.S. companies are hesitant -- or unable -- to embrace. The price of policies covering buildings in the United Kingdom rose 10 percent over the last year as insurers struggle to ... keep reading
Written by E&E Publications, Inc. in August, about Architecture, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Smart Growth
Courtesy of PSFK: Today’s temperature is going to be a scorcher in NYC. Around the city it is likely that water will spray from opened fire hydrants as a way for people to cool off. Uncapping fire hydrants is a tradition in some neighborhoods in NYC that don’t ... keep reading
Written by Dave Pinter in August, about Architecture, Art & Culture, Children and Families, Economics, Lifestyle & Behavior, Water
According to the EPA, the cement industry was responsible for 829 million metric tons of CO2 emissions, or approximately 3.4% of global emissions in 2000. Today, that number is reported to be as high as 5%. The cement industry is also a major contributor to industrial process-related emissions and ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in August, about Architecture, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Energy Saving, Industry & Business, Pollution (3 comments)
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