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 week, 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)
(This updates a previous story about the Poh Ern Shih Temple in Singapore) One year after opening, and about two years after construction began, the Poh Ern Shih Temple (or Temple of Thanksgiving in English) is looking great. I’m dropping by to visit the temple and check out progress ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Art & Culture, Clean Technologies, Design, Green energy, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Solar
As a response to current trends in real estate development - cheap, fast and homogenous - that have become hallmarks of unmitigated suburban sprawl, Canadian architect John Brown created the Slow Home movement in 2006. Borrowing its underlying philosophy from Slow Food, that of quality, appreciation and holistic practices, the initiative seeks ... keep reading
Written by Scott Lachut in August, about Architecture, Art & Culture, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Population, Smart Growth (1 comment)
Another school year is just around the corner and with rising energy costs, increasing concern over air quality and growing interest in preserving resources for the future, a growing number of parents, teachers and school administrators are reevaluating their school environmentalpolicies. According to the US Department of Energy, taxpayers ... keep reading
Written by Rainforest Alliance in August, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Computing, Consumerism, Design, Education, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Lifestyle & Behavior
By Harry Tournemille for EnergyBoom The US Department of Energy has spent the past several months in promotion and funding of renewable energy and efficiency, yet it manages to set a less-than-stalwart example by failing its own energy audit. The 21-page energy audit (pdf) by the DOE's Office of ... keep reading
Written by Harry Tournemille in August, about Architecture, Clean Technologies, Energy Saving, Green energy, Politics & Government
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