The coastal town of Seabrook, Wash., is nearing completion of a sustainable cluster of New Urbanist homes to be showcased in Sunset magazine’s October issue.
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Move Over, Styrofoam; The Fungi Are Here
A young company sets out to eliminate disposable plastics, using mushroom kits. Don’t laugh.
Apple Hires Ex-EPA Chief Lisa Jackson For A Green Sheen
Tim Cook brings former Environmental Protection Agency head Lisa Jackson on board to green up Apple; Greenpeace, for one, likes the idea.
Wind Farm Approved With Condor Provisions
The U.S. will allow a SoCal wind farm to kill up to one endangered California condor over a 30-year period in return for extensive protection and mitigation efforts.
The Umbrellas Of Shanghai: Building A Better Sun Shade
Italian firm 3Gatti used local sun parasol designs as inspiration for the new sun shading mechanisms that will be added to Shanghai’s converted Madrid Pavilion.
Carbon-Crammed Concrete: How It Works, What It Does
New technology from a Nova Scotia startup increases the amount of carbon sequestered in concrete.
Dutch Tiles Make Sloped Green Roofs Easier To Install
Design firm Roel de Boer has created a lightweight roofing tile that can be retrofitted on existing sloping shingles, making green roofs possible in difficult urban locations.
All-Electric Taxi Fleet Launches In Hong Kong
Hong Kong welcomes its first fleet of EV taxi cabs, with e6 crossovers provided by Chinese automaker BYD.
Building Affordably In A Small Dutch Town
A Dutch university town has set up a prefab home supermarket for first-time home buyers, with diverse designs from 20 different architecture firms.
Affordable Post-Tsunami Housing Lauded In Sri Lanka
After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Japanese firm Shigeru Ban designed sustainable replacement housing using locally sourced labor and materials for a devastated Sri Lankan village.
5 Green Grilling Options For A Smog-Free Summer
There are plenty of options for grilling green, from cleaner fuels to high tech grills that use renewable energy.
The Whole Tree And (Almost) Nothing But The Tree
Wisconsin firm WholeTrees features sustainable, unmilled wood in all of its residential and commercials designs, harnessing the natural strength of branching tree forms.
Taiwan Tower’s Energy Answer Blowing In The Wind
An undulating 1,150-foot skyscraper design in Taiwan plans to embed thousands of wind turbines in its skin to generate all of its electrical energy and provide dynamic lighting.
Massive SoCal Wind Turbine Blade Breaks Off
A 173-foot-long blade breaks off a Siemens wind turbine at a Southern California wind farm, leading the company to curtail operations worldwide.