Lloyd Alter
Lloyd Alter is managing editor of TreeHugger and editor of the Design section. He has been an architect, developer, inventor and prefab promoter. He now writes for green websites TreeHugger and Planet Green, and teaches sustainable design at Ryerson University School of Interior Design.
In the course of his work developing small residential units and prefabs, Lloyd became convinced that we just use too much of everything- too much space, too much land, too much food, too much fuel, too much money, and that the key to sustainability is to simply use less. And, the key to happily using less is to design things better.
Concerns about uncontrolled demolition and development led to a passion for historic buildings and neighbourhoods, so Lloyd got involved in the local preservation movement and served as President of theArchitectural Conservancy of Ontario from 2009 to 2011.
Latest Stories from Lloyd Alter
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Green Globes building certification system releases Anti-LEED Screed
Instead of concentrating on becoming a reputable certification system, it trash-talks the competition.
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A little bit of extra height makes a big difference in a small apartment
3XA architects show how it's done in 312 square feet.
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The Change Initiative in Dubai is declared "the most sustainable building in the world"
They have a point, 107 of them actually. But call me dubious.
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The Future of Food
The Guardian spills its guts about a future where we eat bugs, fake meat, GM rice and the packages it all came in.
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Renzo Piano gets small
The big name architect designs a tiny house for furniture maker Vitra
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How the self-driving car might make our cities better and greener
Kaid Benfield and Lee Epstein have doubts about the benefits of the autonomous car. They are missing an opportunity.
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A Greedy Man In A hungry World (Book Review)
Jay Rayner questions everything we hold dear and true about local and seasonal food, farmers markets and the food system.
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Happy Father's Day. Here's an old gift guide for you.
We didn't do a gift guide this year, but we are big on recycling.
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Is the paperless office finally here?
A Vancouver agency goes completely paperless, carless, and fax free.
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Your office is where you are: Herman Miller's Public Office Landscape by Yves Behar
The future of the office isn't about standing or sitting, it's about moving,
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The Exbury Egg is an " energy efficient self-sustaining work space"
Artist Stephen Turner will live in it for a year and "provide a voice for mute nature".
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More evidence that we have reached "Peak Car"
Is it a new reality, or a blip caused by the crummy economy?
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Bikes are truly becoming part of the transportation system
A recent count in Toronto shows that on some streets, they are getting close to parity with cars.
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Tall wood: 34 storey skyscraper proposed for Stockholm
C.F. Møller Architects' proposal in design competition is light and airy.
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Hacking IKEA to create a whole new look
Italian design firm can't quite follow the instructions.
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INDEX Awards celebrate the best designs to improve life
It's the big deal, "widely recognized as the most important design award in the world."
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Jargon Watch: Plasticarian
A new term for those who try to live without plastic, that might just catch on.
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Architects propose adaptive reuse of Manhattan towers as popup hotels
A very clever palletized solution, for what is unfortunately a nonexistent problem.
