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 - Page 11
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"Growth at all cost" turning China into "cancer villages"
Gwynn Guilford at Quartz describes how rampant pollution has created at least 400 poisoned towns.
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220 Story Sky City delayed, but 100 story baby brother going ahead
Prefab system from Broad Sustainable Buildings being used in Yinchuan
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Lake|Flato Architects turn ghost buildings to gorgeous in urban revitalization
Most people would have torn this down and started over.
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The week in design: monster, printed and buried houses
Plus the greening of new york, the end of main street, an underground greenhouse and more.
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Are sidewalks a civic responsibility? Not in Atlanta
One might think that promoting walking as an alternative to driving might be good for cities clogged with cars full of overweight people.
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Ain't nobody here but us (designer) chickens
Tamara Staple's new book opens up a whole world of chickens you never knew existed.
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Assemble your own flatpack slippers
This is clever, mais quel prix! There is a reason people buy flatpack and assemble things themselves.
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Happy Birthday, Futurist Manifesto!
104 years ago today, the futurist manifesto was published in Le Figaro by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti.
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Build your own table and chairs from shipping pallets
Sarah Williams shows us how to create a nice looking dining suite from nothing but a few old pallets.
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Equinox Passive House has wall built on a tilt
The dramatic tilted wall minimizes solar gain in the summer, and is only one of many tricks to building this Passive House
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Equinox Passive House has wall built on a tilt (Slideshow)
That's just one of the features in this very interesting Passive House in Bulgaria.
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Expanding (or shrinking) bookcase gets updated
Reinier de Jong's REK comes back for more in a new and improved version
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When it comes to cycle accessories, the wurst is yet to come with the Backbrat
German designer creates a convenient and light barbeque for your bike.
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More cold water on the idea of 3D printing in your living room
It takes real skill to design something that is worth printing. It takes skill to write, but people still found uses for 2D printers.
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The air quality in Fairbanks, Alaska is worse than in Beijing
But you will have to pry their wood stoves from their cold, dead hands.
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Transformer sofa turns into dining table and seating for six
Another way of squeezing more living into small spaces.
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Should private charging stations be installed in public space? (Survey)
If you own an electric car but don't own a garage, what do you do?
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Jargon Watch: Hipsturbia
Alex Williams coins the term in the New York Times, describing Brooklyn hipsters moving to the 'burbs. You haven't heard the last of it.
