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 2
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Jargon Watch: Fattelo. It's Italian for Do It Yourself, and here is a lamp to get you started
The 01Lamp is a demonstration of what we have been calling downloadable design; you can make it from a pizza box.
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One Building, One City: World's tallest prefab, Sky City, is breaking ground in June
Sky City will be 2750 feet tall, 220 stories, housing 30,000 people in 4450 apartments. That's sustainable design.
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Shed of the Year Competition has some inspiring entries
Vote for your favourite Tardis, Pub shed, home office or eco-shed.
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No, Sweat! furniture combines workspace with workout
Office suite of furniture is designed to let you take a break from your workday and get fit.
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More proof that bike lanes boost business
A study by New York's Department of Transportation showed that bike lanes improved retail sales by 49%.
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The top ten posts of the week on TreeHugger
From clouded leopards to challenged chapels.
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Yet another survey confirms: Young people want to be in town near transit, not in the suburbs
Canadian study shows different priorities for first-time home buyers.
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The Upcycle House goes beyond recycling
The architects claim it's " the first house build only from upcycled and environmentally sustainable materials". Is it?
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Dear Subaru: It's a bad idea to call your target audience a bunch of smelly loud bums
The car company has been stereotyped for years, but that hasn't stopped them from peddling every tired cliche about transit.
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NY Design/ ICFF Preview: Patty Johnson
The peripatetic international designer explains it all in Core77
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Al Gore calls Alberta Tar Sands "an open sewer."
In a speech in Toronto, he also says “There’s no such thing as ethical oil,” he said. “There’s only dirty oil and dirtier oil.”
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Quotes of the Day: Joe Lstiburek on the good, the bad and the ugly side of buildings
Andrew Michler does a great interview of the building science consultant in Inhabitat
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It's 5.8.13 or Fibonacci Day in America
The numeric sequence and the related golden rectangle have had a significant effect on design and architecture, and are found all over in nature.
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There's nothing new about space-saving design
LifeEdited digs into the archives and finds that people have been designing transformer furniture for years.
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New York co-op sues Bike Share program for ruining their property values
In fact, evidence from around the world shows that bike share programs have the opposite effect.
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Do shipping container houses make sense for disaster relief housing?
Sometimes it seems that architects jump through too many hoops just because they love the idea of the things.
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What's new at NY Design Week and ICFF: DesignX on 3D Printing
Get an education in 3D printing right on the ICFF showroom floor
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Toronto's Green Line Competition Winners Announced
The ideas competition brought out some great ideas
