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 6
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Do dolphins, whales, chimps and elephants deserve "human" rights?
Where does it end? Andy Revkin raises the kinds of questions that make you think about your dinner.
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The best present ever: A 3D printed gummy version of yourself
Who says 3D printing isn't useful and important? Here's another world-changing application.
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12 year old Manhattan Museum to be demolished, it's "too opaque."
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien join the Rubble Club, as The Museum of Modern Art tears down their nice bit of modern art.
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Would you run over energy-harvesting tiles in a marathon?
I don't get energy harvesting. When you drive over them, they steal your gas. When you walk, they steal your food. In a marathon, they steal your time.
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In the great Cities vs Suburbs battle, companies and workers are voting with their feet and moving downtown
In this corner, the city represented by Richard Florida; in that corner, the suburbs represented by Joel Kotkin. The numbers give it to Florida.
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Heavy duty hardware designed by Tom Kundig will outlast any building
The architect of gutsy solid buildings designs door pulls and rollers to match.
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Kyle Wiens of iFixit interviewed on Spark
The TreeHugger regular describes the merits of fixing your own gadget on the popular Canadian tech show
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RIP Paolo Soleri, architect of Arcosanti, 1919- 2013
The great visionary architect and builder of a green urban laboratory in the desert's work was barely started.
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Sustainable Development could be outlawed in Kansas
A bill is introduced that would make it illegal to "to promote, support, mandate, require, order, incentivize, advocate, plan for, participate in or implement sustainable development."
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Just What We Needed Dept: we were wrong about the Hutzler Banana Slicer
Last year I called it one of the dumbest inventions ever; Amazon reviewers say otherwise.
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Build your own transformer bed that turns into a desk
Graham Phakos did, with an interesting design that does everything the expensive Italian jobs do.
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State of Missouri bans Agenda 21; What would Harry Truman Say?
They are going to stop the UN from giving out free lawn mowers and blocking Walmarts.
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Canadian government learns from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy about how to stifle dissent
Approving a pipeline across Toronto is a lot like building a bypass through Arthur Dent's house.
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Toronto to get big new underground bike station at City Hall
And the Fords go "Gravy Train! It's Disgusting!"
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Jargon Watch: Serendipity
According to the New York Times, it's why Marissa Mayer ordered people back to work and why Google is designing its offices.
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More hot poop on composting toilets
A look at what has changed, and how much has actually stayed the same.
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Apple Headquarters $2 billion over budget and it hasn't even started yet
But they are keeping all the green features, and they are significant.
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Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister, 1925- 2013
She was hailed as "a champion for climate Skeptics" but never said the famous quote about a man on a bus.
