Tag: Seattle

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  Seattle Man Relocates Hundreds of Unwanted Trees

  During the week, Bernie O'Brien leads a normal life as a consultant at an art managing firm in Washington state -- but on the weekends, he transforms into no less than an arboreal superhero.

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  Startling Blue Trees Will Soon Adorn Seattle

  One artist has traveled to cities throughout the world to paint urban trees as a way of calling attention to the plight of so many of their distant, forest-dwelling counterparts.

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  CSA Now Delivers By Sailboat to Cut Carbon

  A sail-powered CSA delivery scheme shows how low carbon transportation can become a brand asset.

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  Really Fab Greenfab Prefab Certified LEED Platinum

  A good example of what LEED and real green certification means. But is the bar for the top tier of LEED set high enough?

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  Architects Renovate a Tiny House and Keep It Tiny, Modern and Classic

  Usually when someone starts with 600 square feet they make it bigger; Atelier Drome shows how you use what you have and make it better.

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  Why Do I Hate Starbucks' Shipping Container Drive-through in Seattle So Much?

  It's not the building, and it's not the fact that it is a drivethrough. It is that damn sanctimonious sign on the side of it.

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  Why You Should Grind Your Own Flour and Other Lessons from The Urban Farm Handbook (Book Review)

  An interesting book to understand how the urban and farm worlds can collide, including everything from setting up a garden to producing backyard small-animal meat.

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  Zero Net Energy zHome is "A Model For Mainstream Housing In The Future"

  On September 29, 2008, the Down Jones Industrial Average fell 777 points, the economic crisis and Great Recession started, and they broke ground on the zHome project in Issaquah, Washington. Now, three years later, the project is

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  Stockbox Drops Popup Shipping Container Groceries Into Food Deserts

  Many parts of urban America are food deserts, defined as "a low-income census tract where a substantial number or share of residents has low access to a supermarket or large grocery store." (see a map of them here) Stockbox is a clever attempt to "

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  Finally, Buildings Are Going Net- Zero Water With Composting Toilets

  Water and sewage piping are the arteries and veins of our cities, requiring huge investment in infrastructure and maintenance. But have the technology both to collect and clean rainwater, and deal with human waste

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  Green Sports Alliance to Help Pro Leagues Go Green

  Yesterday, Seattle's Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, saw the launch of an organization that will help professional sports leagues reduce their environmental impact. The Green Sports Alliance (GSA) has

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  Airship Promises Lighter-Than-Air Low-Carbon Travel (Video)

  Not too long ago I looked at examples of 6 incredible low-carbon airships, speculating on whether we would ever see long-distance travel in lighter-than-air vehicles again. But while the rebirth of the modern Zeppelin proves

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  Wood Makes A Comeback From Seattle to Bristol

  What's not to love about wood? It sucks in carbon dioxide and when you put it in buildings, sequesters the carbon for years. It's a renewable resource when properly managed and harvested. It is often local. But it has

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  Ending The War on the Car: How Cyclists Might Talk To Conservatives and Drivers

  The phrase "war on the car" was common in Toronto, Canada whenever a bike lane was installed or new dedicated streetcar lanes proposed. The war quieted down for a while, until the new Mayor rode the meme to victory over

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  Are Phone Books a Right? Yellow Page Publishers Sue Seattle

  Let your fingers do the walking ... to the courthouse. As promised, Yellow Page publishers have sued to overturn a law in Seattle that lets people opt out of receiving paper

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  Phone Book Litter Banned in Seattle, Nation's First Opt-Out City

  Phone book litter has been banned in Seattle, Washington. That means no more bulky yellow books in plastic bags on people's doorsteps, unless they want the directories delivered. The ban was passed by the Seattle City Council.

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  Gorgeous Garage Conversion By Shed Architects

  The appropriately named SHED Architecture and Design has done a lovely garage conversion into a 300 square foot studio apartment in a Seattle backyard.

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  Engineer Designs 182 Square Foot Boat-In-a-Basement

  Rebecca Teagarden of the Seattle Times visits Steve Sauer's 182 square foot basement apartment. The 6'-2" tall engineer designs airplane interiors for Boeing, but notes a different inspiration: "The greatest