Sustainability with sass

A ventilation system in a Passivhaus

How much noise should you accept in your home?

"People should not be forced to choose between intolerable noise or poor indoor air quality in their homes."

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture June 18, 2019

New York's new e-bike rules are a botch that miss the entire point of the e-bike revolution

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 18, 2019

Dogs are evolving to better communicate with humans

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 18, 2019

UK government refuses to crack down on fast fashion

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 18, 2019

Cancer-sniffing dogs detect lung cancer with 97% accuracy

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 18, 2019

Kids' brains are wired for a different upbringing than what they're getting

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 18, 2019

Photo: Fawn shows off a constellation of spots

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 18, 2019

Cycling commissioners in UK call painted bike lanes a waste of money

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 17, 2019

High-income countries are driving the extinction of the world's primates

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 17, 2019

'The Story of Water: Who Controls the Way We Drink?'

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 17, 2019

Biggest dam removal in European history has begun with the Vezins dam

Environmental Policy

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 17, 2019

British engineer builds a house with (almost) no heating

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 17, 2019

'Bike Around The World' is a highlight of my summer

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 17, 2019

An urbanist's question: Where is the best place to have a parade?

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 17, 2019

Pope Francis asks oil companies for a 'radical energy transition'

Corporate Responsibility

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko June 17, 2019

Photo: Mother mallard and her trail of ducklings

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 17, 2019

When to plant pumpkins so they're ready for Halloween

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 14, 2019

Stackt, an instant shipping container shopping and entertainment spot, is built in Toronto

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 14, 2019

Here's how to reverse teen sleep problems in just a week

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer June 14, 2019

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boy on the playground with mother

Kids' brains are wired for a different upbringing than what they're getting

Fordham exterior

British engineer builds a house with (almost) no heating

biking on 9th avenue

New York's new e-bike rules are a botch that miss the entire point of the e-bike revolution

dam removal

Biggest dam removal in European history has begun with the Vezins dam

yellow aphids

8 natural & homemade insecticides: Save your garden without killing the Earth

daily news

companion plants

12 groups of companion plants to make your vegetable garden thrive

red bell peppers

32 companion plants to grow with your peppers

Fresh dill leaves

6 Easy culinary herbs to grow from seed

Companion Plants for Tomatoes

12 companion plants to grow alongside your tomatoes

an elderly pig

Portraits of rescued farm animals allowed to grow old

mining cobalt

Why electric cars won't save us: There are not enough resources to build them

should condos have ovens

Would you live in an apartment without an oven?

burger

What increasing or decreasing meat does to you over time

man holding broom for spring cleaning

7 tips for green spring cleaning without toxic chemicals

bedroom pillows

Do you know how to clean pillows?

clean bathtub

The 3 layers of housecleaning

luggage bag

'Swedish death cleaning' is the new decluttering trend

Red-footed Tortoise

Family cleans house, finds pet tortoise missing since 1982