The BatBnB is the perfect tiny home for your bug-eating guests

Tiny houses aren't just for people; bats can be comfy and warm in them too.

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  Woman converts van into stylish all-terrain home & office on wheels (Video)

  July 27, 2:15 PM by Kimberley Mok in Tiny Houses

  Following her passion for wild, beautiful places, this professional outdoor enthusiast and travel blogger built this comfortable home on wheels to live in full-time.

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  Should New York have separated lanes for self driving cars?

  July 27, 8:58 AM by Lloyd Alter in Urban Design

  We have seen this Loopy idea before.

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  Business cards are made from cotton T-shirt scraps

  July 26, 12:00 PM by Katherine Martinko in Sustainable Product Design

  Printing company MOO brings back an old-fashioned way of making paper using fabric waste.

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  Let's go camping! In tense times you need tents

  July 25, 4:11 PM by Lloyd Alter in Tiny Houses

  They are the cheapest, lightest and probably greenest way to camp

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  Modular kitchen system elegantly expands & adapts to urban apartments

  July 25, 12:39 PM by Kimberley Mok in Modular Design

  This stylish modular kitchen system combines flexibility with durable materials.

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  Why you should save for the real thing instead of buying knock-off designer furniture

  July 25, 10:59 AM by Lloyd Alter in Eco-Friendly Furniture

  It has become a trillion dollar industry where nobody wins.

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  This low-tech terrarium purifies water like a mini-Amazon rainforest (Video)

  July 25, 8:00 AM by Kimberley Mok in Sustainable Product Design

  Emulating the same processes naturally found in rainforests, this prototype filters and cleans water of harmful pollutants.

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  Energy-efficient steel-framed micro-home uses insulated metal panel system

  July 24, 3:09 PM by Kimberley Mok in Tiny Houses

  This tiny home uses high-strength and lightweight steel for its framing, and insulated metal wall panels.

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  Let's go camping! A look at the moveable feast

  July 24, 3:08 PM by Lloyd Alter in Tiny Houses

  There is a lot to learn about minimalist living from camp kitchens and tools.

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  Why we should fix what we've got instead of starting from scratch

  July 24, 11:03 AM by Lloyd Alter in Infrastructure

  Do we need hyperloops? No, we need trains that work.

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  Hotel in Manchester, UK is built out of some very strange shipping containers

  July 24, 7:00 AM by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

  Why this could be the future of construction and why we should be very, very afraid.

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  Let's go camping! A tour of trailers and RVs

  July 21, 1:46 PM by Lloyd Alter in Tiny Houses

  Some are light, efficient and green; others not so much.

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  Going up: ThyssenKrupp's test tower in Rottweil is a twisty engineering wonder

  July 20, 2:48 PM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  Werner Sobek puts a negligee on a concrete pipe and it's not just for looks.

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  Traditional workers' cottage converted into modern family home

  July 20, 2:42 PM by Kimberley Mok in Green Architecture

  Proof again that the greenest building is the one that's already standing -- this time in Melbourne, Australia.

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  Hypocrisy, thy name is the National Renewable Energy Lab

  July 19, 12:10 PM by Lloyd Alter in Urban Design

  They give away free parking in a LEED Platinum parking garage at a suburban campus.

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  Let's go camping! A tour of teardrop trailers

  July 19, 10:34 AM by Lloyd Alter in Tiny Houses

  They are light and efficient and easy to tow.

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  Here is a lovely design for a home office in a box. But has technology made it superfluous?

  July 18, 2:11 PM by Lloyd Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  I used to think that this kind of furniture would become a very big deal. I was wrong.

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  New study shows that restored 200 year old windows are as airtight as brand new replacements

  July 18, 12:08 PM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

  Tell those replacement window salesmen to go away; fix your old window instead.