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Bastion House
How to Understand the Scale of Embodied Carbon
kids in a tree fort
Create a Garden That Grows With Your Family
Mazda and an A-Frame
Mazda's Electric Car Gets a Rotary Range Extender
LED Bulbs
US Government to Crank Lightbulb Efficiency Up to 120 Lumens Per Watt
Pickup Truck doing work
The Comeback of Small Cars and Trucks Is Good for Everyone
Caterpillars on cabbage leaves,
Why I Want Some 'Pests' in My Organic Garden
Food Inflation Continues To Increase With Eggs Costing 38% More Than A Year Ago
The Egg Shortage Reflects a Cruel, Unsustainable System
Moving Parts
'Moving Parts' Exhibit at Toronto's Interior Design Show Spotlights Tackling Climate Through Design
could this be decarbonized?
New Sublime Process Decarbonizes Cement With Low-Carbon Lime
Reverse Vending Machine
England Is Finally Getting a Deposit Return Scheme for Some Bottles
Crowded street in New York
Let's Talk About 'Induced Distance' Instead of 'Induced Demand'
The Black and White Building
London's 'Black and White' Building Is Complete—and It's a Knockout
grandfather and grandson watering plants in garden
Where We Live Affects Who We Are
A forest of glulam
Architects Need to Consider Human Health When Designing Any Structure
Skinny glass towers on Billionaires' Row, New York City
What Really Matters in Multi-Story Design? A New Study Looks at It All
Yet another baby with gas stove and no exhaust hood
America's Gas Stove Freak-Out Is a Culture War, Not a Scientific Disagreement
woman reading in a cozy garden
The Importance of Scale in a Garden
shadowy picture of man in shower
Could You Start Having 4-Minute Showers?
Cube in park
CAKE Is Going to Build the Cleanest Dirt Bike Ever
Pantheon
Was Roman Concrete Especially Durable or Is Modern Concrete Exceptionally Crappy?
measuring a garden path
Why It's Crucial to Establish Goals for Your Garden
Seriously people, stop it with the babies and gas stoves on islands.
There's No Gas Stove Ban But Regulations Can Reduce Indoor Air Pollution
Burger with label
Climate Impact Labels on Fast Food Reduce Red Meat Consumption
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg with electric cars
US Agencies Release Blueprint for Decarbonizing Transportation and It's Amazing
fossil fuel fumes
Is Uncertainty Now Our Friend in the Climate Fight?
Earth's Ozone
Ozone Hole Is Slowly Healing Thanks to the Montreal Protocol
Smart thermostats
Do Smart Thermostats Save Energy? New Research Makes Surprising Findings
do not hve a gas stove on an island
US Considers Gas Stove Regulations as Research Mounts on Indoor Air Pollution Risks
Cigarette butts on beach
Tobacco Companies to Pay for Cigarette Butt Pollution in Spain
e-bike in city
This CAKE E-Cargo Bike Can Carry Your Anvils to Adrigole
family eating outdoors
Meet the 'Social Omnivore'
exterior of building
This Parisian Apartment Building Could Only Work With Single Stairs
Butterfly patch pinned over a rip above the pocket of a pair of jeans.
Creative Mending Is My New Strategy to Make Favorite Clothes Last Forever
The British love their conservatory additions
A 'Rebound Effect' May Cancel the Energy Benefits of Insulation
Gia dog before and after
Emaciated, Terrified Pup Learning to Trust
Young rich blonde female entering a private airplane parked on an airport tarmac.
Calls for Taxing Private Jets of the Superrich Are Getting Louder
Fangsong on the water
Solar-Powered Houseboat Can Go 31 Miles Per Day on Sunshine
multiple hands reach for takeout food in boxes with chopsticks
Nobody Likes Cooking Anymore
Biking in Melbourne
Biggest Barrier to Biking Is the Fear of Cars
Trying to turn the heat up on home radiator heater, new world economic crisis
How Do We Make Low-Carbon Actions Feel Tangible?
vegetable garden bed
How to Create a Better Microclimate in Your Garden
Urban Arrow in City
2022 in Review: The Year E-Cargo Bikes Took Over
Side view of a blue Nissan Leaf
The (Wonderful) Downside of Electric Cars
blue tit perched on a lichen-covered branch
Lichens in a Garden and What They Tell You
The future: low rise multifamily with bikes
2022 in Review: The Year in Upfront Carbon
willow structure
Inspiration and Ideas for Living Willow Structures in Your Garden
woman standing on beach with umbrella in Mumbai
How I Improved My Life in 2022
looking at deer in backyard
Why You Should Think About Wildlife Corridors in a Garden
Social housing window frames
Saving Energy Requires Smaller Windows But Architects Like Them Big
woman watering plants indoors
How Plants (Inside and Out) Promote Comfort at Home
Exterior of High Street Apartments
Australian Apartment Shows How Single Stairs Make Small Buildings Better
A person holding a crate of autumn produce picked from a lush garden
How to Speed Up the Development of a Food Forest
A protestor holding a "divest from climate change" poster.
Vanguard Quits Key Climate Initiative—Will it Quit Climate Action Too?
Crawford with fence
Can Architects Survive in a World Where We Have to Build Less?
USPS van
US Postal Service Is Going All-Electric After All
Construction sites china
The Key to Green Building Is to Use Less Stuff
woman looking in shoe shop window
How to Navigate the Pitfalls of Sale Season
making a homemade Christmas wreath
How to Use Your Garden for a Sustainable Christmas
HYBRIT Pilot Plant
Europe to Put 'Green Tariff' on Dirty Imports