To Can or Not to Can? 5 Practical Reasons to Avoid Can Lighting Your Home
We’ve all seen them and love them – those cozy recessed lights that are so popular around our homes. They are all the rage with builders and modern architects. When…
Portable Prefab Cubes Shipped Via a Truck or Freight Helicopter Near You
German architect Werner Aisslinger has come up with a revolutionary new concept – a tiny (420 square foot) prefab cubic building that can be delivered anywhere via truck or freight…
Ehlers’ Earth-Bermed Home in North Carolina so Bizarre but Energy-Efficient
It all started out as an idea that came to David Ehlers, a North Carolina do-it-yourselfer, as he was working on the basement of his old home, a traditional brick…
How a Harvard-Educated Professor Decided to Live in a Garbage Bin For a Year
Austin, TX is having another great day in the land of Environmentalism. The progressive city has given rise to a new research experiment by Huston Tillotson professor who is seeking…
Homes from Marijuana Plant – Exponentially More Efficient and Sustainable Than Lumber
Eco-conscious lifestyles are no longer the choice of just “hippies” and “tree-huggers.” More and more folks are changing their way of living in order to leave a smaller footprint and,…
The Ultimate Urban Recycling Project – Bay Bridge to be Reborn as a House
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, metal to… a new house? When the city announced plans to demolish the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, many mourned the…
How Pee-Cycling Can Be Your Next Step Towards a More Sustainable Living
Many of you may turn your heads and decide this is gross but the benefits of using human urine to create fertilizers is astounding. Not only does recycling human waste…
Radiant House Opts for Bamboo as the Renewable Source of Material
A team of students from Santa Clara University designed the 980-square foot Radiant House which was entered in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2013 Solar Decathlon. While their entry did…
Walipini – a Smart and Simple Underground Greenhouse for $300 or Less
With the modern push to eat healthily and avoid processed foods, many have taken to creating small (or large) gardens in order to grow fresh fruits and organic vegetables. The…
Top 5 Biggest Baddest Boldest Myths About Powering Your Home with Solar Panels
Contrary to popular belief, solar energy is being used increasingly in American homes. In fact, every four minutes, another American family installs solar panels on their home. However, many Americans…