Creative Ways to Keep Your Home Cooler Without AC or Whole House Fan
So your home gets too hot and you are looking for ways of addressing the challenge. But how can you do it without installing another appliance and tapping for more…
The Super Homes Project Volunteers Band Together for Low-Carbon Living in UK
So you crave that low-impact, low carbon, environmentally prudish living but what if you live in an older house, are saddled with a mortgage, or don’t have the cash to…
Twenty-Year Old Carbon Neutral Bioclimatic House in Spain Says “America, Where Have You Been?”
Arguably and despite its relatively recent origins, the current crest of the American green movement wave has been one of the broadest in terms of public awareness. However, America still has…
Kentor Residence in New Canaan – a Monument to Luxury With Minimum Environmental Impact
When Etta Kantor decided to build her dream home in New Canaan, CT, she didn’t care about LEED certifications, or any recognition for that matter. Guided by her caring nature,…
Architect Abandons all His Preconceptions and Builds an Earth-Bermed House from Local and Recycled Materials
Once upon a time, not so long ago, in an upstate New York, on a farm dedicated to energy efficiency, a world renown architect decided to built himself a home…
Lazy Gardener’s Delight: a Smart Solar Powered System that Monitors, Tracks and Waters Plants
One would think the last place the latest “smart” tech is going to end up is one’s garden but the solution inspired technology has caught up with us even in…
Ecodrain and Evolve Showerhead: Two Ridiculously Awesome Inventions that can Save Big Bucks (or Extend Shower Time by 33%)
We all know hot water costs money. We’re accustomed to paying for comfort and there is nothing wrong about it but if you’re like me – you’ll have your comfort…
Warka the Life Saver – An Ingenious Low-tech Solution for Capturing Water from Thin Air
Imagine travelling six hours a day and having to scoop water with a trashed plastic bottle from a worm infested stagnant pond contaminated by human waste. For some people in…
An Innovative Lightweight Living Roof Design – Planter Box and Trellis Retrofit System
Green roofs are one of the hottest concepts in sustainable living today, but they are not without problems – one of the most serious being, if you try to add…