14 eco-friendly van life essentials every vanlifer needs
Whether you're hitting the trail for a weekend trip or committing to van living, there are some items you need...
This sustainable home has a roof that bends like a leaf
Architecture is more than creating a sound building. It’s a craft that couples personal style and visual appeal...
Gradient offers cooling and heating with a lower energy footprint
As the Earth continues to warm, passive designs for natural ventilation and heating are no longer enough...
Sloth’s House offers a large family an escape into nature with minimal impact
Great architectural design melds the needs of the inhabitants with the surrounding landscape. In the case of Casa...
Metsä Wood’s new building products offer a lower CO2 footprint
According to Metsä Wood, construction creates an estimated 30% of all CO2 emissions and uses up to 50% of...
Little-known firms lead America’s list of top methane polluters
According to a new analysis of the latest emissions data available to the Environmental Protection Agency, little-known...
BrightAction is a fun, interactive way to minimize your carbon footprint
News and promotions around the topics of sustainability, energy consumption, waste, water shortages, plastic and...
Eco-conscious hotels are changing the way people travel
Travel is a great way to enjoy new experiences, but it can also leave behind a big carbon footprint. With an eye...
Shopping Prime Day 2021? Here’s how to lower your impact
Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner, and we’ve already started predicting what sustainable items we’ll...
Sustainable Tasmanian home boasts big views and a small footprint
In Tasmania’s breathtaking Tamar Valley, Australian architecture firm Cumulus has completed the Darkwood Residence,...
We need to talk about the environmental impact of marijuana
Happy 420, everyone! Today is April 20, often known as the unofficial holiday when many people celebrate and enjoy...
Emeco’s Za stools offer a lifetime of sustainable beauty
Emeco's new line of stools is handcrafted with a sleek, modern design. These handcrafted, beautifully modern stools...
Sneci houseboat leaves no footprint while floating on Lake Tisza
Sneci isn’t your typical summer home, considering it doesn’t even come with a foundation. Then again, a foundation...
Tallhouse: an adaptable, timber model for low-carbon urban housing
In an effort to bring down carbon emissions and streamline the building of cost-effective urban housing, Boston-based...
Prefab Morgan Motor Company Experience Centre uses sustainable timber
Bath, U.K.-based Hewitt Studios has given a stunning makeover to Morgan Motor Company’s aging café, museum and...
Architect designs his own breezy, plant-filled home in Los Angeles
David Montalba, founding principal of Montalba Architects, recently completed a 5,450-square-foot personal residence...
BIG unveils sustainable, 3D-printed lunar igloos for Moon exploration
As part of its Plan for Sustained Lunar Exploration and Development, NASA has teamed up with architecture firm...
SOM designs a low-carbon waterfront community for China’s “most livable city”
Global design firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled designs for Jiuzhou Bay, a new 5.6 million-square-foot...
New Swedish grocery to price goods based on carbon footprint
Felix, a Swedish food brand, has opened a climate-conscious store that will guide buyers to make informed decisions...
Google becomes retroactively carbon-neutral
Google announced that it has now invested in enough high-quality carbon offsets to essentially erase its carbon...
Palau is pioneering a new model of sustainable tourism
In partnership with Sustainable Travel International and Slow Food, the Palau Bureau of Tourism has launched a...
Introducing Klima: the app on a mission to reduce carbon footprints
Released this month, Klima allows its users to take direct action against climate change with a simple and beautiful...
Safari Condo’s Alto travel trailer can be pulled by electric cars
Travel in a recreational vehicle is not necessarily an Earth-friendly activity. Big rigs hauling big toys expel...
IKEA debuts plant-based meatballs
While a plate of Swedish meatballs has long been a standard part of an IKEA visit for omnivores, vegetarians endured...
Research facility minimizes its carbon footprint to attract international talent
Spain’s coastal city of Badalona has recently welcomed the Centre for Comparative Medicine and Bio-Image, a new...
Geothermal-powered dorm minimizes its carbon footprint in Quebec
Near Sherbrooke, Quebec, Montreal-based ARCHITEM Wolff Shapiro Kuskowski has recently completed the Mitchell Family...
Solar-powered timber home in Chile embraces ocean views
Earlier this year, Chilean architecture firm Cristobal Vial Arquitectos completed Casa Rural #01, a solar-powered...
Sustainability for York National Railway Museum Central Hall
London-based architecture practice Feilden Fowles has won an international design competition to create...
Architects envision a green, solar-powered skyscraper
Warsaw-based architecture firm FAAB Architektura has unveiled designs for the Vertical Oasis Building, a conceptual...
PAU unveils carbon-neutral Sunnyside Yard masterplan in NYC
Global architecture firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) has revealed a masterplan for transforming...
