New York City’s street trees have unique stories to tell
It's been called a concrete jungle, but New York City is covered in trees. There are almost 700,000 street trees...
Modernist, off-grid home in Los Angeles features a huge green roof
New York-based Marc Thorpe Design has brought its savvy architectural talents to the City of Angels in the form...
Contemporary Camp O communes with nature in the Catskills
Humble natural materials and modern sensibilities combine in Camp O, a light-filled house-studio nestled in the...
PAU unveils carbon-neutral Sunnyside Yard masterplan in NYC
Global architecture firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) has revealed a masterplan for transforming...
Check out Glasir, the tree-shaped urban farming solution
In a bid to revolutionize agriculture, New York City and Bergen-based innovation studio Framlab has proposed...
LEED Gold-targeted office mimics High Line via lush greenery
New York City’s award-winning High Line has attracted yet another sculptural building to its side — 512 West...
Snøhetta to revitalize Midtown Manhattan with vibrant garden
Midtown Manhattan will soon become much greener thanks to New York City Planning Commission’s unanimous approval...
Your eco-friendly travel guide for New York City
It’s easy to get caught up in New York’s frenetic energy. If you’re there as a tourist, the checklist of...
Bushwick bartender makes gorgeous necklaces from NYC’s trash
When she's not slinging brews behind a Bushwick bar, designer Lorelei Christensen is scouring some of New York...
NYC bans processed meats served in public schools
In an effort to improve the Big Apple’s public health, all processed meats will no longer be offered at New York...
Psychedelic installation in NYC spotlights environmental issues with immersive art
The call for environmental awareness and action has been given a new voice in a visually stunning art installation...
Tribute in Light endangers migrating birds
New York City’s annual September 11 Tribute in Light seeks to console a still-damaged city and commemorate those...
Award-winning Geographies of Urban Filth rethinks waste in cities
Developed cities around the world go to great lengths to hide their waste and sewage systems from view by hiding...
Greta Thunberg will sail across Atlantic to attend UN Climate Summits
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, is faced with a dilemma: how will she get to the...
Extreme heat wallops US
If you live in the central or eastern U.S., it's time to fill your ice trays and seek shade as a major heat wave...
A new study estimates how many people will die from global heating in your city
A new study reveals the severity of global heating by calculating how many heat-related deaths would occur in major...
Architect designs and builds his dream Passive House in New York
After three years of research and development, architect Wayne Turett of New York City-based architectural firm...
NYC’s new “eco-park” and urban beach is designed to help clean the waterfront
New York City has just welcomed yet another gem to its growing number of waterfront parks — Pier 35, the long-awaited...
Green roofs to take over NYC skyline — by law
Moments before Earth Day, New York City passed a major Climate Mobilization Act with new regulations for reducing...
New York City passes landmark bill to cut carbon emissions of big buildings by 80%
New York City just passed a landmark bill to cut carbon emissions. City council members overwhelming voted in favor...
MAD Architects unveils an “organic” skyscraper piercing Manhattan’s skyline
Beijing-based architectural studio MAD Architects has unveiled an alternative vision for the skyline of New York...
An old Brooklyn sugar refinery becomes creative office spaces
A historic waterfront factory has been given a new lease on life thanks to New York-based architecture firm ODA...
Stanford’s sustainable scholars building embraces the California landscape
A former parking lot has been converted into the Denning House, the new home for the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program...
Proposed $1 billion underwater pipeline will send fracked gas to NYC
There is a war brewing over the development of a new underwater pipeline in New York City. The proposed project...
NYC considers Manhattan land expansion to fight climate change
On Thursday March 14, Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City unveiled a $10 billion plan to prepare lower Manhattan...
Meatless Mondays are coming to public schools in New York City
Public schools in New York City are starting a meatless Monday program for student lunches. School officials hope...
Solar-powered home embraces Hudson River views and aging in place
Wanting to reconnect with the outdoors after decades of living in Manhattan, a couple nearing retirement asked...
New York City bans polystyrene foam starting January 1
New York City has officially become the largest jurisdiction in the United States to ban polystyrene foam food...
Triangular windows bring light and drama to a stunning Bogota bakery
The site of a former house in Bogota has been reborn into a gorgeous bakery and cafe that respects the surrounding...
Futuristic eco-city powered with renewable energy is unveiled for the Maldives
Beijing and New York-based design studio CAA Architects has placed first in the “Maldives Airport, Economic Zone...
