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...
This LEED Gold wastewater treatment center is helping a community rethink poo
As anyone who’s been to a community meeting knows, the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) syndrome is often a frustrating...
Gorgeous timber home in the UK blends local vernacular with sustainable design
The Chalfont Home is gorgeous timber residence located adjacent to the Rye Nature Reserve in East Sussex - one...
Portland plans to replace diesel using waste methane from sewage
Portland is searching for alternative sources of energy in unlikely places - including the city's sewage treatment...
New biofuel from wastewater slashes vehicle CO2 emissions by 80%
An innovative new project called LIFE+ Methamorphosis is pioneering a new sustainable biofuel for cars. Car company...
Danish city becomes world’s first to power water treatment plant with sewage
The Danish city of Aarhus is on the cusp of becoming the first city in the world to use energy created from household...
Solar-powered floating home in Portugal generates a year’s worth of energy in just six months
Friday offers four different models for Floatwing, each providing different levels of autonomy depending on the...
Meditative wraparound home in Thailand boasts a natural wastewater treatment system
The owner of the home wanted to create a space where she and her extended family and friends could spend the weekend,...
Beautiful contemporary farmhouse harnesses all of its water supply onsite
Named after its altitude above sea level, the 700 haus Trentham was designed as a year-round dwelling that would...
107 Million Spiders Found in 4-Acre Nest at Baltimore Wastewater Plant
If you're afraid of spiders, avert your eyes - a nightmare straight out of Arachnophobia was just discovered in...
NYC Installing Solar Panels on Four Rooftops to Power 245 Homes
NYC Deputy Mayor Caswell Holloway recently announced plans to outfit the empty rooftop of a Department of Environmental...
Mithun’s LEED Platinum Brightwater Center Educates Washington’s King County on Wastewater Treatment
The Brightwater Center is a 15,000-square-foot facility set on over 114 acres that cost around $1.8 billion to...
OSU’s New Microbial Fuel Cell Can Generate 10-50 Times More Power From Wastewater
A team of engineers from Oregon State University has developed a breakthrough microbial fuel cell that is capable...
Patrick Nadeau’s Green Waters Bathroom Uses Hanging Plants to Treat Greywater
Every time we flush a toilet, we send gallons of water through a bevy of pipes until they reach the local municipal...
Researchers Use Algae to Treat Wastewater and Generate Biofuel
Algae is much more than that pesky goo in your fish tank - researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology...
Wastewater Treatment Plant In San Francisco Is a Gorgeous Indoor Wetland
When you think of a wastewater treatment plant, you probable picture a vast, unsightly pool surrounded by a concrete...
Sewage Eating ‘Poo-Gloos’ Clean Wastewater
Meet the Poo-Gloo, the newest, greenest way to treat wastewater. The igloo-shaped devices, officially named Bio-Domes,...
Tianjin Eco City is a Futuristic Green Landscape for 350,000 Residents
Eco-City will make use of the latest sustainable technologies such as solar power, wind power, rainwater recycling,...