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LEED Gold eco hotel in the Wine Country was built using reclaimed wood

  • Katherine Gallagher
  • 06/14/2019

This 39-room inn in the popular Wine Country town of Healdsburg boasts sustainable, natural materials and an eco-friendly design that earned it a LEED Gold certification. Glass is used to encase the lobby entry, while the walls and floors are made of textured and smooth concrete. Steel and reclaimed redwood slats...

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Britain promises net-zero emissions by 2050

  • Lucienne Cross
  • 06/14/2019

Britain recently upped the ante on its commitment to fight climate change, promising to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The new governmental plan is more ambitious than its original Climate Change Act from 2008, which pledged to reduce emissions by 80 percent. Prime Minister Theresa May claimed net-zero is a...

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Design

Studio NAB wants to boost urban biodiversity with an insect hotel at a bus stop

  • Lucy Wang
  • 06/14/2019

Waiting for the bus is usually a drag, but what if the experience could instead become an opportunity to be closer to nature? French design practice Studio NAB has reinterpreted the humble bus stop as a hub for biodiversity that offers a “hotel” for birds and insects of all varieties. Built from recycled materials...

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Food

11 unique edible plants for your garden

  • Dawn Hammon
  • 06/14/2019

Part of the joy of gardening is falling in love with the plants you choose to nurture, especially those with a tasty reward. While the traditional carrots and raspberries certainly have their place, you can create a yard full of unique, yummy and eye-catching produce when you select plants that are a little less...

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Architecture

Upcycled plastic bottles are used to create this durable emergency shelter

  • Nicole Jewell
  • 06/14/2019

Innovative design start-up Six Miles Across London Limited (small.) has just unveiled an emergency shelter made almost entirely out of upcycled plastic bottles. The Recycled BottleHouse is a pyramid-shaped shelter that was constructed from a bamboo frame covered in discarded plastic bottles. Recently debuted...

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News

Vegan and lab-grown meats predicted to take over meat market in 20 years

  • Lucienne Cross
  • 06/13/2019

A new report claims that artificial but sustainable meats will take over the meat market by 2040. The study, conducted by global firm AT Kearney, contends that alternative meats will constitute 60 percent of the global meat market in the next 20 years, due to growing concern about the ethics and environmental...

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Free at last: Canada passes Act to prohibit dolphin and whale captivity

  • Lucienne Cross
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  • Lucy Wang
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In response to concerns that Luonnonmaa, an island on the Finnish West archipelago coast, could succumb to the destructive effects of climate change, Helsinki-based architectural firm Emmi Keskisarja & Janne Teräsvirta & Company Architects has unveiled a sustainable vision for the island in the year 2070....

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Architecture

Innovative window solar charger is designed for apartment dwellers

  • Nicole Jewell
  • 06/13/2019

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