Sustainable arctic sauna frames views of the midnight sun
In the home of the Northern Lights, Helsinki-based firm Toni Yli-Suvanto Architects has completed the Arctic...
15 ways to celebrate Earth Day 2020 at home
April 22, 2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. While every day is the perfect day to honor Mother Earth,...
Everloop’s sustainable toothbrush comes with replaceable bamboo bristles
Mexico City-based NOS has come out with a design to address one of the many causes of plastic pollution that consumers...
LEED Gold-certified Azurmendi crowned “World’s Most Sustainable Restaurant”
Three-star Michelin restaurant Azurmendi has once again been crowned the “World’s Most Sustainable Restaurant”...
“Temple of Poop” grows a flowering rooftop with human waste
Latvian design and build workshop Zeltini has made answering the call of nature into an environmental statement...
Odor-free Sepura makes home composting easier than ever
If you’ve ever wanted to start composting at home but got put off by the hassle and the smell, the Sepura could...
The Screen House comfortably and sustainably connects with the outdoors
When Camberwell-based design practice Warc Studio Architects was tapped to renovate and extend an existing Edwardian...
These sustainable sunglasses smell like coffee and decompose into fertilizer
In a world headed toward sustainability at every turn, Ochis Coffee is ahead of the curve with its newly-revealed...
The farmers growing food across frigid northern latitudes
Although frost has arrived in most subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, farmers still carry on even...
Green Building in Cold Climates: Inhabitat Interview with Bernat and Kate of Maison Durable Portneuf
We've seen many examples of how well green buildings can work in temperate and warm climates, but what about the...
Australia’s first carbon-positive and zero-waste home is built of non-toxic materials
Australia’s first carbon positive and zero waste home to achieve a “10 Star” energy rating has popped up...
Inspiring urban farm teaches kids how to grow their own organic food
A tree may grow in Brooklyn, but an amazing urban farm flourishes on Governors Island. An inspiring GrowNYC initiative...
Award-winning grass-covered pavilion in India constructed with over 1,000 recycled pallets
Over a thousand discarded shipping pallets went into the making of this partly planted, undulating pavilion in...
17 green gifts for the home
A house becomes a home when it's filled with the energy of those who live there, and the houseware items we've...
NYC expands organics composting collection to reach nearly 1M residents
New Yorkers will be seeing a lot more of those brown refuse containers around the city as the sanitation department...
Beautiful, odorless tabletop ecosystem is powered with food waste
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS57-hFcV8s According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), around...
Mushroom burial suit turns dead bodies into compost
Designer Jae Rhim Lee believes there’s a better way to be buried. Not in a coffin in your finest clothes, but...
Solar-powered Green Cone devours food waste – even meat and bones
Composting is an awesome way to get rid of fruit and veggie scraps and gain rich garden soil. Yet there's still...
DIY: Backyard composter from a garbage can + what can be tossed into it
What You'll Need: A large plastic garbage bin with a lid A drill A 1/4 inch drill bit 2 bungee cords Use...
NYC to triple food waste compost program in 2017 to reach a million residents
New York City is tackling its food waste issues head on with an ambitious new plan to triple its compost program...
HOW TO: grow your best spring garden yet
Most people wouldn't consider the dark days of winter to be the best time to plan a garden, when wind howls outside...
Growing Power grows fish, veggies, and community with aquaponic farm
Gardeners and farmers who live in colder climates are well aware of the limitations posed by a short growing season....
For a healthy lawn, put down the rake and let the leaves lay!
If you hate raking leaves, get ready to rejoice! As the Northern Hemisphere enters late-autumn, fallen leaves weave...
Pumpkins cause climate change, says Energy Dept
Carving pumpkins is a fun tradition for many American families, but there’s a big problem with what happens after...
This mini-mountain of waste will teach visitors about the benefits of composting
The proposal was created by Daniel Gillen, Colby Suter, Philipp Ohnesorge, and Gustav Fagerstrom using digital...
Inspiring LOSEV center in Turkey teaches visitors how to lead sustainable lives
The Health and Education Foundation for Children with Leukaemia acquired the lot and decided to create an inspiring...
12 organizations fighting food waste around the globe
Growing food consumes a lot of resources, too. Ten percent of the energy, according to FoodTank.com, consumed in...
DIY hugelkultur: how to build raised permaculture garden beds
Although the term "hugelkultur" was coined by German horticulturalists Hans Beba and Herman Andra in the late 1970s,...
Seattle to embarrass and fine residents who don’t compost
In Seattle, there is now a big difference between trash and food. A new city law makes it illegal to toss out your...
6 big-name musicians and bands who are helping to protect the planet
Musicians have sung about environmental stewardship and preservation forever. Think about Woodstock back in the...