
LEED Gold Walden Pond Visitor Center honors Thoreau's legacy
The Thoreau Society honors the author's legacy with the sustainable, LEED Gold Walden Pond Visitor Center in Massachusetts....

LEED-certified apartments set highest green design standards
The initial LEED-certified project by The Procopio Companies was completed in conjunction with DMS Design as the...

Award-winning school and community complex achieves Net Zero Emissions
Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools and Community Complex recently...

By 2035, all new cars sold in Massachusetts must be electric
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has released a masterplan for the state that requires all cars produced and...

Berkshire Residence targets Passive House standards
Brooklyn-based design studio Of Possible recently completed the Berkshire Residence, a 3,600-square-foot contemporary...

Solar-powered Lowell Justice Center will be Massachusetts’ first LEED Platinum courthouse
Half-an-hour north of Boston, the Massachusetts city of Lowell has recently welcomed the new Lowell Justice Center,...

Solar-powered Harvard ArtLab to meet net-zero energy targets
Harvard University has added yet another sustainable building to its campus — the Harvard Artlab, a contemporary...

Kin Travel is offering unique vacation ideas that benefit destinations through conservation and sustainability
Traveling is becoming more and more convenient through the help of new technology, but sadly it doesn't always...

Net-zero home is designed to blend in with its natural, protected landscape
Located adjacent to designated wetlands, the Tung House by Seoul-based firm Project Architecture is a net-zero...

Eco-friendly Community Rowing Boathouse boasts a stunning kinetic facade
Cambridge-based Anmahian Winton Architects has designed a new eco-friendly home for the largest public rowing organization...

Fairytale-like “Gingerbread House” hits the market for $2.2M
If you’ve ever wanted to live in a fairytale-like haven, prepare to fall in love with this charming estate that...

Thoreau's Walden Pond is under threat from human activities
In his book first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods, transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau reflected...

Thresher sharks die in Massachusetts - likely due to cold shock
Winter is here, and it appears even marine creatures are feeling the impact. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy...

Boston just officially banned single-use plastic bags
Boston just became Massachusetts' 60th town to pass a ban on plastic bags. Mayor Martin Walsh recently signed the...

INTERVIEW: Inhabitat's own Greg Beach on telling global stories through the lens of a small town
How much do you know about your hometown? Author and Inhabitat writer Greg Beach, who moved to Watertown, Massachusetts...