High-tech public toilets proposed for San Francisco can recycle rainwater for reuse
The San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) has crowned SmithGroup the winner of its design competition...
San Francisco airport bans all plastic water bottles
The San Francisco airport (SFO) has become the first airport to announce a full ban of plastic water bottles throughout...
Uber transforms 19th-century industrial buildings into hub for futuristic tech
A row of historic industrial buildings long considered at-risk of collapse has been saved thanks to Uber. The Uber...
LA City Council unanimously agrees to ban the sale of fur
The Los Angeles City Council made a historic vote last week by unanimously agreeing to ban the sale of fur. The...
Cities around the world lay the groundwork for a zero-waste future
Cities around the world are pledging to reduce waste over the next 12 years in an effort to curb global warming...
19 mayors, thousands of buildings, zero carbon emissions by 2030
A coalition formed by 19 mayors of major U.S. cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington...
13 shipping containers are reborn as a new restaurant on Treasure Island
On the heart of San Francisco’s man-made Treasure Island, a chic restaurant has popped up inside a series of...
Chevron admits “there’s no debate about climate science” in court hearing
"From Chevron's perspective there's no debate about climate science," attorney Theodore Boutrous Jr. said in a...
Non-profit uses gunshot detection technology and solar energy to protect the rainforest
San Francisco-based non-profit Rainforest Connection has created a unique, technologically advanced system to defend...
Federal court orders first hearing on the science of climate change
Lawyers are set to present in what will be the first-ever US court hearing on climate change science, McClatchy...
Playful guerrilla group unleashes 50 swings across San Francisco
A guerrilla group in San Francisco has unleashed a bunch of swings across the city. Swing Bomb SF installed more...
The Ocean Cleanup launches San Francisco base in Pacific trash-busting bid
The Ocean Cleanup Project seeks to dismantle the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, guided by an ambitious design concept...
Gigantic murals of local flora sprout on buildings around the world
These larger-than-life plant murals bring buildings back to nature - and they're popping up all over the world....
HASSELL and MVRDV tackle climate change in the Bay Area
A HASSELL-led design team that includes MVRDV has unveiled their preliminary proposed design strategy for tackling...
Salesforce Tower to include largest blackwater recycling system in a US commercial high-rise
7.8 million gallons of drinking water will be saved every year with a blackwater recycling system at the new 1,070-foot...
Spin’s new station-less electric bike travels 50 miles on a single charge
San Francisco-based Spin has added its first electric bike to their bike-share collection — and it doesn't require...
Green-roofed San Francisco townhouse features an indoor swing
Feldman Architecture completed Fitty Wun, a luxury townhouse in San Francisco that embraces the clients’ “work...
This lawyer wants Big Oil to pay for climate change
Steve Berman is perhaps best known for winning a $206 billion settlement from tobacco companies in the 1990s, although...
Solar-powered Noe Hill Smarthome is an eco-friendly dream in San Francisco
The LEED Platinum-certified Noe Hill Smart Ecohome marries state-of-the-art green technology and the indoor-outdoor...
California bans puppy mills and requires all pet stores to sell rescue animals
In a move which is being applauded by animal rights activists, California is officially the first state to ban...
San Francisco’s Wave Organ captures the sounds of the sea to make haunting music
A symphony of strange and haunting music made from the waves can be heard at the tip of a jetty in San Francisco....
Perkins + Will overhauls a boring concrete warehouse into beautiful LEED Gold offices
At first glance, it’s hard to imagine that this gorgeous light-filled building was once an uninspiring concrete...
Dark unused garage transformed into a cozy light-filled studio in San Francisco
The garage is the last place most people want to cozy up in, but that’s not so for the lucky owners of this beautiful...
Vertical farming startup raises $200M from Alphabet, Jeff Bezos
Indoor vertical farming is on the rise, if a recent funding round for San Francisco startup Plenty is any indication....
Tesla “rival” Faraday Future unveils trippy space-age campus
Beijing-based MAD Architects just unveiled designs for Faraday Future’s new campus—and it looks like something...
New online grocery store sells quality goods for just $3
Whether you’re shopping for a facial cleanser, gluten-free brownie mix, or bowls and mugs for your kitchen,...
Oakland fire-damaged home transformed into a magnificent naturally-cooled residence
California-based Terry & Terry Architecture rebuilt an existing home damaged in a 1991 Oakland fire as a beautiful...
Richard Branson’s new supersonic jet will fly 2X faster than the speed of sound
Would you like to travel between New York City and London in just 3 hours and 15 minutes? In a few years, that...
San Francisco’s rapid transit to run on 100% renewable energy
Commuters in the San Francisco area can feel even better about taking public transport to lower their carbon footprints,...
Artists Ai Weiwei and Shepard Fairey launch skateboard protest against Trump
Artist-activists Ai Weiwei and Shepard Fairey have teamed up to launch a new series of artwork today in response...