Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura Review
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Indoor Vertical Farm ‘Pinkhouses’ Grow Plants Faster With Less Energy
Indoor farms need light—and a lot of it—to grow crops, but that energy adds up big time in terms of cost and environmental impact. A Pinkhouse is a new type of indoor farm that grows crops using pink-colored light. Rather … Continue reading
Off-Grid Nomad Shelters Provide Relief from the Sun for Tourists in Italy
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NBBJ Unveils Striking Biosphere Greenhouses for Amazon’s Seattle HQ
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Snohetta’s Eggum Tourist Stop Celebrates the Norwegian Landscape with Local Materials
Read the rest of Snohetta’s Eggum Tourist Stop Celebrates the Norwegian Landscape with Local Materials Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “sustainable architecture”, driftwood, eco design, eggum, eggum tourist stop, gabion, gabion baskets, green architecture, Green Building, … Continue reading
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David Baker’s Station Center Affordable Housing Development Transforms a Brownfield Site in Union City, CA
Read the rest of David Baker’s Station Center Affordable Housing Development Transforms a Brownfield Site in Union City, CA Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “sustainable architecture”, affordable housing, bay area, David Baker + Partners, david baker … Continue reading
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Hollywood Park Racetrack to Be Redeveloped into an Eco Community
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Alaksan Home Awarded Title of World’s Tightest Residential Building
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Tagged "sustainable architecture", air tightness, alaska, Architecture, dillingham, eco design, energy-efficient house, green architecture, Green Building, green design, high performance insulation, kristin donalson, passive house, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, tight house, tight thermal envelope, tom marsik, world's tightest house
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s Ny Anstalt Prison Heals With a Connection to Light & Nature
Read the rest of Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s Ny Anstalt Prison Heals With a Connection to Light & Nature Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “sustainable architecture”, connection to nature, Daylighting, eco design, eco prison, green architecture, Green … Continue reading
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Mod Cott is a Low-Energy Guest House on Lake Buchanan in Texas
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Mod Cott is a Low-Energy Guest House on Lake Buchanan in Texas
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