general Stadium in Qatar is demountable and relocatable and even has shipping containers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:00:48 -0500 It makes a lot of sense in a country with no workers and five other permanent stadia. Full Article Design
general Nomadic home prototype built out of a shipping container (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:57:45 -0500 A contemporary design for an earthquake-resistant, modular home. Full Article Design
general Co-working offices are built out of shipping containers inside old bakery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 10:50:20 -0500 This is shipping container architecture that makes sense. Full Article Design
general Shipping containers transformed into prefab college classroom By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 15:10:53 -0400 Made with a tight budget and schedule, this structure was up and running within a matter of weeks. Full Article Design
general Vancouver apartment block looks like a stack of shipping containers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:13:23 -0400 I mean, shipping containers are hot. But does this kind of shipping container architecture make sense? Full Article Design
general The G-pod breaks out of the box By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 10:48:45 -0400 This kind of shipping container architecture makes sense. Full Article Design
general Konbuild shipping container homes break out of the box By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:10:56 -0400 This kind of shipping container housing makes sense Full Article Design
general Starbucks opens sipping container drive-thru in Taiwan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 09:28:19 -0400 It is an eye-catching Kengo Kuma design, but it ain't sustainable. Full Article Design
general Cedar-clad shipping container becomes architect's home office By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:32:23 -0400 This architect converted a shipping container to accommodate an expanding office. Full Article Design
general Shipping industry cracks down on plastic waste By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Nov 2018 06:16:13 -0400 Of all the places to take action on marine litter, this one makes the most sense. Full Article Science
general True Studio is a 162 sq. ft. modern shipping container home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 14:14:48 -0500 This cozy and compact dwelling out of Oregon packs one bed, one bathroom, a kitchen and porch. Full Article Design
general Trolleytrucks are back By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2019 09:15:10 -0400 An electrifying story from Germany, where they are wiring the autobahn. Full Article Transportation
general Industrial spaces and condos are neighbors in this Vancouver development with shipping container look By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:46:06 -0400 Another look at a controversial housing project. Full Article Design
general Province of Ontario introduces new penalties for careless drivers causing death By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:49:46 -0400 Drivers used to get away with murder; new legislation is much stronger. Full Article Transportation
general Do hydrogen powered trains make sense? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 11:33:29 -0500 They actually might in certain cases, using off-peak power at peak times. Full Article Transportation
general Loyal Canadians still want French's ketchup By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:23:00 -0500 Almost two years after a ketchup snub sparked a patriotic backlash in Ontario, sales for French's ketchup remain strong. Full Article Living
general Sainte-Marie among the Hurons is lit by 5,000 candles at Christmastime By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:25:00 -0500 Called 'First Light,' this now-famous event at Ontario's first European-built settlement is a special experience for the whole family. Full Article Living
general Six more weeks of winter, says Canada's famous albino groundhog By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 11:07:00 -0500 Wiarton Willie saw his shadow this morning, which means the cold weather will stick around. Full Article Science
general Ontario Conservative politicians running from carbon taxes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:28:43 -0500 Going green is going too far in the Province of Ontario Full Article Business
general Ontario's GreenBelt could be turned into "largest condo farm this province has ever seen" By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2018 13:35:39 -0400 Doug Ford, now leading in the polls, wants to open up more of it for development. Full Article Business
general Inside the completed McEwan School of Architecture in Sudbury By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 08:27:36 -0400 It's partially built out of Cross Laminated Timber; it "immerses students in this relatively new product." Full Article Design
general It's time to stop prioritizing cars over kids By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:04:00 -0400 How many crushings or deaths will it take for a school to realize that large moving vehicles and small kids on foot are not meant to mingle in the same confined space? Full Article Living
general Ontario is getting steamed over milk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:40:00 -0400 One newspaper says there is no difference between organic and conventional milk; another says the test pool is far too small to make that conclusion. Full Article Living
general The Tesla Supercharger at the end of the Universe By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:26:28 -0400 Does it make sense putting this in a small town up on the Canadian Shield? Full Article Transportation
general Everywhere you look, the urban-rural divide is changing politics and stopping climate action By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:52:40 -0400 Populist leaders are more interested in cutting the price of gas than they are in stopping climate change. Full Article Business
general The Reach Guesthouse combines Passive House performance with classic beauty By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 11:29:36 -0400 Architect Jonathan Kearns shows that you can have it all. Full Article Design
general Ontario's Doug Ford's proposed natural gas expansion is like putting 42,560 cars on the road By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 09:15:04 -0400 Just what we needed in what was a decarbonizing planet. Full Article Energy
general Ontario's Doug Ford bans bans on clothesline bans By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:52:57 -0400 No green energy issue is too small for the rampaging Premier. Full Article Business
general Passive House and permaculture are a perfect mix By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Nov 2018 14:36:56 -0500 A lot of the permaculture design principles make just as much sense for buildings. Full Article Design
general 150-year-old wood used to build Riverwood Acoustics' sound system of tomorrow By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:53:38 -0500 Canadian birch hauled out of Canada's Ottawa River adds resonance and tone. Full Article Design
general Ontario government cancels program to plant 50 million trees By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 11:10:41 -0400 Who needs trees when you can have beer in corner stores? Full Article Science
general Right wing populists want to kill us all By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2019 09:26:39 -0400 They cry "freedom" for them to smoke, drink, drive really fast and fry the planet. Everyone else, get out of the way. Full Article Business
general What makes a bike-friendly town? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 May 2019 11:59:00 -0400 In which I argue that bike-friendliness should be measured by how well a town caters to its most practical, regular, and vulnerable of users, not tourists. Full Article Transportation
general The Ontario Beer Store is a model for the circular economy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2019 13:25:24 -0400 It's being killed the name of "convenience." Full Article Business
general Happy Simcoe Day: How good planning changed a country (and made room for a lot of Americans) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:19:36 -0400 220 years ago a lot of people wanted to move to Canada. Here is how they were welcomed. Full Article Living
general The 20 most popular reader's photos of 2019 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 08:00:00 -0500 From ancient trees and strange sea slugs to odd and adorable insects plus more, our most popular reader's photos of the year are a tribute to Mother Nature. Full Article Science
general More than 600 kinds of creepy-crawlies found in American homes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Nov 2016 10:34:34 -0400 From mites to cockroaches, our house dust is literally crawling with things. Full Article Living
general Top 12 pesticide-contaminated fruits and vegetables By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:05:00 -0500 And the 15 cleanest, according to the annual ranking from Environmental Working Group. Full Article Living
general One of the biggest problems with Mother's Day flowers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 May 2017 14:13:13 -0400 A new study finds altered neurological performance in children during peak pesticide spraying for the Mother's Day flower harvest. Full Article Living
general Praying mantises released for pest control are hunting hummingbirds By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:23:05 -0400 New research documents that mantises worldwide are eating small birds; in the US, invasive mantis species are devouring hummingbirds. Full Article Science
general Ben & Jerry's ice cream contains traces of controversial herbicide By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 10:37:00 -0400 Ice cream lovers aren't happy to learn they're licking glyphosate on hot summer days. Full Article Business
general Pesticide Fipronil in egg scandal shocks Europeans By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Aug 2017 09:00:00 -0400 Our food chain can so easily be disrupted, as this example of eggs contaminated with a pesticide not approved to be anywhere near a chicken proves Full Article Science
general 12 ways to get rid of slugs naturally By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 29 May 2018 14:03:51 -0400 Get rid of slugs (and snails) without the use of pesticides that harm beneficial creatures and pollute our waterways. Full Article Living
general Which virus-bearing mosquitoes live near you? Check these maps By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 14:27:32 -0400 The CDC has updated its US range maps to show the which mosquitoes are moving where. Full Article Living
general Protecting plants by deterrents instead of killing insects By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:00:00 -0400 "It's not just about the bees, it's about the survival of humanity" Full Article Science
general CDC lists oil of lemon eucalyptus as comparable to DEET for mosquitoes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:02:07 -0400 Even the CDC recommends this botanical ingredient as comparable to DEET for repelling disease-carrying insects. Full Article Living
general We're losing the sound of crickets chirping in the summer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Aug 2018 13:47:49 -0400 With crickets in decline, some scientists say that the insects' summer crooning may become a thing of the past. Full Article Science
general Mothers’ pesticide levels linked to autism in their children By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:11:53 -0400 A new study provides the first biomarker-based evidence that maternal exposure to insecticides is associated with autism among their offspring. Full Article Living
general Kids can't play in these parks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:43:45 -0400 Pesticides make lawns unplayable. Full Article Living
general Scientists call for ban on pesticides that harm children's brains By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 07:00:00 -0500 New study says there's no safe level of exposure to organophosphates, a main ingredient in pesticides. Full Article Living