co Paris garage converted into small home for family of four By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:29:20 -0400 Using some inventive interventions, an old parking garage is transformed into a two-bedroom apartment in Paris. Full Article Design
co Leonard Cohen 1934 – 2016 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 08:25:00 -0500 The poet and singer was often quoted in TreeHugger. Full Article Living
co A mountain range is a concert hall for this musical duo By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 09:34:00 -0400 The Musical Mountaineers carry a violin and piano up trails to perform in secret wilderness locations. Full Article Living
co Helsinki Converts Historic Slaughterhouse into Culinary Hotspot By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:30:00 -0400 Helsinki's old abattoir has become the heart of the city's culinary revival, a movement blending innovation and tradition that integrates local foods, pop-up eateries, and urban gardens. Full Article Living
co Oil silo converted into glowing interactive civic space in Finland (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:00:00 -0500 Using a combination of LED lights, sunlight and environmental data, a disused oil silo has been transformed into Helsinki's newest art installation and urban destination. Full Article Design
co Finland to cut CO2 emissions 80% by 2050, legally binding By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:39:16 -0400 There's finally momentum on the international stage. And this is one of the most ambitious announcements yet. Full Article Business
co Finnish Safety Agency recommends helmets and lights for old people using walkers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:19:29 -0500 It is about time that people acknowledged that it's not just cyclists that hit their heads. Helmets for everybody! Full Article Transportation
co The Floyd Shelf is a smart bracket that could be a smart shelf or standing desk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 13:01:27 -0500 But there is a real question of how much one should pay for an artisanal shelf bracket. Full Article Design
co Rise up, Rise up! Yet another study confirms that sitting on the job is bad for you By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:03:53 -0500 And what's worse, going to the gym won't compensate for it. Full Article Design
co The silliest standing desk setup we've ever shown on TreeHugger, complete with high chair By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:52:58 -0400 It sorta defeats the purpose in about twelve different ways. Full Article Design
co New study confirms that adjustable standing desks make you happier, healthier and more productive By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:29:56 -0400 Because people gotta move. Full Article Design
co Ecotourism in the Philippines By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:13:59 -0500 The Philippine Department of Tourism's hat has been thrown into ecotourism game for awhile now. They've made it part of their plan for economic development. The country's ecotourism program strives to install processes and Full Article Science
co Luxury and "Eco" Try to Co-Exist at Cacao Pearl's Philippine Resort By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:44:52 -0500 Every developer worth his or her weight in white beach sand is vying to be able to proclaim his or her resort the first or best or truest eco-resort. Full Article Business
co Mayon Volcano Ready to Erupt, May Cause a Little Climate Cooling By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:47:41 -0500 Mayon is the largest of the Philippines' 22 active volcanoes, at 8,070 feet. The plumes of smoke and flows of lava make it seem like it is already erupting, yet scientists say the big fireworks could be still to come, and more than 40,000 people have Full Article Technology
co See Ecocide Writ Large: NASA Photo Shows Humungous Philippine Coal Mine From Space By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:30:00 -0400 photo: NASA (click to see large) Polly Higgins has been getting more press pushing for 'Ecocide' to be enshrined as an international crime, and now a new photo from NASA really shows what Higgins is talking about: The wholesale destruction of Semirara Full Article Science
co Undulating Squid Worm Discovered in Vulnerable Depths By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:31:55 -0500 There is something mesmerizing about this clip of a squid worm, also named teuthidodrilus samae by researchers after it was 'discovered' recently in the depths of the Celebes Sea between Indonesian and the Philippines. Full Article Science
co Genetically Modified Eggplant Field Trials Halted by Court in Philippines By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400 The move comes as a result of a petition from Greenpeace Southeast Asia, which asserts that GM crops can cause serious health issues. Full Article Living
co Chinese boat crashes in protected coral reef... with thousands of illegally killed pangolins on board By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:49:08 -0400 It was already bad enough that a Chinese boat crashed into the Tubbataha reef, a protected coral reef off the coast of the Philippines, but what the coast guard found inside increased massively the size of the environmental disaster. Full Article Science
co Lawsuit Pressures Coal Plant to Stop Killing Millions of Fish in Lake Erie By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:40:36 -0500 Remember the story of Ohio's Bay Shore coal-fired power plant, the one that (perfectly legally) kills at least 46 million fish a year? Well that's still happening, but not without some legal challenges. A coalition of Full Article Business
co Coastal Marsh Plants, Adapting To Road Salt, Increasingly Common Along Midwest Highways By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:52:47 -0500 Blasting along the Ohio Turnpike, few will notice the coastal salt marsh plants growing along the shoulder. Such plants are now common at the mid-western roadside, having adapted to a half Full Article Transportation
co States Increasingly Concerned Over Fracking Wastewater, But Limited In What They Can Do By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:47:00 -0500 Weak regulations mean an extra dose of toxic wastewater for some states, like Ohio. Full Article Energy
co Midwest Coal Plants to Shut Down Sooner Than Expected: One Step Closer to a Clean Energy Future? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:17:28 -0500 10 coal plants in Chicago, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey will be shut down sooner than expected. Full Article Energy
co Cleveland Indians Score Another Green Hit With Innovative Helix Turbine, A Baseball First By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:00:00 -0400 A 18-foot-wide helix turbine specially designed for urban spaces has been installed on the roof of Progressive Field, ready to begin churning out energy on opening day. Full Article Energy
co Worms in our furniture: Student-designed "Vermiculture Furniture" for home composting By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 07:00:00 -0500 This series of composting furniture designs aims to "integrate worms and people into interdependent domestic bliss." Full Article Design
co Clover tiny house comes with its own large 'social area' (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 12:19:57 -0400 No half-done couch here; there's a big place to sit and socialize. Full Article Design
co Just what we needed dept: A bacon vending machine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 08:30:14 -0500 One was recently installed at an Ohio university. Is this the message one wants to give to students there? Full Article Living
co Brompton Folding Bike Championships Come to the USA By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:17:47 -0500 If this video of the 3rd annual Brompton World Championships got US folding bike enthusiasts excited, then they'll be delighted that for the first time ever, a national US Brompton championship is to be held in March Full Article Transportation
co Philadelphia Eagles - The Green Team - Scores Touchdown for Energy Independence By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:06:33 -0500 Quoting directly from the Philadelphia Eagles presser: "The Eagles have contracted with Orlando FL-based SolarBlue, a Full Article Business
co Biking Through Amish Country for Climate Ride By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:09:47 -0400 There is a certain irony in the fact that some of the best biking in the U.S. is in an area where people have rejected the modern world -- including bikes (for those of the Old Order). Full Article Science
co NFL’s Eagles Score With Stadium Solar, Wind By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:00:00 -0400 A new football stadium in Philadelphia is in the running for the unofficial title of "Greenest Stadium in America." Full Article Technology
co Classic contemporary wooden watches are made with lumber offcuts By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:55:11 -0400 Partnering with a forest conservation non-profit to plant a tree for every watch purchased, Analog Watch Co. creates chic timepieces out of recycled wood. Full Article Design
co Bike sharing comes to Philadelphia, finally! 60 stations with 600 bikes (video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:07:12 -0400 One more city joins the bike sharing club, providing its citizens with a great, healthy, and green way to get around. Full Article Transportation
co A plywood core runs through ISA's latest house in Philadelphia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Sep 2017 09:24:14 -0400 They are as gutsy and gritty as ever. Full Article Design
co Hickok Cole designs timber towers for Philadelphia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2018 10:47:18 -0400 The Timber Towers Project seeks to demonstrate the viability of a mass timber high-rise. Full Article Design
co Wing Bikes is selling an e-bike that costs less than a New York Metrocard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:50:51 -0400 This is very smart marketing, and not a bad looking bike. Full Article Transportation
co The House at Cornell Tech deserves to be put on such a visible pedestal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:00:00 -0400 This is the future of building, and it works. Get used to it. Full Article Design
co Does shipping container architecture make sense? This hotel in London might By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 09:36:43 -0500 Because shipping containers are designed to move and these ones might have to. Full Article Design
co 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
co 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
co 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
co 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
co 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
co 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
co 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
co 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
co 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
co 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
co 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
co 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
co 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