When you want to really pursue your dreams, instead of simply dreaming them, you might need to think outside the box. Outside the housing box, that is.

Hold on to your wallets, because this little dwelling isn't for sale yet, but it is a promising development in the tiny house movement.

Thanks to careful scrounging and salvaging, a Danish design student was able to cheaply build a "self-sufficient" dome for use as a greenhouse.

On the market for $416K, this beautifully restored historic cottage comes complete with a roof traditionally crafted of local seaweed.

The Federal Government no longer wants these obsolete lighthouses in the Florida Keys – so they're giving them away.

If you have a jumble of jars that need jobs, consider calling them into service for any of these tasks.

Why buy new gift bows when the best ones can be made easily with things you have on hand?

Even with the growing number of tiny apartments and multi-functional homes coming up in the media these days this project shows the English architect had it right in the 1940s.

Image Credit: Ivo Canelas Cork has fascinated me for a long time; it's fully renewable and you don't even have to cut the whole tree, it's biodegradable and has curious characteristic such as insulating and shock absorbance. I came across many ugly

Elevated above a flood-prone salt marsh on the Essex coast, this small beach house looks like a bird perched among the grasses.

It didn't win the Stirling Prize, but cleans up on all the sustainability awards.

Unconventional sushi made out of Japanese knotweed, Asian carp and lionfish are the draw here.

Yet more ways that cars and trucks are killing us and ruining cities.

Mountains of discarded materials sourced from refugees' boats and lifejackets will be transformed into bags -- by asylum seekers themselves, for a decent wage.

A new study suggests Zipcar users are less inclined to look after vehicles, and don't trust their fellow users. What does that mean for collaborative consumption?

Have you ever wondered what 'community living' really looks like, and why people do it?

This is probably the most interesting 3D printed house concept we have seen yet.

Studies prove these myths aren't true but nobody is listening.

It helps you determine what it will cost to heat, and what you should do to seal it up.

The NYC Department of Education has promised no repercussions for skipping class on September 20.

Yesterday Mike reported on the use of mushrooms to break down disposable diapers, and the day before I posted a video of how mushrooms can clean up pollution, kill pests and recycle

World-renowned for their work in Medellin, especially for the Orchid House at the Botanical Garden, Colombian firm Plan B Architects is busy and keeps coming up with great projects.

There's an "epidemic" of unused vacation days in the United States. This startup wants participating companies' employees to trade them in for plan contributions, or booking flights and hotel accommodations.

Confirming what previous studies have shown, new research from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that the main threats to tropical forests are no longer from

It's the most versatile household cleaning product you can buy.

Listen to scientists, not industry lobbyists, and just keep cleaning.

Keep these tricks in your back pocket to make a tough job a tiny bit easier.

Babies are small. They can occupy a small space.

This elegantly designed small space presents yet another solution for the bed: lifting it up to the ceiling and out of the way.

This well-crafted tiny dwelling has its own space-saving elevator bed that can go up and down with the push of a button.

The Nautilus shell-shaped turbines could fit on rooftops of houses or buildings in urban environments.

Used clothing donations are more of a hindrance than a help, in the eyes of the East African Community. We need to listen to what they're saying.

College students make waves for clean energy at IU, UK basketball games.

The Post-Landfill Action Network, launched at the University of New Hampshire, challenges campuses across the continent to start tackling waste seriously.

From boosting focus and cleaning the air to improving wellness in general, these easy indoor plants are a great addition to dorm decor.

Andrew Michler figures it out in his own home in Colorado.

This kind of trailer means you can eliminate the head-banging sleeping loft.

Designing kitchen ventilation that works in really tight houses seems almost impossible.

This tiny house builder and architect just built himself and his wife a bigger (but still tiny) home, equipped with a space-saving elevator bed.

This contemporary small dwelling has both a main-floor bedroom and a secondary sleeping loft.

Pooping in a hole in the ground isn't everyone's cup of tea. But with views like these, relieving yourself the old fashioned way can feel positively luxurious.

Put your poop to work; it's fuel for a biological furnace.

Another look at what's out there in the world of composting and other alternative toilets

Aiming to live a lighter-impact lifestyle, this green lifestyle activist lives in a self-built tiny house and experiments with growing and foraging his own food.

If you've ever seen a colony of bats on the move and wondered what they're up to, this is the billboard for you. The "Bat Billboard," a collaboration of designer Chris Woebken and artist Natalie Jeremijenko, is a

Using digital fabrication, moss and clay, this designer's "moss voltaics" would use these hardy plants to transform sunlight into electricity.

As the war on plastics heats up, could the alternatives be worse for sustainability?

Just when you think it can't get any crazier in US politics, it does.

Celebrate Earth Hour Saturday night at 8:30 and start a movement to end this visual assault.

The trick is to get comfortable asking one question.