From the green roof down to the electric boat, there are so many interesting aspects of sustainable design.

A new organic winery for Pizzolato, designed by MADE, is built almost entirely out of local, sustainably harvested wood.

Boston is getting a "CLT Cellular Passive House Demonstration Project" that pushes every TreeHugger button.

Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.

Picture having a massive, beautiful expanse of woods near your home. You go there to hike, fish, hunt -- just to enjoy nature. Now picture a highway running through it.

It's another national monument established by Obama and threatened by Trump.

It's as if Chris Knight left for a weekend camping trip, but didn't come home for a quarter-century.

Solar control, security, privacy and ventilation, all in one clever device – why don't more buildings still have shutters?

Our photo of the day reveals the wonderful frippery of waterfowl.

Welcome to some of the most bizarre social behavior on Earth.

One can build a house out of wood and cover it up, or one can celebrate the nature of wood, as this one in Slavonice, Czech Republic does. Designed by E - M.R.A.K. | Martin Rajniš, Kamila Amblerová, Václav Horecký, it is built out of unplaned, uncut

Sporting an attractive unibody frame, this meticulously handcrafted wooden bicycle is made to be strong yet flexible.

Inspired by arthropods, this minimalist all-wood home features a spacious-feeling interior and energy-efficient, passive heating and cooling strategies.

Made with a patented energy- and wood-saving technique, this Corelam collection is perfect for those who move a lot.

As the Guardian notes in its headline, Wood you believe it?

It is a modern plug-in city that is organic in more ways than one.

Moriyama & Teshima Architects + Acton Ostry Architects win design competition.

Metsä Wood design competition produces very interesting entries, like this one from Sigurd Larsen.

This modern and comfortable two-bed treehouse in Texas is open to guests.

Not even the real-life cowboys can get Betsy out of Anchorage's 4,000-acre park.

Taking pieces of "dead" nature, this artist transmutes them into delightful, living works of glass and gold leaf.

Forget about wood furniture, we are all tied up in knots about rope.

This water filtration solution requires no electricity, has no moving parts, and can be built affordably with locally available materials.

It's all about the amazing connections.

After the beautiful Xylophone of the Forest I shared with you last month, I came across a selection of amazing wooden designs from Spain, both century-old and brand new ones. Confemadera put together an impressive selection

Last week I posted a stunning wooden bicycle, and the beautiful heritage of wooden ceilings in Andalusia from a series of wood design from Spain that Confeadera put together. Other works include the Fab Lab House, some

An amazing wooden bicycle, hand-made in Spain by two brothers for professional cyclists. The wooden frame is lightweight, resistant and beautiful!

A condo in Manhattan and a mixed use 12 story building in Portland get a boost.

There was a big pile of beautiful lumber to choose from too.

The Templar Block in Hamilton Ontario pushes a lot of buttons.

Brazil is often in Treehugger because of illegal logging and deforestation. Not this time.

In 2009, architects Franck Deboute and Karine Montagnon decided to build their dream home and office. The site: the Pointe du Raz, hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean, in Brittany, France. The

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) sends out a press release touting their recent political victory in Washington State, and their new promotional campaign, “Build with Strength.” Hilarity ensues.

Twice a year we look at yummy waffle slabs, a really efficient way to do more with less.

If you happen upon some life-size willow creatures in the woods, you can thank Anna & The Willow.

Designed to reduce construction waste and with energy efficiency in mind, this new community gathering spot strikes an unconventional pose.

Sturdy, stalwart, and superlatively statuesque, California's coast redwoods stand out as some of the most impressive organisms on the planet.

As the mercury rises, staying cool becomes a real challenge. Try making this gorgeous desk fan to keep your energy costs down.

This is probably one of the most beautiful and awesome ads I have ever come across, thanks to Frame and Form. Watch the Xylophone of the Forest, and before you shrug it off because trees might have been killed for the making of this clip, hear me

Using reclaimed wood and steel from old pig fences, this Dutch company makes exquisite tables, while recycling all byproducts into other useful goods -- cat litter, compost and alcohol..

This apartment has its own striking, modern-styled cat house within a house.

Traditional marbling techniques are re-adapted to highlight the natural details of this lovely, hand-colored wood flooring.

This step-by-step how-to guide shows you the way to make a wooden record that is as visually beautiful as it is aurally beautiful.

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.

more images below Matteria, good design+smart materials online store, suggest a spicy Christmas this year, without forgetting the environment. Apart from the gorgeous cork advent candle holder, the cosy Finnish red felt slippers, and giftbags to spoil

In the north, a lot of people burn wood all year round, but even a single fire is worse than smoking cigarettes.

Woodzee founder opens a factory in his own hometown, to make wooden sunglasses from recycled materials.

Another product from Colombian studio DosUno Design (whose Rubix transformer furniture set we reviewed yesterday), Deckstool is a simple wood mat that folds into a stool. Apart from being perfect for small spaces,

Colombian tropical town Villanueva's popular library is an example of non pretentious architecture gone right. Projected by Alejandro Piñol, Germán Ramírez, Miguel Torres and Carlos Meza, it was built with local materials and

In this open source design project, Dos Uno shares cool, easy to make designs for chairs, tables and shelves using cheap readily available materials.