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A rip-roaring first ride in the electric Toyota RAV4 built with Tesla

I liked this small battery SUV fine, though it exhibited a mysterious slowdown. If charge times are speeded up and the price kept within reason, it should sell.




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London's Garden Bridge to bring tranquility, foot traffic to the Thames

Actress Joanna Lumley is behind an urban park/footbridge project in London that's, well, absolutely fabulous.



  • Arts & Culture

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Old toothbrushes help to keep this rubbish-built abode stay nice and toasty

Work is completed on Brighton Waste House, proving 'there is no such thing as waste, just stuff in the wrong place.'



  • Remodeling & Design

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Blu Homes taps into mod outbuilding market with new acquisition

In conjunction with Greenbuild 2012, prefab firm Blu Homes announces the acquisition of Modern Cabana, a family-run company specializing in stylish accessory dw



  • Remodeling & Design

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Chinese prefab skyscraper builder sets sights higher ... much, much higher

As construction begins on a 32-story prefab tower here in the U.S., Broad Sustainable Building Corp. is preparing for a similar project in China that will resul



  • Remodeling & Design

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Storm-ready prefab buildings set to debut at NYC beaches

Garrison Architects creates a series of green modular structures to grace NYC's Sandy-ravaged beaches by Memorial Day.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Self-build, surprise-free starter homes offered to newbie Dutch homeowners

The oldest city in the Netherlands attracts first-time homeowners with flat-pack prefab abodes free of hidden costs or complications.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Barcelona's 'Penthouse Flats' limit urban sprawl by building up, not out

In a marriage of modular building and adaptive reuse, one Spanish developer has taken to the rooftops.




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World's skinniest house built in Poland

The narrowest building in Poland is the work of Israeli writer Edgar Keret.



  • Remodeling & Design

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How to build a greenhouse

Build a greenhouse. If you think a greenhouse is out of reach, think again: you can construct a simple structure, at an affordable price, in a weekend’s time.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Canadian cob house achieves Living Building certification

Eco-Sense, described as North America's first code-approved, seismically engineered load-bearing insulated cob residence, is one of the first projects to gain s



  • Remodeling & Design

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5 ways to build a campfire

There are several different ways to start a campfire, depending on wind and what resources you have on hand.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Watch this man build a log cabin from scratch

Shawn James retired in his mid-40s and is living off the land, including building his own log cabin in the wilderness of Ontario.




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The dream of building a coast-to-coast scenic bike trail just got real

Now 50% complete, the Great American Rail-Trail spans an epic 4,000 epic miles.




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How air conditioning can heat buildings

A new system created by a French energy firm heats about 6 million square feet of office space, creating no emissions in the process.




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How an 'off-grid' hippie built a wind energy empire

Wind entrepreneur Dale Vince used to live on a bus. Now he's one of Britain's richest men, and he has big plans to transform his country.




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How snow can help build better wind turbines

The way snow dances around wind turbines is shedding light on the mysteries of how air turbulence behaves.




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Rhode Island office building is a masterwork of cargotecture [Video]

Take a tour of Box Office, the first commercial office building in the U.S. built from retired shipping containers.




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Lessons from 2015: We have to rethink how we talk about efficiency and green building

We can't just build better; we have to change the way we live.



  • Remodeling & Design

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SpaceX buzz: Excitement builds over private flight to space station

Launching of the Dragon capsule will mark a significant step forward in the partnership between NASA and the private sector.




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Green job of the week: YouthBuild green building specialist

The Eagle Ridge Institute is searching for a green building specialist as part of the AmeriCorps VISTA YouthBuild USA program.




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Can a building standard help you live a healthier life?

The WELL standard picks up where LEED and other standards fear to tread.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Cockroaches are built for our garbage

The specialized DNA of cockroaches makes them dumpster divers extraordinaire.



  • Research & Innovations

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Charge it: IKEA builds inductive charging into furniture

Wireless inductive charging built into furniture is a good idea whose time has not yet come.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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CFL bulbs with built-in armor: A bright idea?

ArmorLites are CFL bulbs with a special 'skin' that prevents mercury exposure if the bulb is broken. But is mercury exposure even something to worry about?




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Want to fight drought? Build wind turbines

Renewable energy doesn't just slow climate change, it saves water too — lots of it.




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San Juan Islanders build Internet service from scratch

When people get together and share knowledge and resources, they can do wonders.




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Spanish company to build largest solar plant in U.S.

First the Danes fund the largest wind company in the U.S. Now the Spaniards are set to open a 24-megawatt solar plant in California. Why are American investors



  • Research & Innovations

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Moisture-resistant building products

Moisture-resistant building products are the first line of defense against rotting and mold, problems that can devalue our homes and cause serious health issues




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Don't feel guilty for not being able to afford green products

It's not what you buy that makes you green, but what you don't.




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The nature museum that Sandra Martin built

Begun in her bedroom when she was 13, this dedicated woman’s Little Nature Museum has never stopped growing and inspiring visitors.




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United Arab Emirates to build Martian mini-city

The massive Mars colony simulation located in the Dubai desert will be designed by Danish architect Bjake Ingels.




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Now you can build your own mini Mars rover

NASA's open source plans for a smaller model of the Mars Curiosity rover are meant to inspire next-gen STEM students.




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Chicago lawmakers make the case for bird-friendly buildings

Located on the Mississippi Flyway, Chicago is one of the deadliest American cities for migrating birds. But the Windy City is trying to change that statistic.




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Green building advancements seen nationwide

A USGBC report highlights green building advancements made in all 50 states.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Top green building products of 2012 announced

The BuildingGreen Top 10 Green Building Products were announced at Greenbuild 2011.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Watch: Greenbuild 2011 opening address

The Greenbuild 2011 keynote address is sure to get you fired up about green building.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Green building for hotels

Go green or get left behind. That's the message many hotel owners are hearing as they watch their competitors slash operating costs, gain respect in the communi




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The house that LEED built: Gottfried Green Home for sale

USGBC founder David Gottfried is selling his Oakland bungalow which, at the time of its completion, was the highest scoring LEED-certified home in the country.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Weekend reads: Green jobs and green buildings

Recession proof green jobs, $7 million in energy efficiency savings and more.




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San Francisco will host Greenbuild 2012

The U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference and expo will be held in San Francisco, California.




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Green building grant program accepting applications

Application deadline for the 2012 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program is Aug. 10, 2012.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Building good: Bryan Cranston unveils passive house project in Ventura

Bryan Cranston — the actor behind "Breaking Bad," television's favorite chemistry teacher-turned-meth manufacturer — appears at Dwell on Design to discuss



  • Remodeling & Design

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World Green Building Week 2012

'Green Buildings for Great Communities' is the theme for World Green Building Week 2012.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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LEED for Homes Awards recipients revealed ahead of Greenbuild 2012

With the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo about to kick off in San Francisco, the organization announces the recipient



  • Remodeling & Design

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Father of LEED not a fan of 'green' buildings

Speaking at a sustainability and design conference in Atlanta, LEED pioneer Rob Watson explains that 'there are good buildings, and there are bad buildings.'




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Greenbuild 2009 is carbon-neutral

Donations from Milliken & Company and WindCurrent will allow Greenbuild 2009 to be a carbon-neutral conference.




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'Open Building' lets our homes adapt to change

Why not design our homes so that we can get at the things that need to be changed? That's the idea behind "Open Building".



  • Remodeling & Design

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Bullitt Center: World's greenest commercial building?

A tour of the Bullitt Center in Seattle confirms that it's as green as it can be.




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This sleek Seattle home was built from bits and pieces of an old barn

Beauty abounds in the weather-warped details of Dwell Development's latest net-zero residence.



  • Remodeling & Design