The after-school carpentry wizards at Sawhorse Revolution have big, community-bettering plans for micro-housing.

Michael Green, champion of lanky, carbon-neutral buildings, sets his sights on the City of Light.

Friggatto cleverly evades the exhausting, expensive process of securing a housing permit in Sweden.

University of Cincinnati students score big in the 2015 perFORM Building Design Competition.

From Apple's Spaceship HQ to GE's Boston campus, these solar-integrated designs are raising the bar.

Situated next to the High Line, Solar Carve Tower is specifically designed not to bogart air and natural light from its neighbors.

There were once less than 1,000 of them left in Mexico and the U.S.

Watch how this small, but fast-growing, Maine brewery is rolling sustainability into their operational DNA.

A major source of indoor air pollution may be at your feet. That’s why carpet for LEED buildings is an issue not to be overlooked.

Deadlier than Glenn Close with a kitchen knife, light's 'fatal attraction' kills millions of birds each year.

If you've started paying by app, do e-payments guilt you into tipping when you don’t think you need to?

On the expo floor at Greenbuild 2009, Forest Ethics called out the Sustainable Forestry Initiative for questionable practices.

Antilia, the world's first billion dollar home, is completed in Mumbai. While initially marketed as being 'green', the home's size -- 398,000 square feet -- ren

Why have inmates manufacture license plates when they can help put an end to a housing crisis?

Free-range parents argue that allowing kids to make their own choices helps build self-confidence and happiness.

10-year-old Alyssa De La Sala set up a drink stand, and the response was overwhelming.

Hailey Fort also grows food and is fundraising to buy coats and other supplies to help those in need.

Her application inspires Paris Summer Innovation Fellowship selection officials to look beyond age and take a chance on a kid with passion.

The COP16 climate summit kicks off in Cancun with a monumental statement to UN negotiators -- the whole world is ready for a low-carbon future, and the next ste

Turret spiders, the minuscule relatives of tarantulas, pack a powerful punch for any insect venturing close to the castle walls.

A study from the European Geosciences Union suggests that undersea barriers could limit sea level rise related to melting glaciers.

A newly developed insulation from students at California State University could dramatically reduce the cost of air conditioning.

Quilts can keep you warm in more ways than one, says Bonnie Browning of the American Quilter's Society. Here's how to store and clean them properly.

Have too little time to hit the gym — or too few bucks to join one? Here, then, is some guidance on how to build muscle without the gym.

Tray gardens are an easy and attractive way to bring succulents indoors. Here's a guide for making your own succulent tray garden.

It's more than just cured meat.

Alan Kimble Fahey, the hirsute ex-phone service technician behind a folksy, sprawling rural California compound known as Phonehenge West, is found guilty of vio

A folk hero/renegade builder is sentenced to 539 days in jail after failing to pay for the demolition of hi folk private residence/art installation.

British artist Richart Sowa has taken more than 100,000 plastic bottles and built an eco-friendly Mexican getaway powered by energy from the waves and the sun.

Material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be collected, melted down and rebuilt into a floating paradise for green tourism.

Ingredients for Life Were Always Present on Earth, Comet Suggests

A tiny satellite built by grade schoolers may get a little help from above during its launch.

Plasma presents a possible source for the blade, but lots of practical concerns remain.

Tablet-style pay systems are convenient, but they put a new pressure on customers to tip because of the server's proximity. My suggestion: Stand your ground.

Hype builds around Bloom Energy's flagship solid oxide fuel cell -- a cleaner, greener 'power plant in a box.'

Chuck visits a unique community with an organic farm, three restaurants, thousands of acres of green space and EarthCraft homes.

Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal feels that his state doesn’t need green building codes.

Building a fence involves more than measuring materials and digging. It's a lot of research and communication.

A river pollution clean-up project yields spectacular results in Rotterdam.

Ice Age humans likely lived in these strange circles made from mammoth bones.

New York City passes bird-friendly building legislation to reduce collision risks for birds.

Hurricanes keep coming through, destroying homes and beaches, yet tenacious residents keep on rebuilding. While this endless process of destruction and construc

The lauded structure is bustling with activity as a whopper of a winter storm approaches.

A woman decided to volunteer at The Wildcat Sanctuary, a small animal refuge in rural Minnesota, and the results have been pretty amazing.

This fun indoor craft project allows kids to customize their very own miniature garden, plant succulents in a container, and watch them grow.

A scientist successfully used his mind to control the hand of a researcher playing a video game in another building.

Quantum theory offers an answer to one of the oldest and most fundamental questions in biochemistry.

When it comes to political or personal conversations, it's always good to avoid this type of superiority posturing.

After fires burned away the dense foliage, an ancient Australian landmark called Budj Bim is revealed in more depth.

Brizi is a cushioned air filter and fan designed to clean the air around your baby's face and protect them from air pollution.