Typically used to spot forest fires, one couple turns a fire lookout station into a simple but beautiful off-grid home.

Combining low-maintenance air plants with reused sea urchin shells, these unique creations look very much like mysterious jellyfish.

Studies show that standing has anti-ageing effects.

I mean, shipping containers are hot. But does this kind of shipping container architecture make sense?

Another look at a controversial housing project.

Populist leaders are more interested in cutting the price of gas than they are in stopping climate change.

Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.

When the harvest has been poor, rates of adulteration rise.

Nuclear power is so controversial; an engineer working on the Bruce Nuclear plant gives his point of view.

It would be hard to find a cooler looking vacation home than one of these cabins...

For those of us who actually live in rustic homes in cold climates, the household items that define the 'hygge' decorating trend are a matter of survival.

It's counterintuitive, but this prefab panel system from Messana makes a lot of sense.

Every bag they make is different, which creates a real marketing and display problem.

You just have to look at the parking ratios to know they are environmental disaster areas.

The Wall Street Journal calls them "homeless" but they look "landless" to me.

Bangkok-based artist Nino Sarabutra investigates what really makes people happy, and how much money is needed to live a good life.

A remarkable exhibition of the future of transportation is mounted in the middle of industrial archaeology.

A new Human Rights Watch report shows the horrific conditions, both environmental and social, that 90% of Bangladesh's leather is produced in—and exported from, to the US, China, Italy and elsewhere.

Experts agree that as wild fish stocks decline and the world's population grows we will increasingly rely on aquaculture to feed the hungry planet. But many conservationists are concerned about the

The UK newspaper dates the movement back to the publishing of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring; I contribute with a guest post on architecture and design

Perhaps it is time to stuff this duck analogy.

There's a lot to look forward to, but what should we expect to see more of in the short-term?

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is experimenting with a new energy storage technology.

Why doesn't form follow function?

Look Ma! No heatsink!

"Less is more" is so over; These days the mantra is "too much is never enough."

Guim Valls Teruel is travelling 5 continents on an electric bicycle to promote the use of cleaner energy and the non-reliance on fossil fuel worldwide. Currently in New Zealand, the Electric Bicycle World Tour has already clogged quite a lot of mileage

We have to reconsider what is "acceptable for how houses should look and feel."

The future of green building depends on what comes out of our soil.

Savings in snow removal alone would have paid for it in ten years.

3D maps created by Climate Central show how sea level rise could change some familiar cityscapes.

Despite progress on many fronts, climate commentators and activists are increasingly owning up to their fears.

Hint: It's all about putting women in their place.

Can a recirculating fan deliver the indoor air quality we should demand?

Cherry-picking has become a family bonding experience – and a practical zero-waste food storage tactic.

We mentioned Ecotricity’s new 'Merchant Wind Power' project at Avonmouth Docks near Bristol, UK earlier this year, but we couldn’t help posting a picture of the now completed initiative. Located in the ultra-industrialized port, surrounded by storage

We visit the writer behind the Zero Waste blog TrashIsForTossers.com.

It's all a facade, as architects compete to see who can design the ugliest exterior.

Sometimes the conventional wisdom is right, but sometimes it’s dead wrong.

Tens of thousands of walrus haul out on Alaska’s shore.

Does this look like 'alarmism' to you?

Canoo redesigns the electric car from the ground up. It redesigns the ownership model too.

The building is handsome and sexy, just like Bjarke. But this is Calgary, and you need a warm jacket in winter.

A new study explores the social and environmental costs of cotton production, and how Fairtrade certification can mitigate these.

I wrote last year about the Boulder-based Unreasonable Institute's search for people who have great ideas, who think big, who want to change the world, and who seem like they can. Last year's fellowship was a great

That's the simple premise behind this campaign. Cameron Sinclair, "lumberjack sized Brit", author of Design Like You Give a Damn, and co-founder of Architecture for Humanity tells the story of meeting Natalie "Alabama" Chanin at a conference

The judges got it right this time.

The Autonomous Hotel Room from Aprilli Design Studio raises some interesting questions.

It's a mix of speculative fiction and informed prediction. Which do you think is most plausible?

They save concrete and look great after all these years.