f Vincent Callebaut Designs "Bionic Arch"- A Green Skyscraper For Taiwan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:16:32 -0400 When Jerry wrote about Vincent Callebaut's proposed vertical farm for New York City, he called it a Locavore Wet Dream; I called it one of the silliest, most overwrought jump-the-shark vertical farm ideas ever Full Article Design
f Food in Focus at New Wetlands Art Show By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0500 This year's Cheng Long Wetlands International Environmental Art Project is asking artists to create sculptures using local materials such as oyster shells and bamboo to spark dialogue about healthier ways to produce food in Taiwan. Full Article Living
f Could Cities Benefit from Small-Scale, Local "Urban Acupuncture" Projects Like This? (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 -0500 Woven from bamboo, this inviting structure transforms an empty lot in busy Taipei into a haven where neighborhood residents can relax and gather over a fire. Full Article Design
f 236 sq. ft. micro-apartment stacks & maximizes its interior up in Taipei By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:00:00 -0400 To make this small space more livable, there is an emphasis on filling out the vertical space. Plus, a great tatami-inspired seating area. Full Article Design
f These clever concrete defense pods double as mangrove planters (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:52:21 -0400 This design is a hybrid of existing concrete sea defenses that can hold a mangrove seedling inside. Full Article Design
f Taipei's forest bus brings lush nature to the concrete jungle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 31 May 2017 16:08:23 -0400 Draped in moss, orchids, lilies, and ferns, this city bus transports riders to a whole new world. Full Article Transportation
f Tiny 355 sq. ft. micro-apartment is expanded with adaptable mini-loft By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:47:26 -0400 A small apartment gets enlarged by knocking some walls down and adding a multi-functional staircase and mini-loft. Full Article Design
f Space-saving design makes one child's bedroom a fun hideaway By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:43:19 -0500 A small child's bedroom becomes a magical little place to sleep and play. Full Article Design
f Arched basement coworking space offers inspiring 'rain of light' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 13:46:41 -0400 An old basement is transformed into a beautiful new shared multipurpose space for working, learning and leisure. Full Article Design
f Small 420 sq. ft. apartment gets multifunctional redesign By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:00:00 -0400 Multifunctional zones and a sleeping loft enlarge this small apartment in Taipei. Full Article Design
f Former piano studio converted into modern 189 sq. ft. micro-apartment By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:54:48 -0500 Once a centrally located piano practice space, it's been converted into a comfortable little apartment with the help of some smart space-saving strategies. Full Article Design
f People of Sydney: Tell Us About Your City By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:31:31 -0400 Sydney is white Australia's birthplace, settled as a penal colony in 1788. Many of its first white inhabitants would be very surprised to learn that it is now often recognized as one of the world's top ten most liveable cities. Earlier this year it was Full Article Living
f Foaming Ocean Whips Beachgoers into a Frenzy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:32:50 -0400 Beach-side foam party gone out of control? Not quite. A shoreline north of Sydney, Australia was transformed into the "Cappuccino Coast," as one journalist put it, with foam swallowing up an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, including the Full Article Science
f Elderly Man Killed By Neighbor for Watering Lawn in Australia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:21:06 -0400 According to CNN, a 66 year-old man was beaten to death on his front lawn by his 36 year-old neighbor for watering it yesterday in Sydney, Australia. Apparently, the pair started arguing over his water usage, and the victim sprayed his neighbor with Full Article Business
f Australia Stepping Back From The Coal-Fired Edge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:50:44 -0400 Climate change is powerfully symbolized by severe drought. Extended, widespread drought can make potable water scarce. Desalination plants are energy intensive and expensive to build and run: the several recently build or planned for Australia may Full Article Business
f International Bicycle Film Festival Comes Down Under By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:09:03 -0500 By some oversight we’ve missed the opportunity to alert readers to the International Bicycle Film Festival of 2007 until now. After it has already blitzed 13 cities worldwide, it finds itself skidding to a halt for a few weeks in Australia. Full Article Transportation
f Is Zero-Carbon Farming Even Possible? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:42:03 -0500 That's the question I'm scratching my head over while reading about the ambitious goals of one Douglas Jones, a 20 year old studying at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia who hopes to turn his family's 1500 acre dairy Full Article Business
f Happy Birthday Alfalfa House By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:42:52 -0500 Alfalfa House provides low-cost, ethically-produced and minimally-packaged wholefoods which are predominately organic, biodynamic, as well as Full Article Living
f Earth Hour 2008 From Sydney, Australia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:15:32 -0400 Last year, for the very first Earth Hour, we bundled ourselves up a picnic supper and drove off to the parking nightmare that is the north shore of Sydney Harbour. Sitting in the gloaming of a nature reserve, with hundreds of other Earth Hour devotees. Full Article Living
f Lost Baby Whale Mistakes Yacht for Its Mother, Later Put Down By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:47:22 -0400 This is the most heartbreaking story we've read all week, and if the idea of a baby whale trailing after a yacht and trying to suckle from it doesn't make you go "awww," then that lump of muscle you call your ticker has been Full Article Science
f Sydney Becomes Australia's First Carbon-Neutral Government Body By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:41:29 -0400 Last month the City of Sydney declared that it had become Australia’s first carbon neutral government. It is important to note that whilst the total area of this southern metropolis is said to be equal to the size of London Full Article Business
f Students Design for Change at Australian GreenTECH By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:23:50 -0500 For all the talk of green design and eco lifestyles, it’s odd that Australia has so few events for businesses, organisations and institutions to showcase their wares in this area. Melbourne does have its very well attended Sustainable Living Festival, Full Article Living
f eCycleway - Safe Urban Cycling or Dangerous Segregation? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:24:24 -0400 It is an undisputed truth that the majority of American cities have incomplete bicycling infrastructures. This is perhaps especially true in Los Angeles, where Full Article Transportation
f From 200 Bikes, One Amazing Sculpture: Sydney Art Celebrates the Green Life By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:21:14 -0400 It's a safe bet that few, if any, of Sydney's bicycle commuters go with penny farthings as their two-wheeler of choice. The outdated ride (popular in the 1870s) is most used these days for its retro value and the Full Article Living
f Australia's First Green Star Public Housing Project Opens in Sydney By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:38:53 -0500 Green Star is to Australian commercial and government buildings, what LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) is to American structures of a similar ilk. The 5 Green Star rated Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment in inner Full Article Design
f Greenhouse: Sydney's Traveling, 'Waste-Free' Strawbale Restaurant by Joost Bakker By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 10 May 2011 10:30:39 -0400 In our conventional, resource-intensive food and building industries, 'waste-free' may seem like an alien concept, which makes projects like Australia's Greenhouse all the more impressive. Touted as a Full Article Design
f Luminous Fish Bikes Light Up Sydney Festival By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:45:28 -0400 A trio of awesome fish bikes made a rousing debut at this arts festival in Australia. Full Article Transportation
f Laneway Studio is a tiny rooftop house in the city By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:58:36 -0400 Built on top of an existing garage, this laneway house in Australia makes use of what's already there. Full Article Design
f Do you prefer a paper book or an e-book? (Survey) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 07:50:02 -0500 A recent post that claimed readers absorb less from e-books. I wonder (and so do many commenters) if that's really true. Full Article Living
f How long would your home's food supply last if you had to rely on it? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 08:58:23 -0500 The Resilient Design Institute suggests we should all have six weeks of food in our homes. Too much or too little? Full Article Living
f If you had a choice: Eat-in kitchen or separate dining room? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:53:39 -0500 I think open kitchens are greener and more efficient, but others like a separation. Full Article Design
f Is Fahrenheit a better temperature scale than Celsius? (Survey) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:47:26 -0400 This is one area of measurement where perhaps the Americans, Liberians and Burmese get it right. Full Article Living
f Some like it Hütte Hut: the Tiffany of Teardrops By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:13:36 -0400 It's a thing of beauty but really expensive. Poll: Hütte or Nüts? Full Article Design
f A flatpack pot: hot or not? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:03:43 -0400 It does take up a lot less space, but there are issues. Full Article Design
f Is it time for the toilet to finally come out of the (water) closet? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Oct 2015 08:43:53 -0400 With people living in smaller spaces and with better toilets, perhaps it is. Full Article Design
f Trulia study finds Americans say they care about the environment but aren't willing to pay for it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:10:56 -0400 The extremely dated "It ain't easy being green" title of this Trulia survey actually misinterprets the data; judging by the questions they asked, it is perfectly easy being green; it just ain't cheap. Full Article Business
f Are you a successful minimalist? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:34:18 -0400 Which of these two images does your place look like? Full Article Design
f One-a-day bananas: Genius at work or waste of packaging? (Survey) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:15:10 -0400 Bananas are already in a perfect package. But is this even better? Full Article Design
f Photo: Grand Canyon's Havasu Falls are a picture of paradise By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 06:00:00 -0500 Our photo of the day comes from the 15th oldest U.S. national park. Full Article Science
f Who's Looking Out for Your Lungs? Industry and Legislators Pressing EPA to Drop Tighter Ozone Standards By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:15:00 -0500 You can't blame them for trying: With the White House set to change hands in less than a year's time - likely bringing on board a more eco-friendly administration - industry groups have been pressing the EPA to squelch stricter air-quality standards Full Article Business
f Could Fixing the Ozone Layer's Hole Make Global Warming Worse? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:50:00 -0400 Talk about a lose-lose situation: On one hand, not taking any action to repair the hole would allow harmful UV radiation to percolate through; on the other hand, helping to accelerate its recovery could strengthen global warming by Full Article Technology
f Scientists Develop Potent Acids to Take Down Destructive Fluorocarbons By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:45:00 -0400 While their brethren, the dreaded chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), may be on the wane, fluorocarbons -- a class of equally dangerous industrial gases -- are still wreaking havoc. As the name implies, the main distinguishing characteristic between CFCs and Full Article Technology
f Asthma Inhalers' Green Upgrade Deadline Fast Approaching By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:27:00 -0500 Good news: The ban on CFC-based asthma inhalers is rapidly approaching. Inhalers are going green and by December 31, all inhalers must be powered by hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) instead of the ozone-harming chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Full Article Living
f Ozone Depletion Contributes to Ocean Acidification in the Southern Ocean By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:50:00 -0500 Forty percent: That is the share of annual oceanic carbon dioxide uptake accounted for by the Southern Ocean. Given that oceans comprise Earth's largest carbon sink, that is not an insignificant figure; Full Article Technology
f Beautiful Sweaty Snowflakes Dissolve Polar Ozone By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:06:21 -0500 Image credit: Purdue University photo/Shepson Lab digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/12/beautiful-sweaty-snowflakes-dissolve-polar-ozone.php';Snowflakes, we have seen, are beautiful and diverse but they are not inert byproducts of cold Full Article Technology
f The Secret Life of the Sun (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:38:00 -0400 We rely on the sun for everything from powering up our electronics to basic heat and warmth for survival, but this massive star does more than just send light our way: It's a huge nuclear reactor with explosions, eruptions, storms, Full Article Science
f California Paves the Way for Lower-VOC Cleaning Products to Reduce Smog By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:14:53 -0500 Household cleaning products in the U.S. might soon be a little greener, thanks to a new rule in California that will require companies to reformulate products so they contain fewer volatile organic compounds, or Full Article Business
f Ozone hole is officially shrinking, proof that international treaties can be effective By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 12:12:34 -0500 New NASA study offers first direct proof that the ozone hole is recovering thanks to the Montreal Protocol treaty and the international ban on CFCs. Full Article Business
f Reflecting Sunlight Away From Earth to Cool the Planet Could Help Some Places, Really Hurt Others By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:13:00 -0400 Among the more high risk methods of geoengineering, methods that reflect sunlight away from the Earth to counteract temperature rise are right up there in terms of potential unintended consequences. Well, a new piece of Full Article Science
f First-Ever Geoengineering Research Ban Considered by Convention on Biological Diversity By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:05:00 -0400 While preservation of the planet's dwindling biodiversity itself has rightly grabbed the headlines at the ongoing Convention on Biological Diversity in Japan, Science Insider points out an important geoengineering Full Article Science