ede Small 323 sq. ft. apartment is stylishly redesigned for travelers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 07:00:00 -0500 A tiny apartment in a new tourist hotspot is remade with clever modern elements to maximize space. Full Article Design
ede Derelict church transformed into psychedelic Sistine Chapel for skateboarders (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 07:00:00 -0500 In this eye-popping example of adaptive reuse, a crumbling church is remade into a public skatepark, complete with incredible murals. Full Article Design
ede Florida's official culture of driving blames pedestrians (and cellphones) for "vast majority" of deaths By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:25:12 -0400 A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet. Full Article Transportation
ede No, distracted walking is not causing the dramatic increase in pedestrian deaths By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:53:40 -0400 This is an urban design issue, a car design issue, and a demographics issue. Distracted walking is a rounding error. Full Article Design
ede Ireland may make high visibility clothing mandatory for cyclists, pedestrians and dog-walkers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:40:32 -0500 People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing." Full Article Design
ede Just what we needed dept: A $25 standing desk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:48:59 -0500 Is that a cheap standing desk, or an expensive cardboard box? Hard to tell. Full Article Design
ede Just what we needed dept: A bacon vending machine By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 08:30:14 -0500 One was recently installed at an Ohio university. Is this the message one wants to give to students there? Full Article Living
ede Expanding and Redefining The Idea Of Home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:44:39 -0400 Nic Darling is part of Postgreen Homes, builder of the 100K house and others that I have raved about; Postgreen is a different kind of developer, working in gritty urban parts of Philadelphia, doing smaller, more affordable Full Article Design
ede The House at Cornell Tech deserves to be put on such a visible pedestal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 08:00:00 -0400 This is the future of building, and it works. Get used to it. Full Article Design
ede Strap this spiral staircase onto any tree, no tools needed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:55:28 -0400 Want to get quickly into the tree canopy? This modular set of stairs can be quickly and easily wrapped around any tree, without doing damage to the trunk. Full Article Design
ede Honolulu bans pedestrians from “distracted walking” By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:05:31 -0400 More pedestrians are getting killed in the roads. Are their phones really the reason? Full Article Transportation
ede Sweden's Green Car Explosion By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:22:18 -0500 At this week's Clean Vehicles and Fuels conference in Stockholm, city officials released an updated survey showing that 50 percent of city residents would consider shopping for a "miljöbil" when they buy their next car. That's a huge increase from Full Article Transportation
ede Cycling Across Scandinavia: Gothenburg to Boras, Sweden Doesn't Strip By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:23:01 -0400 Sarah and I have spent the better Full Article Transportation
ede Why antibiotic resistance is so low in Sweden By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:48:51 -0400 In the war between antibiotics and bacteria, bacteria often seems to be winning … but not in places like Sweden and Denmark. Full Article Living
ede Lucy is a robotic solar daylighting system that directs sunlight where it's needed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:31:03 -0400 Instead of turning sunlight into electricity, and then using that to power indoor lighting, Lucy redirects the daylight into rooms for effective natural illumination. Full Article Technology
ede CRISSCROSS flat pack furniture modules assemble with no tools needed (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 May 2016 17:11:04 -0400 This flexible line of furniture is made for people who are on the move a lot, and need furniture that's easy to assemble and customize. Full Article Design
ede Run-down rooming house finds redemption as Passivhaus social housing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 13:39:10 -0500 Indwell and Invizij Architects are doing incredible work, raising the bar for housing people in need. Full Article Design
ede Artist Decapitates Recycled Stuffed Toys to Make Stunning, Psychedelic Rugs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:24:00 -0500 Don't let artist Agustina Woodgate -- who says stuffing is "like looking into the soul" -- near your favourite stuffed teddy bear. Full Article Living
ede Thomas Heatherwick's amazing pedestrian bridges rock and roll By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 12:40:23 -0500 Because bridges are for people. Full Article Design
ede First pedestrian death caused by speeding autonomous car By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:50:43 -0400 Perhaps AVs should have their own lower speed limits until they figure this all out. Full Article Transportation
ede Two transportation tragedies show how it is time to put pedestrians first By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:48:15 -0400 On National Walking Day, a look at how putting cars first kills people who walk and drive. Full Article Transportation
ede Pedestrians will have to be "lawful and considerate" in a world of self-driving cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:17:03 -0400 It may be decades before AVs are good enough, so in the meantime everyone will have to keep out of their way. Full Article Transportation
ede Federal Food Aid Recipients Double Their Money at Local Farmers' Markets By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 06 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400 The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients Full Article Living
ede Why scientific proof isn't always needed to justify concerns By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:46:16 -0400 The Guardian's Kara Moses asks, "Do we need conclusive scientific proof to become concerned about an issue?" I think not, because sometimes even conclusive proof isn't enough for government and society to act. Full Article Science
ede ELEVATE puts a solar powered, green walled, rainwater collecting tiny house on a pedestal By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 13:17:18 -0400 Hawaiian engineers think that it can address many of the world's problems. Are they too ambitious? Full Article Design
ede Tallest timber tower in Sweden is about a lot more than just wood By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:03:33 -0500 From the green roof down to the electric boat, there are so many interesting aspects of sustainable design. Full Article Design
ede Just what we needed dept: a BMW with paint so black, it's almost invisible By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 08:50:01 -0400 No "do the bright thing" for cars; instead, the BMW X6 designed to "look particularly menacing." Full Article Transportation
ede Redefining Security for the 21st Century By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2012 11:26:00 -0400 The 21st century needs a redefinition of security, to something broader than military terms, a relic of the Cold War. Full Article Business
ede Sweden to reach its 2030 renewables target 12 years early! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 06:44:32 -0400 For those who say it's too difficult... Full Article Energy
ede Sweden's famous white moose in all his mystical glory By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:01:52 -0500 When the rare leucistic moose appeared before his camera, photographer Anders Tedeholm captured the magic. Full Article Science
ede The "Stopping EPA Overreach Act" redefines what a pollutant is and stops regulation of greenhouse gases By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:00:17 -0500 This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial Full Article Business
ede GO Homes are predesigned, prefabricated, Passivhaus and possibly perfect By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:58:31 -0400 GO Logic have always designed beautiful homes. This was the next Go Logical step. Full Article Design
ede World's first carbon-negative data center coming to Sweden By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2015 07:00:00 -0500 The makers of the EcoDataCenter prefer the term "climate-positive." Full Article Technology
ede Sweden to go 'carbon neutral' by 2045, with 85% cuts at home By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 06:08:50 -0500 By setting both a date and an ambitious target, Sweden is sending a signal that should reverberate well beyond its borders. Full Article Business
ede What's needed to clean up the fashion industry? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:52:00 -0500 A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation outlines steps to a circular fashion economy. Full Article Living
ede The Week in Pictures: Volvo's Pedestrian Airbag, Paris Underwater, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:44:29 -0400 An airbag on the hood of the car to protect pedestrians? We also have a video of Paris flooded by rising seas, a sliding library creates an extra room, and more. Full Article Living
ede US Federal Judge Awards Compensation For Chinese Drywall-Caused, Wiring, HVAC, Appliance Damages By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:44:43 -0400 A Federal judge has ruled that seven Virginia homeowners made legitimate damage claims regarding corrosion of metal items in the home and personal inconvenience caused by use of Full Article Business
ede AIA/COTE Awards this year redefine sustainable design By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:02:59 -0400 Too much information? Full Article Design
ede From Designboom: Update on Holedeck's tasty waffle slabs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:35:05 -0500 Here is a way to squeeze six stories of building in the space of five. Full Article Design
ede 3 things are needed for the e-bike revolution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:27:29 -0400 Good affordable bikes, safe places to ride, and secure places to park. Full Article Transportation
ede Just what we needed dept: Biomega launches world’s first dedicated Bicycle Tie and Bow Tie By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 13:34:43 -0500 It is reflective and glows in the dark, perfect for "enhanced safety in traffic" -- and the dance floor. Full Article Transportation
ede Denmark allows fast and heavy "speed pedelecs" in the bike lanes. What were they thinking? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:11:20 -0400 We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back. Full Article Transportation
ede Why federally protected lands are so crucial By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:41:57 -0500 Over the last 30 years, habitat loss for imperiled species in the U.S. was more than twice as great on non-protected private lands than on federally protected public lands. Full Article Business
ede Just what we needed dept.: IBM's Watson mixing our granola By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:37:17 -0400 So much intelligence and so much technology, to what end. Full Article Technology
ede Thankful! Five ways the National Wild Turkey Federation is preserving tradition By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:57:18 -0500 The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is dedicated to the conservation of the wild turkey in the United States and the preservation of our hunting heritage. Full Article Business
ede Just What We Needed Dept.: The Laptop Compubody Sock By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:22:00 -0500 Because sometimes you need a little private time with your laptop. Full Article Technology
ede Costa Rican Designer Beautifully Re-Invents the Pedestal Fan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:00:00 -0400 Fan(c)Fan is a creation by Marco Gallegos which challenges this product's typical scale and materials. Full Article Design
ede Salvador's Walkways and Rede Sarah's Awesome Hospitals: The Legacy of Architect Lele By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 08:00:00 -0400 Joao Filgueiras Lima, known as Lele, has a remarkable portfolio which has begun to raise attention. We take a look at his pedestrianization work in Salvador and his approach to futuristic health centers. Full Article Design
ede How cars have squeezed pedestrians off the streets and made it almost impossible to walk By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:25:29 -0500 A before and after photo of Lexington Avenue tells the story. Full Article Design
ede Unprecedented 3D world map completed By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:20:59 -0400 Tandem satellite choreography has mapped the planet to 1-meter accuracy. In addition to amazing images, the data provides a treasure trove to earth scientists Full Article Science