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Australia's First Green Star Public Housing Project Opens in Sydney

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




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Ocean Iron Fertilization Could Stimulate Toxic Algae Blooms in Open Ocean

There's no doubt that geoengineering brings out passionate emotions both pro and con, as recent debate on TreeHugger about the sort of-moratorium on some research coming out of the Convention on Biological Diversity




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Industrial warehouse converted into open workplace with no private offices

An old warehouse is transformed into a three-level open office with lots of shared spaces for a tech company in Vancouver.




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Luxurious Alpha tiny house opens wide on both sides to let the outdoors in

This ingenious design features a roll-up garage door and a drop-down deck on either side, allowing the home to feel even more spacious.




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Prefab off-grid cabin opens up with pulley-operated windows

This compact shelter is a place for a family to spend their summers in the middle of nature.




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Help Create a Twitter Book for Copenhagen

We all can't go to Copenhagen this week, but there are so many ways to make our voice heard nonetheless. ThisPlace09 is an art and Twitter project that conveys personal thoughts about climate change to the delegates and the




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Sweden opens road with slot-car style rail for electric vehicles (Video)

Now that's an infrastructure project!




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A late Xmas present? Toyota is open-sourcing 5,680 hydrogen fuel cell patents

The real competition for green tech is not other green tech, but the old, dirty incumbents.




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Dome and curved walls of bamboo renew this open-air cafe

Strong and lightweight bamboo features prominently in this beautiful renovation of a rooftop cafe.




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World's First Solar-Geothermal Hybrid Plant Opens in the Nevada Desert

A recently opened power plant in the Nevada desert uses two types of renewable energy.




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Amazon's Spheres open in Seattle

Jeff Bezos said “Alexa, open The Spheres” and it evidently worked.




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The Boomer is an elegant, steel-framed, open-plan tiny home

Made in New Zealand, this modern little house looks clean and bright inside and out.




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All-glass solar-powered PurePods are for glamping out in the open

Made out of glass, these rentable cabins in New Zealand's wilderness are meant to reconnect guests with nature.




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"ReNEWable Living Home" opens Orlando Builders Show, and it's not totally horrible

There are lessons to be learned from this model home built by Meritage, even if it is big and beige.




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Solar freakin' roadway opens in China

Is this totally silly and a waste of time and money, or is it a great leap forward? Or is it too soon to tell?




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House Made of a Billion Euro Notes Opens to the Public

It's a house made out of a billion euro notes, but you can't spend any of them.




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From bottles to bike lanes: the first PlasticRoad opens in the Netherlands

We have lots of waste plastic and not much use for it, so why not use it instead of asphalt or concrete?




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Derelict garage studio transformed into bright open loft in Paris

A small, rundown garage and artist's studio becomes a new home to a family of three.




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Starbucks opens sipping container drive-thru in Taiwan

It is an eye-catching Kengo Kuma design, but it ain't sustainable.




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Stair of the week dominates Copenhagen science museum

160 tons of steel and 10 tons of copper never looked so good




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Generation gap: wind opens big lead over nuclear in China

In China, wind power is leaving nuclear behind. Electricity output from China’s wind farms exceeded that from its nuclear plants for the first time in 2012, by a narrow margin. Then in 2013, wind pulled away—outdoing nuclear by 22 percent.




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On MNN: Bikes stopping for red lights! And other reporting from Copenhagen

Also a look at smart phones for boomers and for refugees, and making the Raspberry Pi higher.




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In Copenhagen Bicycles Overtake Cars

As a result of half a century of planning, Copenhagen has achieved a fabulous cycling goal - during the morning rush hour more bikes and mopeds pound the inner city streets than personal cars and buses. Just a bit more than a third of inhabitants get




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Eco-conscious clothing maker opens brick-and-mortar shop in San Francisco

San Francisco readers can now find local and green clothes at Amour Vert’s new shop in Hayes Valley.




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Event: Recycled Swimwear Designer Aaron Chang Opens Green Art Gallery

Image via: Aaron Chang Gallery Aaron Chang, popular recycled fashion swimwear designer and professional photographer, not to mention surfing legend, is opening a green art gallery in San Diego, February 28, 2009. Each of the pieces are printed with




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Katerra opens the world's biggest factory making Cross-Laminated Timber

At Woodrise 2019, Katerra CEO Michael Marks wows the wood world.




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Zero Waste grocery store opens in Montréal

Finally, a true Zero Waste store has arrived in Canada! Méga Vrac features more than 700 products, making it a perfect place for waste-averse shoppers to stock their pantries.




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Montreal supermarket opens huge organic rooftop garden

Talk about slashing food miles; 'fresh from the roof' is as local as it gets.




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Kickstart Film 'Open Sesame-The Story of Seeds' and Save Heirlooms

The Open Sesame documentary examines the importance of open source seeds.




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Pittsburgh's mayor wants to 'Copenhagenize' his city, and he might succeed! (video)

One more US city fully commits to transforming itself into a better place to live for all.




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Eye-opening docu-series puts fashion-loving teens to work in sweatshop (Video)

Fast fashion hurts real people, as this online series challenges three unsuspecting youngsters to go meet and work with the people who make their clothes.




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All I want is an open-concept kitchen

It would make my life as a parent so much easier.




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Closed or open kitchen? Charlotte Perriand's design is the best of both worlds

Lessons from the kitchens at Le Corbusier's Unité d’Habitation in Marseille.




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Building an up-cycled, open source cargo bike for a city of hills

The Bristol Cargo Bike project is creating a "light weight mega geared micro logistics vehicle of choice for a city of hills."




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Open concept modern tiny home has plenty of personality

This loft-less tiny home makes quite a statement, both inside and out.




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Open Source Permaculture On Its Way to the Internet

Prague-based permaculture activist Sophia Novack is raising funds to create a free online resource that can teach 'anyone (including you!) ... how to grow an incredibly productive backyard permaculture garden.'




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The Ocean Conservancy’s annual photo contest is now open

Calling all ocean lovers and shutterbugs, the 11th edition of this fabulous photo contest is accepting submissions.




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IKEA to launch hackable, open-platform sofa that transforms with your needs

This sofa will convert into a number of uses, and will accommodate third-party add-ons like armrests, backrests, side tables and more.




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36 eye-opening facts about water

In which we gush about all things H2O in celebration of World Water Day.




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Applications Open: Unreasonable Institute Looking For World-Saving Entrepreneurs

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




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In New York, New LEED-Certified Hotel Opens with Free Bike Sharing and EV Charging Stations (Photos)

While the greenest vacation is often a staycation, it's nice to know that when you do travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, a hotel can meet you half way.




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Modernist open plan family home reuses 270 concrete blocks

Built for a sculptor and his new family on the site of an old gold mine and sawmill, this house uses reclaimed concrete blocks weighing a ton each.




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Artist hides giants in the wilds of Copenhagen, luring seekers into nature

Part treasure hunt, part real-life Pokémon Go, the hidden giants (which are made entirely of scrap wood) can be found by treasure map or riddle poems.




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CLT plant opening in St. Thomas, Ontario

First they cancel the tree planting program in the north. Then this.




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Photo: Open wide and say 'ahhh'

Our photo of the day comes from Calgary, Canada.




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Apple employees are "in revolt" over open offices. Really?

They may be giving up four walls, but they are getting a lot in return.




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London's first cat cafe opens tomorrow

Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium will be serving up tea and kitty love.




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Nudge, the New Eco Lifestyle Shop in Helsinki, Has Opened Its Doors

I wish there was a Nudge in every city. It's a whole new way of shopping, or actually, it's not just about shopping, but rather about living, and style. Nudge is the new eco lifestyle experience, which consists of a shop, a




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Jared Duval on Open Source Democracy (Podcast)

Can government be like a smartphone? An open platform, waiting for citizens to plug in their "apps" to its operating system? The rise of the millennial generation, along with the spread of the open source software movement, has opened up a whole new




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Another Seattle tool library opens its doors

As Seattle welcomes yet another tool library, there are bigger picture lessons to be learned about the value of sharing.