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In praise of the dumb home: A Passivhaus 25 years later

There is not much that can go wrong in such a simple concept. That's really smart.




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Converted ambulance becomes one man's traveling home-on-wheels (Video)

Diverging from the Sprinter van conversion trend, this man revamped an old life-saving vehicle into his own tiny home.




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Renovated Airstream is 'Tiny Shiny Home' for family of six

This family with four kids is traveling full-time in a beautifully redone vintage Airstream trailer.




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Over half the new homes in the USA are insulated with fiberglass batts

We used to say this stuff should be banned because it was always installed badly. Has anything changed?




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From the Forums: Green Homes for Haiti

lamar5292 has an idea for getting Haitians green housing: So how do you provide quick permanent safe housing that is also green in a situation like that? My suggestion is to take all the countries excess shipping containers to Haiti to be converted




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Disaster-Resistant Earthbag Homes for Post-earthquake Haiti

How one crowdfunded organization is using earth building techniques to build impressive and durable structures for Haiti.




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Heating our homes kills 10,000 Americans per year

We have to decarbonize, not just because of carbon dioxide and climate change in the longer term, but because it is killing us directly right now.




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Scotland produced enough wind energy for double its homes in last 6 months

In the first half of 2019, Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes, almost double the number of homes there.




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A new home in a dome by NRJA makes some remarkable claims

Domes are tough. Here is a design that tries to make them comfortable. Does it live up to its billing?




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Samsung introduces Smart Home for dogs

The tiny house movement goes to the dogs with this $30,000 dream house.




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Sea level rise has caused $7.4 billion drop in home prices in Southeast US

You might want to rethink that dream house by the ocean.




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Homemade pasta is cheap, easy and delicious

Or, how to make a super special meal with just a few ingredients.




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8 homemade salt and sugar body scrubs

Turn your bathroom into a spa with an exfoliating DIY body scrub. Here are 8 homemade scrubs made with ingredients already in your kitchen.




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BrightBuilt Home introduces line of healthy, net-zero modular designs

A mix of modern and traditional design elements that are appropriate for the Northeast make these very interesting houses.




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GO Homes are predesigned, prefabricated, Passivhaus and possibly perfect

GO Logic have always designed beautiful homes. This was the next Go Logical step.




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Happy 50th birthday to the home microwave

The first affordable microwave changed the way we cooked- for a while, anyway




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Dramatic Projections Bring Climate Change Impacts Home

Stunning Art Project Projects Impacts of Climate Change TreeHugger was founded on the idea that art and design can help solve the ecological crisis we are facing - most recently evidenced by our round up of environmental artists shaking up the art




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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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Futuristic Urban Farm Pod grows food at home -- from cell cultures (Video)

Tomorrow's home urban farm may not need soil, just an Urban Farm Pod that doubles as an extra living space (emphasis on the "living").




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Does the Environment Win When Economic Crisis Sends Immigrants Home?

Turkish cities have been the stage for culture clashes in recent years, as residents of rural areas moved to urban areas in large numbers, bringing what many urbanites see as




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Blushing pink 635 sq. ft. micro-home cleverly uses ramps, not stairs

Embedded in a hillside, this eccentric dwelling uses a series of functional ramps that connect all the spaces together.




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Small wooden home sits like a modernist mountain in the countryside

Inspired by arthropods, this minimalist all-wood home features a spacious-feeling interior and energy-efficient, passive heating and cooling strategies.




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Renovated 258 sq. ft. caravan is a modern bohemian home

The inside of this updated caravan is surprisingly chic and comfortable.




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How to start a circular economy in your hometown

Fed up with the disposable culture we all live in, two women from Portland, Oregon, founded a low-waste company to help the entire city cut back on plastic.




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Prefab Australian home produces more energy than it uses

Designed to capture and maximize the flows of sunlight, water and air, this prefabricated home feels modern, light and spacious.




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Sweden to go 'carbon neutral' by 2045, with 85% cuts at home

By setting both a date and an ambitious target, Sweden is sending a signal that should reverberate well beyond its borders.




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How to upcycle pallets into "rustic-industrial" stuff for your home

Remember pallets? Remember infographics? We have both in one post!




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The Tiny Home Bed is a minimalist, decluttering space-saver

This sturdy bed helps to declutter small spaces by combining sleeping and storage.




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A Picture is Worth...Homemade Applesauce

Yum...there's nothing like homemade applesauce. It always tastes better when you've made it yourself. Our question is: How many food miles will this DIY job add?




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Skyscraper is a giant vending machine for 3D printed homes

Archigram’s Plug-in City meets 3D Printing




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Rooftop modular wooden homes proposed for Berlin

Metsä Wood design competition produces very interesting entries, like this one from Sigurd Larsen.




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Stacked two-story shipping container home has roof terrace

This shipping container house stacks two to get more living space.




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Enchanting off-grid floating home can be yours for $210K

This inviting, one-bedroom canal boat is in the 600-square-foot range and has all the comforts of home.




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'The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life' by Joshua Becker (book review)

Becker's latest work is not only a how-to guide, but an invitation to reevaluate all aspects of your life.




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Multigenerational 453 sq. ft. apartment is home to couple, mother & two pets

A couple, their parrot, plus one mother-in-law and her cat have their own private and communal spaces in this renovated apartment in Hong Kong.




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How to work from home and not go crazy

TreeHugger writers have a lot of experience with this.




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Houston Gets Greener with Itsy-Bitsy, Energy Efficient Homes

Thinking about making a move into a home, but really, really want a green space? We stumbled across the perfect (little) eco-home.




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These recycled 'pasture' rugs bring nature's textures into the home

These unique, handcrafted rugs are made to emulate the look and feel of moss, grass, snow and sand, for enjoyment at home.




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Housesitting: Travel the world, stay at someone else's home for free

Thanks to the internet, housesitters can now travel the world, living in different places for a few days or a few months for free, in exchange for taking care of an absent homeowner's property, pets or errands.




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Dream of the 1920s: Complex from 1927 in Buenos Aires is Everything a Green Home Should Be

Low rise buildings, green common spaces, culture, and community living in a housing complex which has become the it living spot for Buenos Aires’ artistic types.




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Proto Home's Flexible Spaces and Efficient Core

In the "sleepy neighborhood" of Baldwin Hills in Los Angeles, a modern Proto Home sits among a mix of single-family dwellings from over the last few




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Buy T-shirt, Build Home, Look Hot, House Families

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




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Alabama man feeds the homeless by teaching them to grow their own food

Even in the dark pit of poverty, where rays of hope shine their dimmest, there's often still light enough for a new life to take hold.




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Broken iPhones recycled for stylish home decor

There is a new use for your smashed iPhone: a clock.




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Half a million American homes don't have proper plumbing

They have toilets but they just dump the sewage out the back. This is nuts.




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Building a Home With Zero Money: Impossible?

A seasoned dumpster diver who lived without cash for a year, Mark Boyle—aka the Moneyless Man—knows more than most about getting by without money. Having explored how to travel without cash, he's




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"There Goes the Neighborhood." Two Ways to Deal with Foreclosed Homes

While some cities are tearing down thousands of vacant homes, Occupy Our Homes movement offers a compassionate alternative.




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DIY dome homes built from AirCrete are an affordable & ecofriendly option

First there was foamcrete, then there was papercrete and hempcrete, and now we've got AirCrete, a foamy mixture of air bubbles and cement.




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Yes, Earth Day is still happening – here's how to celebrate at home

While in the midst of a global pandemic, we can't forget the ongoing climate crisis. Here's how you can participate in Earth Day 2020.




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Home design lessons from the coronavirus

It's time for a rethink about what's really important in a home.