Wretched Excess or Clever Design? Apartment tower with car elevators is definitely the former.
Two years ago we couldn't decide, but when you see it in action the answer is obvious.
This doesn't look like a Passive House to me
Serenity may not be a spaceship but it is still out of this world.
Weird Japanese house of the week is totally transparent
Yuusuke Karasawa designs a house in Tokyo with 5 levels, a dozen stairs and almost no walls inside or out.
The KiraVan RV looks like it could go to the moon.
RVs are sometimes great models of how one can get a lot of living into small spaces. The Kiravan takes it to a whole new level.
Dubious Dubai: World's largest air conditioned city to be built, covering 48 million square feet
It's got everything, from hotels to hospitals to theaters to the world's largest mall, and a severe case of cognitive dissonance.
The Starck difference between two "green" prefabs
The differences between the new prefabs by Philippe Starck for RIKO and the Bright Built Homes are instructive.
Your own healthy green loft, only $45 Million
Delos has developed a whole new standard for healthy, happy living, starting at $ 15.5 million.
Heated glass: Could this be the least sustainable building product ever invented?
You want giant windows but don't like drafts? Plug in your windows and turn them into toasters.
Wretched Excess or the future of housing design? Another look at the car elevator
There is a perverse logic to this idea of bringing your car to your apartment.
Just what we needed Dept: The Pet Treat Maker
Like your dog is going to reject your home-made dog cookie if it doesn't look like a bone.
Wretched Excess Dept: Castor Design's Marble with Fluorescent Tube
"At first glance, Marble with Fluorescent Tube's monolithic 2,500 pound base appears to be at odds with the banality of the bulb which sits on top of it."
IBS Home Gets LEED Points, But Misses the Green Point
At the annual builders' show, a massive green show home has all the bells and whistles, but none of the logic of sustainable building.
Wretched Excess Never Looked So Good: 45,000 Lights On A Single House
Sometimes it's worth it.
Valentine's Day is losing its allure with young adults
Is Cupid's appeal fading as millennials find the holiday has become too commercialized?
Sexy & sustainable: 9 lingerie brands for women
This Valentine's Day, treat yourself to high-quality undergarments that are kind to your body and the planet.
Don't rush out to buy a last-minute Valentine's Day gift
It's important to remember that every physical gift comes at a cost that's both financial and environmental.
8 unique green alternatives to cut flowers
Say I love you with these lovely living gifts that go easy on the planet.
How to celebrate a green Valentine's Day
The size of one's carbon footprint is not usually a major concern on this romantic holiday, but it can be mitigated with advance planning.
Show your love with earth-friendly flowers
Here's why it's great to support responsible flower farm management.
6 beauty recipes that are pink and red for Valentine's Day
Get in the Valentine’s Day mood with these fun DIY beauty recipes for masks, moisturizers, and scrubs – all of which are suitably pink or red for the occasion!
Have a sweet Valentine’s Day – without the stuff
In this installment of Town and Country, we talk about skipping consumerism on Valentine’s Day.
Green gifts for the darkly romantic Valentine
From carnivorous plants to occult-inspired tokens of affection, these are not your grandmother's Valentine's gifts.
Valentine’s Day by the numbers, are you sitting down?
The holiday once marked by amorous missives and hand-plucked posies has evolved into a day of staggering statistics.
14 ways to go green this Valentine's day
A list of ways to share the love with everyone you adore without hating on the environment.
Architectural Valentines: Love means never having to say you’re Saarinen
They are all over the internet today; here are some that relate to buildings we have shown on TreeHugger
Be my green Valentine
Where we recycle and repurpose the best of our Valentine's Day posts from the past.
10 Businesses Going Green in the Realm of Romance
Valentine's Day is all about romancing your sweetheart. These companies show the planet some love too.
4 Ways to Avoid the Hidden Evils of Valentine’s Day
From child labor to blood diamonds, showing your love can have some seriously unexpected pitfalls.
10 Ways to Spice up Your Knickers With Sustainable Lingerie
With Valentine's Day around the corner, now's the time to invest in thongs, sweet babydoll sets, ruffled knickers, and more -- in sustainable materials from organic cotton to soy.
Say it with Butterflies - Green Start-Up Grows Monarch Butterflies for Events, Therapy & Conservation
Here is an interesting buisness idea; grow butterflies to let fly at special ocasions and at the same time help the enviornment as well as people with special needs. The project is called Mariposeando (Spanish for something
Forget bike lanes, we need Protected Mobility Lanes
The number of people using alternative mobility devices is exploding, and they will be demanding safe routes.
A major U.S. utility company just pledged to go carbon-free for the first time in American history
Are the tables finally starting to turn?
Utilities are apparently freaking out, and we are all to blame
Efficiency and conservation aren't just about your personal footprint. They're about reaching tipping points.
British utility allows businesses to buy "local" renewable energy
Should we care where our electrons come from?
Automated electricity bill payments cause people to consume more energy
A new study says it's a case of out of sight, out of mind, but it has serious consequences.
Italian energy giant to phase out coal, go carbon neutral before 2050
In the future, we'll be buying energy from utilities that look very different than what we are used to.
Gigafactory schmigafactory: $1BN "stealth" energy storage start-up moves to NC tobacco plant
Many clean tech wonks have never heard of them, but Alevo plans to be manufacturing grid-scale energy storage on a huge scale within the next few years.
Citing disruptive solar competition, Barclays downgrades utilities
Environmentalists aren't the only ones considering divestment anymore.
Former Duke Power CEO: I'd want to work in solar
When asked what he'd do if he was entering the industry today, Jim Rogers had some very revealing things to say.
Woosh Water is reinventing the drinking fountain
Water conservation is obviously a huge concern in Israel and the rest of the Middle East. An interesting startup called Woosh Water is helping conserve water and reduce plastic use by reinventing the public drinking fountain with a high-tech solution.
Worldwide Smart Grid Spending to Hit $46 Billion in 2015
A new report says utilities around the world will ramp up smart grid spending, with worldwide projects hitting $46.4 billion in 2015.
Ask Pablo: Why Would My Electric Utility Want Me To Use Less Electricity?
It seems counterintuitive. Is it just greenwashing? Is it due to government regulation? Let's find out.
Viral Video Calls for Mass Exodus from Fossil Fuels
Popular anger at profiteering energy utilities is high. One wind-power pioneer is hoping to harness that sentiment with a funny viral video.
PG&E Customers Can Say No to Smart Meters, But at a Price
California state regulators voted that PG&E customers can opt-out of smart meter installations, but they'll have to pay a fine and a monthly fee.
California Utility Opens First Sustainable Campus as Model Utility Site
Burbank Water & Power opens a sustainable power plant campus as a model for re-adapting industrial sites from water reclamation to solar
Opponents of Smart Meters Fall Short on Effort to Ban Installations In Illinois Town
A judge rules against smart meter opponents in Naperville, Illinois who wanted to hold a vote on whether the devices should be installed in their city.
Smart Grid Survey Shows People Want More Than Just Money Savings
Study shows that customers think the non-monetary benefits of the smart grid are great. That is, once someone explains what they are...
Dr. Michel Gelobter on Nukes, Republicans, Tech, and the Future of Energy (Podcast)
After seven years in government, seven years in non-profits, and seven years in business, Michel Gelobter jokes that he's headed for the clergy next. And why not? He's led Redefining Progress, been a professor at Rutgers, and run environmental quality
Another Reason We Need the Smart Grid: Record Heat
In case you're still among the set doubting if the smart grid is really necessary, Earth2Tech has a solid post explaining how record heat (something that is going to happen a lot more often, unfortunately) is a prime example of how the smart grid can