Should you wash new clothes before wearing them?
The unanimous answer from garment makers to dermatologists to fashion-lovers is, "Yes!"
4 awesome clothes drying racks for your house
These are some seriously innovative ways to hang-dry clothes.
How to clean white sneakers without bleach
This all-natural DIY solution to dirty kicks went viral on Twitter ... for good reason!
New clothing care label wants you to stop overwashing
The Care Label Project will add a label to thousands of clothes in hopes that people will adopt laundry habits that are better for both fabric and the Earth.
How to clean smelly gym clothes
Green cleaning methods are the most effective way to get rid of stench.
Ultrasonic clothes dryers could shorten drying time to 20 minutes, and use 70% less energy
The next game-changing technology might not be in the form of an electric car with a longer range, or more efficient solar panels, but rather a better way to dry your clothes.
Take advantage of sunshine to do your laundry
You don't need to tumble-dry clothes at this time of year. Here's why you should take your laundry outside to hang-dry in the warm sunshine.
Questionable ingredient found in Jessica Alba's Honest Company detergent
After promising not to use sodium lauryl sulfate in any products, The Honest Co. is under scrutiny after two lab tests found significant amounts of the chemical in its laundry detergent.
Foot-powered washing machine now available for pre-order
The electricity-free and low-water Drumi device could be one method of washing clothes without taking a huge toll on the environment.
Filtration technology allows washing machines to reuse 95% of laundry wastewater
Standard washing machines use a lot of water to get rid of a small amount of dirt. One startup is aiming to close that loop by reusing the wastewater.
Laundry detergent pods pose serious health hazard for kids
Consumer Reports strongly urges houses with children under 6 to avoid them altogether.
Ditch the laundry jugs and go plastic-free
What's the point of doing laundry with non-toxic soap if it still produces loads of un-recycled plastic waste?
This small apartment building in Seattle could be a model for solving our housing and energy crises
Passive House multifamily buildings use almost no energy and don't cost much more than conventional buildings. They should be everywhere.
New Life Science Building at University of Washington is described as "hyper-sustainable"
Or is it a missed opportunity?
Tiny 169 sq. ft. Backyard Reading Retreat is perfect for book lovers
Built for two bookstore owners, this elegant structure doubles as a place to read and for guests to stay in.
Seattle bans plastic straws, utensils and cocktail picks
Strawless in Seattle is now officially enshrined into law.
Amazon's Spheres open in Seattle
Jeff Bezos said “Alexa, open The Spheres” and it evidently worked.
Why Amazon Go should be a no-go: We will drown in a sea of plastic
Even the fruits and vegetables are wrapped in plastic so that the sensors can read them, inculcating a culture of convenience and waste.
This annual party uses a giant pumpkin for a beer keg
There's no 'turning into a pumpkin at midnight' because the pumpkin is where it's at!
Seattle fights for sea animals by going strawless for September
Residents and businesses alike are joining the Lonely Whale Foundation to help stem ocean pollution by giving up plastic straws for the month.
How does Vienna build such terrific housing?
Seattle architect Mike Eliason describes what he learned about their housing policies.
Artist's captivating kinetic sculptures take inspiration from nature
These delicately formed hand-crank and motor-activated art installations blossom and grow perpetually.
Seattle Bike Share system is being shut down
Bike share programs are public transit, and that requires public support.
'Big Bertha' is modern school bus conversion that's home to family of 5 (Video)
Find out why one family found living on a renovated bus to be an appealing tiny-house-on-wheels alternative.
Perkins + Will's Seattle office is designed to be toxin-free
Which really, is how every building and office should be designed.
Susan Jones' Seattle CLT house is a wooden wonder
It really could be the future of sustainable, green and healthy housing.
Another one bites the dust: Seattle's Edith Macefield House might have just 90 days
I could write this post in my sleep, it is such a tired playbook that happens so often in real estate development.
Students aim to build village of tiny homes for Seattle's homeless (Video)
A Seattle educational non-profit hopes to crowd-fund a series of portable, off-grid shelters for some of the city's homeless, which local high school students will design and build with the help of professional architects and builders.
Montainer makes shipping container architecture easy
You are not just buying a box but a full service design/build package. Could this take container architecture mainstream?
CLT House by Susan Jones shows the future of sustainable, green and healthy housing
And it is beautiful too.
Materials Monday looks at Shou Sugi Ban
This traditional Japanese method of finishing wood is having a dramatic resurgence.
TreeHugger is off to the Passive House Northwest Conference in Seattle
These are interesting times for the Passive House movement in America, and this should be a very interesting conference.
Artist and hundreds of volunteers recreate huge old-growth tree in sculpture (Video)
A large section of a 140-year-old Western hemlock tree is faithfully reconstructed by hand from cast molds, using tiny pieces of reclaimed cedar that have been carefully glued together.
What will happen to the Edith Macefield house?
She wouldn't sell to the developer around her, and now it is a prime example of "demolition by neglect."
Seattle to fine residents who don't compost
In a bid to meet the city's goal of recycling 60% of its waste by 2015, Seattle is turning its sights on food scraps that end up in the trash.
Garage by Graypants is gorgeous and green
Known to TreeHugger for their trademark lamps, the Seattle practice does a bigger building
"Passivhaus is a team sport"- the idea is simple, the execution is a bit tougher
It's one thing to design to the Passivhaus standard; it is another thing altogether to prove it.
Is it too late for sustainability? Not if we follow this prescription
Peter Rickaby says he has "never been more optimistic about the possibility of change," but it will require some radical action.
If you're going to live a one tonne lifestyle, it's easier in a Passivhaus
In which I try to clear up some misconceptions.
"Warm houses for all" is a great campaign slogan
Selling energy efficiency is hard, but the UK Labour Party got it right.
The Pretty Good House 2.0 is a pretty good building standard (now with embodied carbon!)
Given how dreadful most new housing is these days, this is at least the minimum builders should build and customers should expect.
Glass towers are "energy vampires"
It's time to put a stake through them and build efficient Passivhaus buildings.
Anthony Bourdain's new film explores problem of food waste
The problem may seem immense, but there are many good solutions.
Why I want backyard chickens
From the freshest possible eggs to rich compost to pets with personality, keeping backyard chickens would be a fun and educational foray in urban agriculture.
This HORSE converts food waste into fertilizer and energy
In this case, the HORSE is a 'living' machine, not an animal, and has the potential to reinvent the food cycle.
From toilet to table: Peecycling research at U of M investigates urine as fertilizer
Could human urine be used on a commercial scale to fertilize the food we eat?
Compost tea calculator includes recipes and guides for brewing your own fertilizers
Straight outta Humboldt, this app is a great intro to the "art and craft" of brewing your own compost tea for boosting microbial activity in the soil and improving yields.
5 ways to improve global food security
The US produces more than enough food to feed the world, but hunger is still a major issue around the world. A new study proposes some ways to change that.
Chelsea Flower Show welcomes new young designers to the fold
The show is 101 years old, but this year it's the newcomers that are making their mark.