Homes/Urban Dwellings


How to Get Carbon-Free in 10 Years

Published: October 9, 2018 Source: ecowatch.com By YES! Magazine By Brooke Jarvis and Doug Pibel This story from the YES! Media archives was originally published in the Spring 2008 issue of YES! Magazine. The Joneses are your average U.S. energy consumers. They...

12 Ways to Get Clean Air Without Chemicals

Source: mnn.com Published: October 8, 2018 We spend about 90 percent of our time indoors, the Environmental Protection Agency says. Here’s how to make sure you and your family are breathing the cleanest indoor air possible. (Photo: sukiyaki/Shutterstock) By...

This New Coating Could Help Keep Buildings Cool

Source: smithsonianmag.com Published: September 27, 2018 The porous polymer uses tiny air holes to reflect all wavelengths of sunlight, cooling buildings far better than white paint The coating, if used on enough buildings at once, could also help deal with so-called...

Construction Prototype for Ultra-Thin Concrete Roof

Source: ethz.ch Published: October 12, 2017 Researchers from ETH Zurich have built a prototype of an ultra-thin, curved concrete roof using innovative digital design and fabrication methods. The tested novel formwork system will be used in an actual construction...

These Are America’s 10 Most Sustainable Cities

Source: mnn.com Published: August 15, 2017 By Noel Kirkpatrick A new report on the most sustainable metropolitan areas in the U.S. shows that we still have a long way to go. In September 2015, leaders from around the world adopted Agenda 2030. This document...

5 Steps Toward Going ‘Zero Waste’ in the Bathroom

Source: treehugger.com Published: March 19, 2014 By Katherine Martinko CC BY 2.0 Helmuts Guigo The bathroom is one of the easiest rooms in the house to cut back on waste, although you might be surprised to hear that. With a few adjustments to your shopping habits, you...