general Where our kitchens came from and where they are going By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:57:19 -0500 How do you design a green, sustainable and healthy kitchen? Full Article Design
general Compact all-in-one kitchen unit hides stove, fridge and dishwasher (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 07:00:00 -0500 Perfect for tiny spaces, this multifunctional unit can be used as a kitchen, storage and workspace. Full Article Design
general Happy 50th birthday to the home microwave By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:00:15 -0400 The first affordable microwave changed the way we cooked- for a while, anyway Full Article Design
general Why do kitchens look the way they do? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 17:12:19 -0400 Hint: It's all about putting women in their place. Full Article Design
general Modular kitchen unit liberates small spaces with its flexibility (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 13:00:40 -0400 This modular design can adapt to any situation, meaning more usable space can be freed up. Full Article Design
general Should your kitchen have a recirculating or a direct-exhaust hood? I am exhausted just thinking about it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:17:32 -0400 It is a real problem when designing energy efficient homes, and it seems that there is no good solution except ordering in. Full Article Design
general Is the kitchen island finally going away? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:15:09 -0400 Kitchens should be for cooking. Full Article Design
general Kitchen manufacturer figures out new ways to use more electricity By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:11:17 -0400 Abimis offers refrigerated drawers and heated tops. Does anyone need this? Full Article Design
general Is the end of the kitchen nigh? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:57:25 -0400 A new report suggests that soon we will order everything in and we won't need a kitchen at all. Full Article Design
general Adaptable kitchen-in-a-box is for cooking-challenged millennials By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:01:43 -0400 This compact all-in-one cooking kit is looking to overhaul the traditional kitchen for today's hectic schedules and non-traditional living situations. Full Article Design
general The case for the closed kitchen By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:25:29 -0400 Kate Wagner of McMansion Hell makes a case for rooms; We concentrate on one of them. Full Article Design
general The Kitchen of the Future might be no kitchen at all By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Aug 2018 15:32:33 -0400 The Miele Dialog oven, combined with meal delivery, may make it obsolete. Full Article Design
general All I want is an open-concept kitchen By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:42:00 -0400 It would make my life as a parent so much easier. Full Article Design
general 6 different kitchen floors that are healthy and green By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:50:36 -0500 Are you buying for looks or for function? It can be a tough call. Full Article Design
general Will the kitchen get Ubered out of existence? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:03:18 -0500 Uber founder Travis Kalanick's new company runs "CloudKitchens" for cooks without restaurants. This will be big. Full Article Design
general British architects put women in the kitchen, British women architects get mad By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:35:11 -0500 More proof that some things never change. Full Article Design
general Hang your hobs on the wall when you aren't cooking with them By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:33:24 -0500 Adriano Studio shows the future of induction cooking with Ordine Full Article Design
general Australian study finds gas stoves increase rate of childhood asthma By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:33:33 -0400 Perhaps having kids cooking with gas is not such a good idea after all. Full Article Design
general Would you live in an apartment without an oven? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:25:18 -0400 It is evidently big news in Toronto that condos are being sold without ovens, but it shouldn't surprise anyone. Full Article Design
general Closed or open kitchen? Charlotte Perriand's design is the best of both worlds By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 09:47:41 -0400 Lessons from the kitchens at Le Corbusier's Unité d’Habitation in Marseille. Full Article Design
general Passive House Institute's look at kitchen fans is less than exhaustive By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:01:09 -0400 Can a recirculating fan deliver the indoor air quality we should demand? Full Article Design
general The future of food: Imaginary brands cooked up in ghost kitchens By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:59:25 -0400 We will all be poor, fat, and buried in plastic. Full Article Design
general Finally, a minimalist fire extinguisher for your minimalist kitchen By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:00:00 -0500 Every kitchen should have one of these, and now it can fit right in. Full Article Design
general Five kitchen trends that should die in 2020 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:10:11 -0500 After another site makes a list, we add our own suggestions. Full Article Design
general Bio-Grow: Electronic Waste To Grow Algae For Biofuels By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 12 May 2010 18:41:36 -0400 It's hard to imagine that the widespread issue of electronic waste could be seen as anything more than a problem, but what if it could be reused to make homegrown algae biofuels? That's what industrial design students at of the Full Article Energy
general Amazing Lamp Powered by Algae, Water, and Your Breath By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:00:58 -0400 Treehugger has noted before how one can generate electricity from algae; Now Designboom shows a lamp designed by Mike Thompson that uses the principle. Place the lamp outside and the algae generates electricity during Full Article Design
general Scientist Solves Mystery of Fertile Persian Gulf By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:33:00 -0400 On land, a fierce dust storm blots out any sign of life. But offshore, these banes of desert-dwellers' existence can be providers of life in what might otherwise be empty waters, Full Article Science
general Stunning underwater plants and sea life on the ocean floor By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:00:05 -0400 These stunning underwater organisms offer an ethereal beauty hard to reproduce on land. Full Article Science
general Stunning Underwater Plants and Sea Life on the Ocean Floor (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:50:40 -0400 The ocean is full of uncharted territory -- and of breathtaking natural wonders that look like they'd be more at home on Pandora than in the blue depths just off the beach where you spent your summer vacation. These stunning underwater plants offer an Full Article Science
general Ferran Adrià 's elBulli Restaurant Aims for Zero Emissions with Architect Enric Ruiz-Geli's Smartgrid By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:59:26 -0500 Image credit: El País According to El País on sunday, celebraty chef Ferran Adrià is plotting a zero emission premises for his restaurant elBulli on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The 2010 chef of the decade (nominated by The Restaurant magazine) closed Full Article Energy
general Mexico Aims to Be Top Biofuel Producer With Algae Oil By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:35:32 -0500 When you think Mexico, think biofuels (not just tequila). That's the message of OriginOil, a Los Angeles, California, company that's been contracted by the Mexican government to produce 1 percent of the Full Article Transportation
general It's Not Just Asian Carp: U.S. Identifies 40 High-Risk Species By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:15:06 -0400 Concerned about Asian carp? Meet the invasive cousins, you might say, of the monster fish. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a white paper on 40 high-risk species to watch out for, Full Article Science
general Tweetable, Interactive Algae Farm is Energy-Generating "Cyber-Garden" (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0500 This fascinating installation where algae, bioluminescent bacteria, humans and smartphones interact may chart where a new generation of urban "cyber-gardeners" may go. Full Article Design
general Pond Biofuels Takes CO2 From Cement Kiln, Grows Algae And Turns It Into Biofuel By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:24:00 -0400 We really do need more of this kind of thinking. Full Article Energy
general Luminous Laser-Cut Lamps Made Out of Kelp By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 08:00:00 -0400 Kelp isn't just for eating; this designer is experimenting with the fast-growing, large algae for lighting. Full Article Design
general Fighting Slime Crimes in Florida By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:30:00 -0400 Florida's waterways are rapidly become gross slimy things. Full Article Science
general Glowing algae makes for a living night light By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 May 2013 09:47:40 -0400 With the right set-up, phosphorescent algae can create a lightshow in your room at night. Full Article Technology
general NOAA predicts dead zone size of New Jersey in Gulf of Mexico By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:21:44 -0400 This year, NOAA predicts a massive "dead zone" the size of New Jersey will bloom in the Gulf of Mexico. Brian Merchant reports on the cause and consequences of dead zones. Full Article Business
general 29 new branches on the tree of life By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:00:00 -0400 The vast majority of species exist in a sort of 'dark matter' biomass. But new tools are shedding light on the microscopic organisms that, although invisible to our eyes, constitute the "most diverse and abundant" life forms on earth. Full Article Science
general Eating sunlight: Algaculture suit proposes symbiotic bond between humans and algae By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:11:22 -0400 An interesting design concept that envisions humans becoming semi-photosynthetic thanks to a symbiotic relationship with algae. Full Article Design
general Bio-digital, interactive Urban Algae Canopy produces a small forest's worth of oxygen (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 13:04:34 -0400 This one of a kind structure combines architecture, technology, algae farming and real-time data, and will dynamically respond to environmental factors like weather and movements of people. Full Article Design
general What if we could turn wastewater and algae into carbon-negative fuels and clean water? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:49:31 -0400 Is this company getting closer to the dream of making truly sustainable carbon-negative fuel? Full Article Technology
general Durable Danish seaweed furniture can be reused as fertilizer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:15:58 -0500 Surprisingly strong and made with seaweed and a bit of paper, this collection of modern furniture and lighting makes use of an abundant resource. Full Article Design
general UC San Diego students help produce the world's first algae-based surfboard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 18 May 2015 16:35:24 -0400 Instead of using a conventional polyurethane core, this sustainable surfboard starts with an algae-based foam blank. Full Article Technology
general A Thai startup is growing spirulina on a Bangkok rooftop By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Apr 2016 15:35:38 -0400 EnerGaia, a Thai startup, is using the rooftop of a Bangkok hotel to harvest spirulina. Is this the new edible rockstar of urban farming? Full Article Living
general Phosphorus pollution poses a major threat to the world's lakes By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:30:44 -0400 Humans dump millions of tons of phosphorus into lakes every year, and it's destroying their ecosystems. Full Article Science
general This startup turns deadly algae blooms into plastic alternatives By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:35:53 -0400 Bloom hoovers up harmful algae overgrowth from waterways and turns it into a flexible foam that can replace some petroleum-based products. Full Article Technology
general Vivobarefoot will launch an amphibious shoe made with algae-based foam this summer By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 07:30:00 -0400 The company that makes "shoes for people who don't want to wear them" is introducing a new model of adventure shoe constructed with EVA foam made from algae biomass. Full Article Living
general This company is using algae to make environmentally friendly inks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:47:46 -0400 Instead of heavy metals, petroleum products, and toxic solvents, this printing ink is made with algae grown by Living Ink. Full Article Technology
general This algae-filled living chandelier cleans your air By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 14:19:53 -0400 Designed with 'artificial leaves' of glass filled with algae, this lighting fixture is made to produce extra oxygen. Full Article Living