Steven M. Johnson beat the GrubHub by 25 years.

We've discussed Osprey packs in the past, particularly their Resource collection of packs with about 80% recycled content (see links below). Recently, we noted via SNEWS that they'd released their 2009 Sustainability Report, indicating

The terracotta tile walls give it a warmth and character, and it seems much larger than it is.

Here is a great way to keep out the sun and plant a vertical garden

Take a look at this built prototype of a flood-resistant house, designed to float with the rising waters.

This long, deep house has a wonderful low tech vertical garden that anyone could maintain.

Designboom shows Trong Nghia's latest house, built out of towers with trees on top in the middle of a block.

Once again testing the limits of bamboo as an eco-friendly material for large buildings, Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia constructs this striking structure near the city of Da Nang.

The historical character of this old Saigon building was preserved with a fresh and respectful makeover.

Referencing traditional terraced agriculture, this modern house with terraces has an integrated rainwater collection and irrigation system that would allow it to grow greenery.

Built with a lighter impact in mind, this small mountain retreat is nestled among the trees in Vietnam.

Made with strong and versatile bamboo, this structure has had multiple lives and can be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled over and over again.

In many countries like Vietnam, there is nobody to even pick them up, let alone recycle them.

Last week there were used battleships for sale on e-bay, this week we've got used space shuttles. But not going as cheaply as the warships and not being turned into pots and pans either.

It's hard to tell if this is a good thing or not, but mixing new tech with old trucks is changing business.

Thanks to GRID Alternatives and Wells Fargo, more than 1000 US military veterans and active servicemen will be getting solar industry job training and job placement.

The Solar Training Network will work to build a diverse, qualified solar workforce to meet the needs of the solar revolution.

Sushi is everywhere these days, and robots will soon be everywhere making it.

People often write of climate associated flooding, loss of agricultural productivity, spread of tropical disease, and so on. The City of Lahore, Pakistan is experiencing

If you're already on TreeHugger it's safe to assume that you've got an interested in what lies under the great green umbrella. And, now, if you've also got an

Adventurous, and eco-friendly, travelers often seek out off-beat lodging options, staying in yurts or on organic farms, both to soak up more local color and to avoid the

Back when 20% of Pakistan was underwater, I wrote about the influence of deforestation on the flooding--deforestation caused in no small part by illegal logging at the hands of the so-called timber mafia, a group with

We know that illegal logging contributed to the devastation caused by last summer's flooding in Pakistan, when up to 20% of the nation was underwater. New research now sheds light on how so much rain fell: A rogue

After Pakistan's extensive hydroelectric power resources dried up in 2008, Australian coal was marketed to satisfy the growing power consumption

The Google-funded research shows that there's 3 million megawatts of geothermal power, across the entire US, waiting to be tapped via enhanced geothermal techniques.

With the abundant geothermal potential of the United States, what are the biggest barriers to tapping into that renewable energy source? Leslie Blodgett of Geothermal Energy Weekly answers.

This integrative technology keeps CO2 out of the atmosphere and makes geothermal energy widely available

What's it going to be? Check out this fun infographic to learn amusing and interesting facts about both popular beverages.

These popular hot beverages inhabit places of honor in our homes, apparently for very good reasons.

Promoting the gift economy and community resiliency, this man has been traveling the country for the last decade, offering free cups of tea out of his bus home.

What the Club Sandwich Generation looks like in Tokyo, where it is unusual to renovate instead of starting from scratch.

Deep overhang controls light, provides privacy for bedrooms upstairs.

Yo Shimada designs a house for a family that believes if you've got it, flaunt it.

No Japanese minimalism here.

Because of the weather, some of the country's famed cherry trees are having a surprise autumn bloom instead of in spring.

The map above is the first illustration of worldwide imbalances in the use of phosphorus, a key component of fertilizers and an essential plant nutrient. "Typically, people either worry

Can your garden be kinder to the earth? From the materials your raised beds are built from to the fertilizers you use, there's room for improvement to achieve an earth-friendly garden

Given how dreadful most new housing is these days, this is at least the minimum builders should build and customers should expect.

Selling energy efficiency is hard, but the UK Labour Party got it right.

In which I try to clear up some misconceptions.

Peter Rickaby says he has "never been more optimistic about the possibility of change," but it will require some radical action.

It's one thing to design to the Passivhaus standard; it is another thing altogether to prove it.

Known to TreeHugger for their trademark lamps, the Seattle practice does a bigger building

She wouldn't sell to the developer around her, and now it is a prime example of "demolition by neglect."

These are interesting times for the Passive House movement in America, and this should be a very interesting conference.

And it is beautiful too.

I could write this post in my sleep, it is such a tired playbook that happens so often in real estate development.

It really could be the future of sustainable, green and healthy housing.

Find out why one family found living on a renovated bus to be an appealing tiny-house-on-wheels alternative.

Seattle architect Mike Eliason describes what he learned about their housing policies.