From South Korean design studio DesignJoo comes the Giro One, the piece that lets you put your own spin on your shelves, lighting, and side tables. The concept is simple: shelves can be added and their height adjusted by spinning them

Another interesting find from Buenos Aires design fair, Feria Puro Diseno (FPD), this is a modular system designed by local studio Disenaveral to build different kinds of shelving spaces that adapt to changing situations.

Also spotted at the recent edition of the Feria Puro Diseno, Buenos Aires biggest design show, this simple yet interesting wooden home accessory goes in line with some of our favorite concepts: multi-purpose objects and small

Forbes reports on how General Motors is recycling or reusing "90 percent of its manufacturing waste."

Passive house designer creates a very active play house.

What if we declared climate change a crisis and put some serious resources to this type of initiative?

They are cheaper and better than ever, and doing it can cut energy consumption for lighting by up to 90 percent.

It is hard keeping up with the latest ideas in green building, but things are changing fast.

But maybe he should.

If all Americans adopted this (almost) waterless method of cooking pasta, we'd save billions of gallons of water.

Not to mention getting buried in dirt or building with it.

We love little boxes!

They are light and efficient and easy to tow.

Gather round the holiday vegetable loaf and hear of Thanksgivings past on TreeHugger

There is a shipping container building revolution coming, but it won't look like a bunch of silly boxes.

Climate change is already killing people around the world. Now the British Medical Association has vowed to do something about it.

New research identifies the emotions that motivate some people to make ethical choices day after day.

Leggings are a wardrobe staple for many, whether we’re keeping our legs warm in the winter or staying comfy at yoga all year long.

Putting your money to work for sustainability is probably one of the most important things you can do. It just got easier.

An amusing new study delves into the social consequences of one person witnessing another person doing the 'ethical thing' -- and why it makes them uncomfortable.

Yet another sign that the oil industry is facing significant headwinds.

Your favorite clothing item just got even better. These new leggings from Girlfriend Collective tick all the boxes when it comes to eco-friendly and ethical production.

And they are not alone...

Put your money directly into the hands that made the gift you're buying.

Facebook makes reconnecting with your past almost scandalous. One friend leads you to 10 more in an exponential manner -- from college, your travels, high school, pre-school

What with social networking sites like Facebook all the rage right now and more attention than ever being focused on the issues of global warming and climate change, the moment certainly seems propitious for the unveiling of MakeMeSustainable, a

Tweet tweet. Collect enough virtual birds and you could make it to the Galapagos.

Writing in Bloomberg, Marc Champion has a thought-provoking, but controversial take on horse meat, noting that the ban of horse slaughterhouses in the US has increased suffering for the animals. Is that a case for killing them here?

The company would use the Solara solar-powered drone, which can remain in flight for five years at a time!

I am a huge fan of BuildingGreen, but have not given a lot of coverage of their Green Product of the Year Awards. They are, to put it bluntly, not sexy, like watching Eoncote Ceramic paint dry. But I have been doing our readers a disservice, as I

The point of having a booth at Greenbuild is to attract attention, and like with everything else, design matters. I immediately fell in love with the Kohler booth; In some ways it is so 2005 green, with its recycled materials

We all know that America and the world are getting fatter, but I didn't know that they are even now making special toilets to deal with the problem. In fact it is, um, an expanding market; The Zurn Bariatric wall hung flush

What can one say about a show that attracts 23,000 green building professionals across the border to Toronto? It could only beGreenbuild, the grand spectacle put on by theU.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). This was its tenth

The rating system is attacked in 2012 for its 2002 standard and the timing couldn't be worse.

The Austrian system can build at 30 storey high-rise in thirty days

The CEO of the USGBC brings it on and fights back against the Plastic People their poodles in Congress

It's the Oscars of green building products chosen by the experts, in the runup to Greenbuild.

LEED v4 is here.

This glass makes your window treatments obsolete.

It's the right thing to do in so many ways, as LivingHome, Make it Right, Cradle to Cradle and Hanley Wood build a comfy new home for the Lower Ninth

It's a ritual; they pick the ten top products and I complain that they are not sexy. This year is different.

This Australian design takes the work out of parking bikes.

MAKAR is doing the kind of work that puts North American architects and builders to shame.

There were inspiring people and some neat new things at Greenbuild, and my biggest ever Best of Show.

It's like watching paint dry.

What do we really want from a building certification system?

Planting trees may be a great way to help save the environment, but thanks to one Catholic diocese in Brazil, it's having a similar effect on parishioners' immortal souls. In an effort to bring a bit of green back

Religious communities across the country will gather to reflect on the moral implications of climate change and our imperative to act. One man, in particular, should pay heed.

After successfully preventing the Bluegrass pipeline from running through their Convent's property, these nuns are speaking out against fracked gas.

Inspired by massive flooding in the UK, the Church of England is renewing its commitment to fighting climate change. And that's sending a signal to the markets.