The only people who benefit from the hydrogen economy are the oil and petrochemical companies that make the stuff.

Built by campers, this structure uses pedal power to produce flour for bread, enough to feed a camp full of kids.

There are many special things about the home of Gennaro Brooks-Church, the director of the green building firm Eco Brooklyn.

The technology could help keep buildings cooler in the warmer months.

This little shelter, which can be built in less than two days, is designed to be suspended between two trees, without leaving a trace on them.

A study looks at the life cycle impact of the different types of sustainable roofs and finds a clear winner for colder regions.

Elora Hardy and her team of designers, artisans, and builders at Ibuku are reimagining sustainable building, using one of nature's strongest and most versatile materials.

Lightweight shelters might be an affordable and quick option for emergency housing, but they are also susceptible to damage from high winds. This prototype could be a better solution.

The Earthship movement is more than just a bunch of dirty hippies living in a Mad Max-esque compound in the high desert of the American Southwest, as this short film illustrates.

Plastic Bottle Village demonstrates another approach to repurposing single-use bottles.

The Big World Homes project aims to be a new model of affordable housing, and its modular mobile design could make it a good fit for 'pop-up' communities on unused land.

Thanks to careful scrounging and salvaging, a Danish design student was able to cheaply build a "self-sufficient" dome for use as a greenhouse.

The Federal Government no longer wants these obsolete lighthouses in the Florida Keys – so they're giving them away.

Sustainable fashion expert Elizabeth Cline isn't convinced.

It's only mid-November and winter has arrived with a vengeance. How do I stay sane?

The goal is to highlight the abundance that already exists around us.

Getting outside will clear your head and, at least for artist Sara Breakfield, inspires and incredible wealth of creativity and artistic spirit thanks to items found along trails.

You've seen the photos of homes made from old bottles, but did you ever think you could make your own? You can, and here's how.

There's just a few more days to submit your project to this fun contest, with the chance to win some great prizes!

If you have a jumble of jars that need jobs, consider calling them into service for any of these tasks.

Combining the latest in digital design tools with time-honored rush-weaving techniques, this sculptural chair marries modernity with tradition.

Who needs an overpriced kit with synthetic color tablets when you've already got colorful ingredients in your kitchen?

Explore the unique beauty of Autumn trees by crafting a creation from their gifts.

The commitments made by countries and the intention to set Sustainable Development Goals are good achievements, just not enough to justify a summit like this. Is it time to re-design the UN environmental meetings to work for us?

A local regulation forces all food to go through a terminal controlled by big business, but a group of small producers found a way to bypass the rule.

A Brazilian firm translates small-spaces ideas into a cute shopping mall shop.

In light of rising temperatures and worsening natural disasters, temporary shelters seem increasingly relevant. A Spanish firm came up with an idea to convert water tanks into minimal habitable units.

The London Olympics are only beginning, but the next ones are already underway with Rio's ambitious urbanization plan. Its latest inauguration: the city's third largest green area.

The project is one of the winners of a Performance Architecture contest to celebrate Guimarães as European Capital of Culture.

Fan(c)Fan is a creation by Marco Gallegos which challenges this product's typical scale and materials.

In a decade-long case by a group of plaintiffs, a court sentenced a farmer and an aviator to prison for spraying agrochemicals, linking them to environmental pollution and health hazards. Only they can skip doing any time.

Designer Maria Antonia Godigna spent two years studying the spinning techniques of the Warao and created a line of furniture with Moriche, the palm fiber produced by them.

Aren't the enjoyment and pleasure some sustainable choices provide much more compelling selling points than their intangible environmental benefits?

The space is the first to pop up at the recently opened Casa FOA interior design exhibition, the largest in the city.

A look at this year's Casa FOA, an exhibition which combines charity and patrimony conservation showcasing the best architecture and design from the Argentine capital.

Joao Filgueiras Lima, known as Lele, has a remarkable portfolio which has begun to raise attention. We take a look at his pedestrianization work in Salvador and his approach to futuristic health centers.

In an attempt to re-think the original function of the folding screen, Argentine designer Leonardo Fortunato created the Diecut Screen multi-purpose piece.

Spanish collective Basurama arrived in Niamey, Niger, to assist locals in the construction of new leisure spaces with local, low cost materials.

How to provide housing for the masses getting out of poverty and out of slums in the developing world, without creating sprawl? Argentine architects propose attaching new homes to existing structures.

Tiny-room specialists H2O Architects have come up with a superb design which accommodates four private sleeping areas while still doing this place's views justice.

The latest urban intervention to celebrate the city's status as European Capital of Culture is an unusual film venue for pedestrians.

An easy-to-emulate arrangement by local designers made for design exhibition Casa Cor Rio.

The campaign will promote locally-based alternatives to the global consumer culture, hoping to turn the stories into tools for action in other cities.

Of all of Niemeyer's impressive works, the 1960s Copan building in Sao Paulo is the one speaking directly to contemporary urban trends.

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