b Recycled suitcase sculptures 'unpack' metaphysical baggage of the refugee experience (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 12:38:18 -0400 Using recycled materials and audio recordings from refugees, this exhibition hopes to deepen understanding and connection with those who have had to flee their home countries. Full Article Living
b Angular small house is inspired by Dutch and Japanese design By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 13:39:26 -0400 Clad with reclaimed cedar, this modern and quirky house fits on a small footprint. Full Article Design
b Immigrants get a new microbiome when they come to the U.S. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Nov 2018 12:29:00 -0500 Unfortunately it's not an improvement. Full Article Living
b Plant-based meat takes center stage at Kroger By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:55:20 -0500 Vegan burgers, sausage, deli slices, roasts, seitan, and even jackfruit are moving to the meat department at the nation's leading grocery retailer. Full Article Living
b Deadly Floods in Thailand Are A Symptom of a Larger Problem By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:01:01 -0400 Since July, floods have ravaged Thailand, causing $3 billion in damage and killing nearly 300 people. But as the waters approach the capital city, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says he is confident Full Article Science
b A New Form of Subsidized Housing and Urban Intensification: Living in a Billboard By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:11:00 -0500 It makes sense; They have great views, lots of exposure to wind and sun, and think of all the exercise you'll get climbing up. Full Article Design
b Gorgeous New Tree House Hotel in Thailand Offers a Green Retreat from Bustling Bangkok By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:19:00 -0400 Just a 30-minute ride on public transportation outside the Thai capital, travelers will find a cluster of jungle tree houses where they can breath clean air, explore a lush landscape, and sleep under the stars. Full Article Living
b The Week in Pictures: A Cacti Chandelier, Bourbon and Maple Peach Cobbler, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:00:04 -0400 A eccentric design hangs living cacti and lighting from the ceiling, a vegan cobbler is delicious, a luxury treehouse is a great escape in Bangkok, and more. Full Article Living
b Instant Car Showroom Is Built Out Of Shipping Containers By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2012 09:48:00 -0400 Design takes advantage of a shipping container attribute: Speed. Full Article Design
b Thai Tourist Trade Contributing to Burma Elephant Trafficking By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:57:00 -0400 A new video from the Ecologist Film Unit shows how baby elephants are being smuggled into Thailand from Burma for tourism. Full Article Living
b Swooping Bamboo Structure Is a Children's Paradise By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500 Using local materials, this impressive bamboo structure features a microcosm of imaginative spaces designed for a range of playful activities. Full Article Design
b Temporary bamboo bridge replaces tourist attraction in Thailand By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 07:06:00 -0400 floating bridge is described as "a magnificent piece of engineering." Full Article Design
b Multi-layered urban housing prototype packs in plenty of great small space ideas By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 07:00:00 -0400 Using a series of overlapping mezzanines and spaces, this accessible, urban housing prototype explores the possibilities of living small but comfortably in the city. Full Article Design
b There's a story behind that kimchi on the supermarket shelf By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Aug 2016 07:52:00 -0400 Many exotic ingredients aren't on shelves because people ask for them, but more so because the governments of those countries are actively promoting them. Full Article Living
b Innovative prefabricated bamboo trusses hold up this new sports hall By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Sep 2017 15:04:45 -0400 Marrying the traditional material of bamboo with modern engineering, this impressive sports hall in Thailand was constructed without steel reinforcements or connections. Full Article Design
b Wonderful Uber ad demonstrates why we have to get rid of cars By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:19:06 -0500 Whether they are are autonomous, self-driving or "shared" like Uber and Lyft, they are still congestion. Full Article Transportation
b Snakes invading Bangkok homes, thanks to urban sprawl By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:04:35 -0500 The fire department had received 31,801 calls this year for help in removing snakes, three times as many as in 2012. Full Article Science
b Are electric cars part of the climate solution or are they actually part of the problem? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:48:20 -0400 If we are really going to make a dent in emissions we have to take real estate away from people who drive and redistribute it to people who walk and bike. Full Article Transportation
b We need walkable, wheelable, scooterable and strollable cities, and what we are getting is more sprawl By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:53:46 -0500 Fewer people are walking and more people are voting with their gas pedal. Full Article Transportation
b American roads are dangerous by design, and more people are dying than ever before By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:46:35 -0500 "The time for complacency has passed. We must treat this crisis as if our lives, and the lives of our friends, families, and neighbors, depend on it. " Full Article Transportation
b Why you should embrace the 'microadventure' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Don't wait for a big exotic trip to get outdoors. How about squeezing it in between 5 pm and 9 am? Full Article Living
b Is there a difference between hiking in built-up areas vs. wilderness? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:00:00 -0400 Researchers in Austria put this question to the test. Full Article Living
b Artists bring life to Toronto's Feel Good Lane By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:54:03 -0400 How to make a utilitarian back lane into a wonderful public amenity. Full Article Design
b Walking is urban epoxy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:47:47 -0400 It supports economic growth, social development, and environmental stewardship. Full Article Transportation
b OLED lighting makes a beautiful chandelier By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:49:31 -0400 French lighting design company Blackbody makes the new lighting tech an object of desire. Full Article Design
b After 139 years, General Electric stops making light bulbs By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 10:08:05 -0500 There will be indignation, but this is the result of one of the most successful transformations of a market in our lifetime. Full Article Business
b Behold the revolution: LED bulbs are now as cheap as incandescents By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 13:09:23 -0400 Who would have imagined that this would happen so fast? Full Article Design
b Big bulb manufacturers conspiring with Department of Energy and Trump to slow the LED revolution By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:00:42 -0400 By 2020 every light bulb is supposed to put out 45 lumens per watt. It's a Bush-era regulation that the current government wants to roll back. Full Article Business
b Halogen bulbs banned in EU as of September 1 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 12:09:00 -0400 The LED revolution will not be stopped. Full Article Business
b Money can't fix circadian rhythm problems. Sunlight and freedom can. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Nov 2018 06:00:00 -0500 Circadian rhythm lighting products won't fix body clock problems. Full Article Living
b After the big Northridge earthquake, a mysterious cloud appeared above LA – here's what it was By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:02:54 -0400 Calls came into emergency centers and even the Griffith Observatory from LA residents who described seeing a “giant silvery cloud.” Full Article Science
b Could smart phones soon be grown from 'living materials'? By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 22:43:00 -0400 How would design for obsolescence change if materials that conduct electricity or emit light could be grown and repair themselves, like bone? Full Article Technology
b This is why we're not furry (and may explain baldness) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 12:00:00 -0500 Ever wonder why humans don't have hair everywhere? Full Article Science
b Integrated "Shopping" Bag In Award-Winning Bicycle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:41:30 -0400 Whenever my husband asks me to "pick up a couple of bottles of wine" while shopping, I get surly. My favorite bike panniers are, without exception, NOT well equipped to handle heavy, glass bottles that may shift in Full Article Transportation
b Ultramarathoners Running 10,000-Kilometer Silk Road Route to Raise Awareness About Water Shortages By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:54:00 -0400 Seventy-two days after setting out from Istanbul, champion distance runner Kevin Lin Yi Jie and a small team of other athletes have covered 4,434 kilometers of their 10,00-kilometer goal: Running the Full Article Science
b Vincent Callebaut Designs "Bionic Arch"- A Green Skyscraper For Taiwan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:16:32 -0400 When Jerry wrote about Vincent Callebaut's proposed vertical farm for New York City, he called it a Locavore Wet Dream; I called it one of the silliest, most overwrought jump-the-shark vertical farm ideas ever Full Article Design
b Recycled Play Structures Bring Joy to Schools in Rural India By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:25:09 -0500 Artist Shilpa Joglekar works with rural communities in India and Taiwan to create much-needed play structures out of natural and recycled materials. Full Article Design
b Could Cities Benefit from Small-Scale, Local "Urban Acupuncture" Projects Like This? (Photos) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 -0500 Woven from bamboo, this inviting structure transforms an empty lot in busy Taipei into a haven where neighborhood residents can relax and gather over a fire. Full Article Design
b These clever concrete defense pods double as mangrove planters (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:52:21 -0400 This design is a hybrid of existing concrete sea defenses that can hold a mangrove seedling inside. Full Article Design
b Taipei's forest bus brings lush nature to the concrete jungle By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 31 May 2017 16:08:23 -0400 Draped in moss, orchids, lilies, and ferns, this city bus transports riders to a whole new world. Full Article Transportation
b Mirrored shipping container becomes an invisible urban art gallery By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:43:45 -0400 Built as an extension for a local high school, this new urban space blends into its tree-lined surroundings. Full Article Design
b Tiny 355 sq. ft. micro-apartment is expanded with adaptable mini-loft By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:47:26 -0400 A small apartment gets enlarged by knocking some walls down and adding a multi-functional staircase and mini-loft. Full Article Design
b Taiwan promises to ban all single-use plastics by 2030 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:21:00 -0500 Finally, one nation is taking firm, clear action toward going plastic-free. Full Article Science
b Space-saving design makes one child's bedroom a fun hideaway By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:43:19 -0500 A small child's bedroom becomes a magical little place to sleep and play. Full Article Design
b Arched basement coworking space offers inspiring 'rain of light' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 13:46:41 -0400 An old basement is transformed into a beautiful new shared multipurpose space for working, learning and leisure. Full Article Design
b People of Sydney: Tell Us About Your City By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:31:31 -0400 Sydney is white Australia's birthplace, settled as a penal colony in 1788. Many of its first white inhabitants would be very surprised to learn that it is now often recognized as one of the world's top ten most liveable cities. Earlier this year it was Full Article Living
b Foaming Ocean Whips Beachgoers into a Frenzy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:32:50 -0400 Beach-side foam party gone out of control? Not quite. A shoreline north of Sydney, Australia was transformed into the "Cappuccino Coast," as one journalist put it, with foam swallowing up an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, including the Full Article Science
b Elderly Man Killed By Neighbor for Watering Lawn in Australia By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:21:06 -0400 According to CNN, a 66 year-old man was beaten to death on his front lawn by his 36 year-old neighbor for watering it yesterday in Sydney, Australia. Apparently, the pair started arguing over his water usage, and the victim sprayed his neighbor with Full Article Business
b Australia Stepping Back From The Coal-Fired Edge By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:50:44 -0400 Climate change is powerfully symbolized by severe drought. Extended, widespread drought can make potable water scarce. Desalination plants are energy intensive and expensive to build and run: the several recently build or planned for Australia may Full Article Business
b International Bicycle Film Festival Comes Down Under By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:09:03 -0500 By some oversight we’ve missed the opportunity to alert readers to the International Bicycle Film Festival of 2007 until now. After it has already blitzed 13 cities worldwide, it finds itself skidding to a halt for a few weeks in Australia. Full Article Transportation