A Brooklyn dinner party turns "dumpster diving" into an informative meal.

It's the usual fight between the contractor who wants to be paid for cost overruns and the developer who claims it's all a fixed price contract.

These designer bags from Brooklyn are made with local leather.

Although the term “Passive House” might seem to refer to single family homes, these concepts can be applied to all kinds of buildings.

We take a tour of a sustainable factory that turns discarded glass into durable building materials.

A new collaborative space dedicated to sustainable fashion design is now open for production.

A charming treehouse is made from recycled wood and glass.

A sustainably-minded designer makes cards and paper coins that you can plant.

Architentions design a lovely "parallel imaginative world"

Solar panels, distributed energy, resilient microgrids, and blockchain. Oh my!

Tomorrow's home urban farm may not need soil, just an Urban Farm Pod that doubles as an extra living space (emphasis on the "living").

FC Modular, that "cracked the code" of tall modular, is no more.

Great coworking spaces aren't just about "sharing desks" -- just like other intentional communities where people share resources, they need a common vision and more.

The Brooklyn Journalist covered this project like a blanket, and looks at some of the detailed claims.

In Brooklyn and Toronto, the same story: "accidents" where cyclists somehow lose control, fall under rear wheels.

From an existing two-storey transformed into four compact floors, this 11 ft. wide house is redone into a much more spacious home.

The vase designed and named after Finnish designer Alvar Aalto is an icon among the design-savvy. The now-classic piece was released in 1937 at the World Fair in Paris. Today, the vase is produced by Iittala, which has slightly changed the size and

Architects are often late bloomers. Frank Gehry is in his prime at 79; Ralph Rapson died at his drafting board last year at 93.

Whether your traveling tastes run rural or urban, green hostels offer an inexpensive and character-filled -- not to mention sustainable -- alternative to bland hotels.

Heavy traffic, aggressive drivers, few bike lanes, and fear of theft made the Czech capital a place where cycling was "only for the brave," as an article for Radio Prague put

At least $40 million worth of carbon credits have been stolen in recent weeks from various registries across Europe, in what some are calling a growing black market for carbon credits.The Wall Street Journal explains that there are

Short on space for growing herbs? Well, this graceful pendant lamp -- which doubles as a mini-greenhouse -- could be one way to add more luscious greenery to one's space and diet.

Using mouth-blown glass and energy-efficient LEDs, this stunning chandelier looks like a creature from the ocean's depths.

Charred wood never looked so good.

The Freedomky is a nicely done modular design

The architects call it a "Conceptual Object" but it is pretty and real.

These apex predators play a much bigger role in ecosystems than most people suspect, and their absence causes all kinds of problems that we aren't always able to solve.

This woodland cabin in the Bohemia region of the Czech Repbulic keeps it simple but clever, with one end perched on a large rock.

Embedded in a hillside, this eccentric dwelling uses a series of functional ramps that connect all the spaces together.

We love transformers, those things that serve multiple functions. But I wonder about this one.

Sporting an attractive unibody frame, this meticulously handcrafted wooden bicycle is made to be strong yet flexible.

The inside of this updated caravan is surprisingly chic and comfortable.

This bright pink wonder is small, but packs in quite a bit of the basics.

As the CEO of sustainable consulting firm Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants, Tom Miller oversees teams and strategies that are changing the way the world makes things--from the design stage and production

Mongstad industrial area at night. Photo Tøssekaien via flickr. The Norwegians have been big supporters of carbon capture and storage, and the government helped get the public to go along with building of a gas-fired plant near an existing oil refinery

While no longer breaking news, the endeavours of students and staff at two different Australian schools still merits attention. One school went bottled water free, whilst

This past Thursday, at the business conference Opportunity Green, one panel entitled Next Generation Carbon Mapping: Radical Transparency and Truth in Advertising captured the attention of the standing room only audience at

School is a testing ground for the way we perform later in life. It can mold us into fine upstanding members of society, or not. While environmental responsibility isn't something we have to learn early in life, it certainly makes

The Power of Making is the new craft show at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. It's a mix of craft and science: a coming-together of the disciplines.

Examples of government looking out for the public good by rational regulation are resurfacing.

In 2007 BC's Premier shocked North America when he announced his government's bold Climate Action Plan. Is it working?

Carbon offsets have traditionally gone to technological improvements or reforestation. One group is teaching a different way of cooking. And it's using offset funds for the training.

Barcelona wants to build an indoor carbon-neutral ski dome, taking waste energy from the gas industry to cool the hall and using renewable energy to power the rest... fact or fiction? Eco-friendly or greenwashing?

Are carbon offsets still relevant in turbulent economic times, and how has the concept evolved? Join us for a live chat with the Carbon Neutral Company to find out.

French scientist has invented a light powered by algae that absorbs CO2 from the air--1 ton per year! The microalgae streetlamp has the potential to provide significantly cleaner air in urban areas and revolutionize the cityscape.

Using alternative fuels, carbon offsets, and strict on-board rules, the Atlantic Cup aims to be the first carbon-neutral race in the U.S.

Designed to capture and maximize the flows of sunlight, water and air, this prefabricated home feels modern, light and spacious.

The makers of the EcoDataCenter prefer the term "climate-positive."

It could of been a great prototype for affordable efficient housing across Britain.

By setting both a date and an ambitious target, Sweden is sending a signal that should reverberate well beyond its borders.