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AIA/COTE Awards this year redefine sustainable design

Too much information?




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Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to scientists studying circadian rhythms

Perhaps now our body clocks will get the attention they deserve.




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Passivhaus Trust announces nominees for ‘the Oscars for building performance'

Let's hope that unlike the Oscars, they make the right choices and open the right envelopes.




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In this time of global warming, we now have a Global Cooling Prize

Big bucks go to the teams that come up with an air conditioner that's five times as good.




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RIBA house of the year is an off-grid "sustainable" gem

It helps to have such a stunning lakeside site.




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Why we need a Carbon-cle Cup Award for Unsustainable Design

RIBA has announced that all its prizes will now be sustainable. We are going to need a counterpoint.




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Large solar selling cheaper than fossil fuels in Texas, Georgia, India, Brazil, and Chile

Solar power has grown up, and it's ready to blow up.




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Brazil faces the worst drought in 80 years

Unless the desperately needed rain arrive, São Paulo residents are being warned to "prepare for a collapse like they've never seen before."




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5 benefits to travelling with small kids

It's not all stress and extra work. In some ways, kids can make a trip more interesting and interactive.




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This beautiful, tropical urban park has something for everyone

Parks in North American cities could really take a lesson from this one in Recife, Brazil.




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How traveling for two months has been a lesson in minimalism

There are certain things I've hardly missed, and others I've missed more than I expected.




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The stunning wildlife of the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands

In honor of World Wetlands Day, we’re turning our gaze towards the Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands—and one that’s seriously threatened.




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7 teensy new frog species discovered in Brazil’s cloud forests

Less than half an inch in length, the brightly colored frogs are highly endemic and vulnerable to extinction.




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Breast milk or formula? "Milk" documentary explores sticky politics behind the decision

This fascinating film reveals disturbing facts about malnutrition and infant mortality, and the role of insidious corporations in perpetuating these problems.




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Here's one way to get a car out of the bike lane: Pick it up and move it.

Bravo to this Brazilian guy for showing how it's done.




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This might be the coolest photo of a farm you'll ever see

Since 1984, Brazilian farmer Ernst Gotsch has been restoring 1,200 acres of deforested land into a working, regenerative farm. The results are amazing.




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Rio de Janeiro is beautiful, yet rotten with pollution

A new book called "Dancing with the Devil in the City of God" shines the spotlight on the widespread environmental degradation occurring in one of the world's most geographically stunning cities.




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Hundreds of mysterious ancient earthworks found in the Amazon

Deforestation has revealed the large geometrical geoglyphs built over 2000 years ago – their discovery holds valuable lessons for today.




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Brazil's junk food culture is driven by big business

A relentless sweet tooth, naïveté, and sneaky marketing are conspiring to create a health disaster in every corner of this country.




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13 storey tower built of sustainably harvested Brazilian wood

Brazil is often in Treehugger because of illegal logging and deforestation. Not this time.




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Not-so-big 409 sq. ft. apartment renovation 'densifies' functions

A lack of space becomes something more roomy with some simple design strategies.




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Airy small apartment renovation adds a loft and new bedroom

This new loft adds extra space and an extra bedroom in an urban apartment in Brazil.




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Scorpion stings are becoming more frequent in Brazil

Experts blame urban sprawl for the increased number of attacks.




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Brazilian cheese breads are a quick and satisfying treat

Chewy, salty, and impossible to stop eating, they're the next best thing to an actual trip to Brazil (especially when paired with a caipirinha).




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Let's Spend the Night Together--On a "Boat" on Top of a Roof in London

It's nautical, since it overlooks the Thames River, it's architectural, and it's a winner.




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In New York, New LEED-Certified Hotel Opens with Free Bike Sharing and EV Charging Stations (Photos)

While the greenest vacation is often a staycation, it's nice to know that when you do travel, whether it be for business or pleasure, a hotel can meet you half way.




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Wildlife Bridge Being Built Over Ontario Highway

Last year the ARC wildlife crossing competition got a lot of pixels; it was won by Michael Van Valkenburgh & Associates and there is talk of building it, although it was more of an ideas competition. But they are




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Gorgeous Brittany House Built By Hand of Straw, Wood and Earth

In 2009, architects Franck Deboute and Karine Montagnon decided to build their dream home and office. The site: the Pointe du Raz, hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean, in Brittany, France. The




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Traditional Landscapes With a Twist: Photographer Yao Lu Makes Mountains out of China's Rubble Heaps

In photographer Yao Lu's "View of Waterfall with Rocks and Pines," two men stand underneath the spreading branches of a gnarled pine tree, aiming their cameras off in the distance, where




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Roots Architecture at WOMAD 2011 - A Game of Structural Consequences (Video)

What can you do at a music festival in four days with 75 volunteers and lots of salvaged materials? Build some amazing performance stages, that's what. Last year we reported on the Roots Architecture project at the WOMAD




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Ask Pablo: Do Solar Panels Contribute To The Heat Island Effect?

Image credit: Bernd Sieker, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Does installing commercial rooftop solar PV (with the dark-colored PV cells) negate the effect of painting that same roof white to alleviate the "heat island" effect in




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Devastating Earthquake in Eastern Turkey Fails to Shake Ankara's Nuclear Plans

Reports that Turkey would reconsider its nuclear plans following a deadly earthquake in the eastern part of the country sounded too good to be true. They were.




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"There Goes the Neighborhood." Two Ways to Deal with Foreclosed Homes

While some cities are tearing down thousands of vacant homes, Occupy Our Homes movement offers a compassionate alternative.




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Tiny folding winter hut Is made with walls of ice

A super minimalist mobile ice fishing hut consists of a wooden frame, some chicken wire and walls of ice, made on the spot.




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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Design

What's the cutest tiny shed or building, best single family house, or best new furniture design? Vote on these and more.




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Hobbit Houses, Geothermal Heating, and More at Økosamfundet Dyssekilde, One of Denmark's Oldest Eco Villages

TreeHugger visits one of Denmark's oldest Eco villages, which includes 74 sustainably-designed highly unique houses and apartment buildings that range from hobbit-style straw to high design.




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Paper Waste Could be Made into Eco-Friendly Bricks

Waste material from paper mills can be used to make a more environmentally-friendly brick.




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Learn to build a tiny house from salvaged building materials

Building and living in a tiny house can be a big step toward living more sustainably, but using repurposed salvaged building materials to build one might be the Holy Grail of green living.




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From Designboom: Update on Holedeck's tasty waffle slabs

Here is a way to squeeze six stories of building in the space of five.




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Staten Island residents fight to save green space from becoming condos

Mount Manresa was a community space owned by Jesuits, but has now been sold to developers.




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Cigarette butts make for better, cleaner bricks

A process that recycles cigarette butts into bricks for construction could kick a nasty littering habit.




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Not sure? Here's a tutorial for building your own tiny house

Want to build your own tiny house? Clueless about where to start? Check out this Instructables tutorial.




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DIY dome homes built from AirCrete are an affordable & ecofriendly option

First there was foamcrete, then there was papercrete and hempcrete, and now we've got AirCrete, a foamy mixture of air bubbles and cement.




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Has Skender cracked the code of modular housing?

An experienced Chicago builder is making a big investment in it.




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Lighten up: Primary steel production is responsible for up to 9 percent of CO2 emissions

We have to use less of the stuff in our cars, our buildings, and our infrastructure.




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20 foods you can make from scratch to avoid plastic

When you stop buying prepackaged foods, you have to start cooking them yourself. It's not that hard once you get into the swing of it.




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Don't forget the humble Greek salad

Hurry, before the tomatoes set sail for the season, indulge in a big, beautiful Horiatiki salad.




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8 fruits and vegetables you should try roasting whole

From cherries and cauliflower to grapes and pumpkins, wonderful things happen when you cook these foods whole.




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What to do with leftover baked potatoes

Whatever you do, do not let these gems go to waste.




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Two tricks for perfect mashed potatoes

Learn how to master the mashed potato with a few simple tweaks.