Supercomfy, Beautiful, and Efficient: The Many Benefits of Green Architecture
Green buildings have social benefits as well as lower impact.
5 Green Remodeling Ideas for Your Home
Build a more sustainable home for tomorrow.
Vintage Airstream Trailer Has Been Made Over with Sustainable, Reclaimed Materials
This converted Airstream home offers stunning Wine Country valley vistas by day, and amazing starry sky views by night.
Celebrate New Year's, 2009 at Greenhouse
For those looking to add a dash of green to their winter holiday partying, the Greenhouse in New York City is throwing a New Year’s Eve bash! The L.E.E.D. registered nightclub and event space is manufactured from recycled and recycleable materials and was conceived as the first eco-friendly party spot by its owner…
Green Schools 101
Green schools are inarguably the right decision for our children and the environment. Though up-front costs are higher, green buildings save enough in operation and maintenance expenses to pay for their original construction in a matter of months. The money saved on energy bills (the annual energy savings from a…
The 11th Hour, A.K.A. Leo's Movie!
As almost anyone who reads this site knows, we are at a critical point in human history, and I truly don’t think its hyperbole to write that we are utterly screwed if we don’t make some seriously smart choices regarding our environment in the next few years. This conceit is…
The Car-free Life in Paris
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the trend toward building entire subdivisions as car-free communities here in Germany; though these neighborhoods eschew cars and roads for bikes and courtyards, they also offer a bit of storage space to house the bikes (either as covered garages or, in the single-family…
Wind to Light in London
I’m always on the lookout for interesting eco-friendly art, or creative projects that make a comment about environmental topics. Artistic endeavors are the primary way the future will look back on our time and judge where our priorities are. Whether writing, painting, sculpting, singing, or creating mixed-media pieces, art tells…
Why is Europe greener (really)?
In case you missed it, The New York Times Magazine was devoted to green architecture on Sunday. It printed several articles, including a piece by the Times’ chief architecture critic, Nicolai Ourousoff, that I found especially interesting. In it, he asks, not entirely rhetorically, Why Are They (Europe) Greener Than…
Beyond Milk Crates: Q&A with Deana Bracken
Not too long ago, Starre asked me if I would do a Q&A with Los Angeles-based green interior designer Deana Bracken. Honestly, I felt a little skeptical at first—if only because I consider milk crates furniture. (As long as I can set my book or my beer on it, what…
