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Yerba Buena Street Life Plan

Recently in San Francisco, the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District and CMG Landscape Architecture unveiled the Yerba Buena Street Life Plan. The plan is meant to serve as a master plan for the...

written by: Miyoko Ohtake

photos by: Miyoko Ohtake

08.08.11
Weaning New York from Fossil Fuels

Ashok Gupta, Air & Energy Program Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council, will moderate a discussion on practical near-term opportunities and barriers associated with the deployment...

03.01.09
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Wattson and Holmes Make Monitoring Home Energy Use Elementary

U.K. design firm DIY Kyoto recently announced the launch of cheaper version of its Wattson, an ingenious little device that not only makes monitoring home electricity use a breeze, but even turns...

written by: Bryan Gardiner

09.24.08
USDoE Green Power

The Green Power Network (GPN) provides news and information on green power markets and related activities. The site provides up-to-date information on green power providers, product offerings,...

01.29.09
The Yard Zone

The space outside your walls should be as thoughtfully considered as the space within. Aside from contributing to pleasant, functioning outdoor space, well-placed landscaping can protect your house...

written by: Dan Maginn

01.01.09
The Greywater Guerrilas

The Greywater Guerrillas are a collaborative group of educators, designers, builders, and artists who educate and empower people to build sustainable water culture and infrastructure. We teach...

03.20.09
The Bathroom Reinvented: Hyphae

Ecologist Brent Bucknum, principal of Hyphae Design Lab in Oakland, California, shares the ABC's of re-routing a home's waste water (greywater) to sustainably irrigate gardens and other green...

07.22.09
SOUPERGreen at A+D Los Angeles

The Architecture + Design Museum in Los Angeles presents SOUPERgreen, an exhibition of new architectural work that offers a compelling alternative to the conventional idea of “being green....

01.26.11
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Solar: Lease or Own?

One of the most common obstacles to going green is upfront costs (though we all know the long-term savings are plentiful). Many new homes are built solar-ready, with intentions of installing panels...

written by: Miyoko Ohtake

08.19.09
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Ruin Reborn

In 1981, Londoners Anthony and Gillian Blee purchased the ultimate fixer-upper. The property in southwestern France was idyllic, but its old mill, built in 1822, and three flanking outbuildings had...

written by: Miyoko Ohtake

photos by: Sarah Blee

01.19.11
Dwell on Design

Preview: Shane Judd of Kohler

Water efficiency is as important as ever and this weekend we take the stage not once but twice to discuss ways to be more water wise. Joining Dwell editor Miyoko Ohtake and Dwell digital content...

written by: Miyoko Ohtake

06.22.10
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Organic Living

As we previously explored in Modern Gables, these five homes provide a well needed break from the hustle and bustle of city life. Take a closer look at these strikingly innovative barn residences.

written by: Jami Smith

03.22.13
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Net Zero x Twenty = Solar Decathlon

It’s the site where wars are protested, dreams declared, and millions still march, but on October 9 the National Mall in Washington, DC, will host a new revolution.

written by: J. Michael Welton

10.07.09
Event Spotlight

Mr. CHIP Goes to Washington

A highlight of this year's Solar Decathlon was the CHIP house, designed, built, and transported to Washington DC by a team of over 100 SCI-Arc and Caltech students. The uniquely puffy "...

written by: Jaime Gillin

10.25.11
miniwiz

MINIWIZ specializes in renewable green power handheld digital devices.

06.11.10
Metropolitan Policy Program

Created in 1996, the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program provides decision makers with cutting-edge research and policy ideas for improving the health and prosperity of cities...

01.27.09
Travel Reports

Maker Faire 2011

This weekend, Maker Faire—dubbed "the world's largest DIY festival"—took over the San Mateo County Event Center for its two-day do-it-yourself, show-and-tell extravaganza....

written by: Miyoko Ohtake

photos by: Miyoko Ohtake

05.23.11
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Maker Faire 2009

This weekend the annual Maker Faire is taking place south of San Francisco at the San Mateo County Events Center. Hosted by Make Magazine, the gargantuan event pulls together science geeks, tech...

written by: Sarah Rich

05.31.09
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Low-Tech Utopia

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, which probably isn't an issue when the glass house is a commune.

written by: Femke Bijlsma

photos by: Alessio Guarino

04.30.09
Jetson Green

A broad look at green building, regularly featuring new sustainable prefab systems.

01.28.09