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Explore - Heating/Cooling
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Real Goods
In June 1978 in sleepy Willits, California, Real Goods opened its doors at the former "Far-Far West Museum," serving a clientele of back-to-the-landers who had made the urban exodus to...
02.25.09 -
Rinnai
Japan GeorgiaRinnai Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rinnai Japan and has been responsible for the marketing and distribution of Rinnai’s innovative products in the North American...
01.29.09 -
Noritz
Committed to helping consumers live a comfortable and efficient lifestyle, Noritz continues to provide the finest products and services to our communities. Noritz has been developing and...
01.29.09 -
Color-Changing Roof Tiles
Living in a temperate climate, and deciding between a dark roof and a white roof? Trying to calculate if your summertime benefit with a light roof will outweigh the potential wintertime losses? We...
written by: Tiffany Chu11.17.09 -
Passive Acceptance
Virtually unknown in the United States, Passive Houses are starting to make a big impression with their small footprints.
written by: Jacob Gordon10.22.09 -
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 Welton10.07.09 -
Hay Is for Horses, Straw Is for Houses
In the Napa Valley, one sustainable residence elegantly demonstrates straw bale technology.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: JD Peterson09.10.09 -
Made for the Shade
The rusted red corrugated-steel canopy that covers Jim Austin’s home at Rimrock Ranch is visually striking in its desert surroundings
written by: Nate Berg06.17.09 -
Steel and Magnolias
What sort of house might a man with the title “recycling coordinator” live in?
written by: Andrew Yangphotos by: Chad Holder06.14.09 -
ecobee Smart Thermostat
Integrating smart technology into home energy and heating/cooling systems is a no-brainer. Few tools make it easier to save money and conserve resources without lifting a finger or remembering a...
written by: Sarah Rich05.26.09 -
The Lowest Utility Bill on the Block
Hybridization is hit or miss (i.e., the jackalope). But this Houston home combines two housing types to create a conscientious alternative.
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Misty Keasler05.04.09 -
Sierra Club Green Home
In 1892, when John Muir founded the Sierra Club, the only "web" he knew about was the kind spun by spiders, and social networking was something people did by riding horse-drawn buggies...
written by: Sarah Rich04.04.09 -
Floating House, Lake Huron
On the edge of a tiny island accessible only by boat, this buoyant summer home lives the life aquatic.
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Raimund Koch02.26.09 -
Taking His Own Advice
When Greg Reitz was ten years old, he was already so worried about the state of the planet that, without prompting from his parents, he spent his allowance to join Greenpeace.
written by: Frances Andertonphotos by: Robert Gregory02.01.09 -
Well Thawed Out
At the end of 2000, Tryggvi Thorsteinsson and Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir, Icelandic natives and partners in the Santa Monica–based design firm Minarc, bought what was essentially a teardown in the...
written by: Kathryn Harrisphotos by: Raif Seeburger02.01.09 -
Winds of Change
Caught in the grip of the worst drought in a century, Australians are showering together.
written by: Karen Pakulaphotos by: Brett Boardman02.01.09 -
Long Division
The dark, primeval mountains and jagged ravines of New Zealand are free of rampaging Orcs, but Middle-earth, 2007, has another nuisance on the loose. It is the load-bearing truck, carrying a quaint...
written by: Karen Pakula01.25.09 -
Houston, We've Solved a Problem
A bird flying over Houston, Texas, sees only a sprawling canopy of trees. It seems the perfect nesting place for creatures both avian and human alike; unfortunately, the green ends at the tree line...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Jack Thompson01.25.09 -
Green Beret
Were “EcoHat” to come up in passing,you would most likely think of something chunky, organic, and woolen–—perhaps a beanie with earflaps to keep you toasty while chained to a logger’s truck. But in...
written by: Iain Aitch01.25.09 -
Solid Gold
When it comes to material originality, this former tavern in Chicago’s trendy Bucktown neighborhood pulls out all the stops. Case in point? Colorful pieces of broken LPs are visible in the...
written by: Geoff Manaughphotos by: Doug Fogelson/DRFP01.23.09
