Tag: air & water quality | Apartment Therapy

Second Rain: Inconspicuous Rain Collection

One of the coolest products we saw at last weekend’s Green Festival was the Second Rain rainwater collector – not because of how it looks, but because of how it’s hidden away......

Best Air Purifiers 2009

It's been awhile since I've thought about rounding up air purifiers, but I'm more than ready, since I've become a bit of an air purifier nut over the years and have two in the office and two at home...

Rain Catchment Systems
The Los Angeles Times 4.18.09

Is $2,000 worth it for a rain barrel system that's not as involved or expensive as underground cisterns, but slightly better-looking than an above-ground tank? A California writer weighs in on the p...

NEWS: Want to Live Longer?
Leave the City for the Country

Bummer alert! Our world hasn't been exactly rocked by this news, but just in case you were wondering, the air in Los Angeles is pretty bad. So is the air in Salt Lake City, and Pittsburgh. Actually...

9 Ways to Upgrade Your Kitchen and Bath
Cheap, Quick and Easy

Kitchen & Bath Month is coming to a close, and hopefully you're inspired to make some changes and try new ways to green your bath and kitchen. But, it's easy to feel a little intimidated, so we’ve f...

EcoDrain: Waste Water Heat Exchanger

Hot water down the drain seems like a waste of energy, right? Well, a low-tech product called EcoDrain is aiming to recapture that energy by placing a heat exchange device between your outgoing shower...

Grow Your Own Fresh Air

Ever wonder what are the best plants for your health? Green architecture activist Kamal Meattle shares the top three plants he thinks can make a big difference to your indoor air quality. And he s...

Ghost Still: Transforming Kartell's Iconic Ghost Chair

Stephanie Munson and and Bruce Tharp of Materious have created a provocative version of Phillipe Starck's Ghost Chair. They've transformed the iconic chair into a solar still to illustrate the "p...

Hot or Not? Boxed Water

The Boxed Water is Better concept was developed by designer, Benjamin Edgar: “Part sustainable water company, part art project, part philanthropic project, and completely curious. Boxed Water Is Bet...

Olla Gardening: The Original Drip Irrigation System

Olla gardening is an ancient method of plant irrigation - considered the original drip irrigation system, Ollas are unglazed clay pots buried underground along side plants. The pots are filled with wa...

Survey: Do You Use a Garbage Disposal?

I grew up with a garbage disposal, but didn’t have one in any of my apartments for the last 8 years and I really missed it. So when my BF and I moved into our condo last year, we were incredibly exc...

Top Ten: Ways to Green Your Bathroom

It's Bathroom Month here on Re-Nest, and we're kicking it off with a list of ways to make your bathroom cleaner and greener. We're not talking about any major renovations, like replacing your floor...

Grey Water Toilet System by Alison Norcott

We’re all about creative and smart ways to reuse water here at Re-Nest. Grey water systems in homes make so much sense, but are often met with resistance from city officials. Student, Alison Norcot...

How To: Quick and Easy DIY Humidifier

We've been running outside all winter, and our skin is starting to show the effects of winter weather. We thought about buying a humidifier--but then we'd have to plug it in, listen to its humming noi...

Environmental Ads: Striking Visual Reminders...or Not?

"Unfortunately, rubbish doesn't pick itself up.""Glove" for Surfrider Foundation France, by Y&R Paris We recently came across a list of the top environmental ads currently running around the world. ...

Green Ideas: Clean Up Indoor Air

In the winter a lot of us are inside more, and we may not be opening our windows to air things out as much as we do in warmer months. Here are a few tips to keep your home free of indoor pollution a...

Inhalers Go Green

With my boyfriend's asthma, we're always concerned about air quality--not realizing the treatment actually contributed to its worsening. So we're excited about the new green inhaler law, though we've...

Evolve Showerhead Adapter: Stop Wasting Water

We're absolutely guilty of this: letting the shower run until it warms up. So we were pretty excited when we spotted this small and cheap device that stops shower water from funneling down the drain.....

Plants: Air Purifying and Healing Powers?

We've been thinking a lot about indoor air quality over the past few weeks. It's Bedroom Month, and we think the greenest thing you can do in your bedroom is to breathe clean air. Some people use air...

Air Purifiers: Your Thoughts?

Whenever we talk about indoor air quality, or how to make our bedrooms healthier places to sleep, we notice a lot of comments about air purifiers. It appears that many of you are big believers in the...

Just Add Water: Ech2o Filtered Stainless Steel Bottles

Most of us have jumped on the BPA-free, no waste, reusable stainless steel water bottle band wagon. But, many of you may be wary of your tap water and don't always have access to filtered water. Well,...

How To: Improve Your Indoor Air Quality in Winter

One of the best ways to improve your indoor air quality is the simplest: open the windows. But what if it's 2 degrees outside? National Geographic's Green Guide has some tips for getting rid of the ...

Eco-friendly Wood Wick Candles

We’d love to have a fireplace, but in our New York City studio the closest we get to anything fire-related is our fire escape. (And sometimes, when we’re cooking, it’s the fire alarm.) What's a...

Flosis by Jin-Yi Park: A Pretty Humidifier

A couple of weeks ago, when we wrote about how to keep your bedroom from making you sick, a lot of commenters suggested incorporating a humidifier into the plan. Humidifiers help with dryness, which ...