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Name: Casa Familia Location: San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma) Type: 1950 home Kevin wrote in to share this this "reinterpretation of quintessential Southern California courtyard houses", a coastal r...
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30 Ways to Live and Stay Green in a Cold and Frozen Climate
When Emma sent us this question a while ago on ways to stay green in cold, frozen Canada, we had requests to turn the question into a full post. Sure, it's easy to be green in a temperate climate w...
Roundup: It's National Weatherization Day!
Who knew there was a day set aside nation-wide to concentrate on home weatherization? Well, the U.S. Department of Energy has declared that today's the day, so be sure to take a good look at your home...
11 Energy-Saving Cooking Tips
When we're in the kitchen, we're already so pleased with ourselves for not eating out and for using the produce from our CSA that we don't think much about how much energy we're using. But there are w...
Cheap & Energy Efficient Ways to Winterize Your Apartment
Winter will soon be upon us and temperatures are starting to plunge for most of us. Unless you're living in California or Florida, you'll soon be getting ready to see some snow, if you haven't already...
Thermeleon: Color Changing Tile
Remember how awesome HyperColor clothing was? Just imagine the same concept, but this time it’s covering buildings instead of bodies. By now we all know how important light colored roofs are for k...
The Lofts At Cherokee Studios
Cherokee Studios is the place where many of rock's legendary musicians have recorded the albums that have gone on to garner Platinum status. But the former recording studio, now converted to live-wo...
Power Socket Switch by Yong-jin Kim
We probably don't need to explain this green power socket concept to you—the details are right there in the illustration. Turn the socket off when it's not in use and eliminate vampire energy fr...
How To: Insulate with Bubble Wrap
We've blogged about a bubble wrap "stained glass window" before, but bubble wrap also works as a great insulator when it's cold. See how to use leftover packaging to decrease your heating bill, afte...
Pictures from the International Day of Climate Action
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This past Saturday, October 24th, marked the International Day of Climate Action. With over 5200 events organized around the world in 181 different countries, people gathered to call for strong acti...
Simple Green: Two Stovetop Energy-Saving Tips
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Growing up, our mother tried desperately to teach us how to cook. Back then, even scrambled eggs were a challenge. Now that we're all grown up, we're finally catching on. (Mom's so proud.) Recently...
5 Green Home Repair Projects Under $50
It’s Fall Cure time on Apartment Therapy and Re-Nest, and one of this week's tasks is to fix something yourself. This morning Cambria provided a How-To Home Repair list from Apartment Therapy's ar...
VampirePowerSucks.com: How Much Are You Bleeding?
Have you banished all your vampires, or do you still have some lurking around the corners of your home? Here's a snazzy new "Vampire Awareness" Web site and video......
EcoSmart Fireplace Lets You Move Your Heat Around
So we're sitting here typing away with a comforter and furry slippers in an attempt to keep warm without turning on the heater. It's currently 38 degrees outside. I guess fall just got its butt kick...
Team Germany Wins Solar Decathlon
Team Germany’s surPLUShome won this year’s Solar Decathlon, making it their second victory in a row. With a façade covered almost entirely in solar panels, the house created twice the amount of...
14 Ways To Keep Warm Without Turning the Heat On or Up
Okay granted, unlike most of my fellow Re-Nest bloggers, I live in Los Angeles. Lately, however, we've had quite the spell of cold and rainy weather, and the same thick plaster walls that keep my h...
Rocking Powered Murakami Chair by Rochus Jacob
Why waste valuable kinetic energy created while leisurely rocking when you could power an OLED lamp while doing so? That's probably the question that spurred on this design by Rochus Jacob, resulting ...
How To: Make Sure You Maintain A High Albedo
Green Architect
(Welcome to Scott, one of the finalists for our Green Architect blogger search. He's writing from Boston. Comment away!) I don’t know if any of you are quite as crazy as I am and dream of someda...
Green Insulation: Rockwool
Rockwool was used in Anne's Sunny Renovation Yesterday we told you about a great construction material, cellulose insulation. Another great material you may have noticed popping up in a lot of our ...
Hot or Not? The Dyson Air Multiplier
We were one of the first to write about the new Dyson Air Multiplier, a fan without blades. At around $300, it can apparently cool you off for 1/50th of the energy of an air conditioning unit. ...
MyEmissionsExchange.com: Save Energy, Earn Cash
Here's a no-brainer fact: lower your utility bills and you'll save cash. What if you could get double rewards? Save money and earn money at the same time? Sounds too good to be true? Not this ti...
Inspiration: Solar Decathlon 2009
Yesterday kicked off the 4th Solar Decathlon. We look forward to seeing what creative and forward thinking designs the students come up with not only because they look cool, but also because they ca...
Lehr Eco Trimmer
Gasoline-powered yard tools are notorious for having poor emissions, but the alternative, electric powered tools, are often underpowered or inconvenient. The Lehr Eco trimmer aims to change that wit...
Taiwan Crematorium Uses Heat From Dead Bodies to Cool Living Ones
OK, while we hope none of you are cremating remains as part of a home business venture, the energy plan designed by the Taipei Second Funeral Parlor in Taiwan is something that might be able to be ...
How To: Make Your Own Draft Dodger
It's starting to get chilly. (We actually wore socks to bed last night.) So that means that we're going to have to turn the heat on soon. And when we turn the heat on, we like to keep as much of it ...
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