You've heard of the Energy Star rating and it's a great thing to look for when buying new appliances, but do you know what an A+ appliance is? Lec does and they're trying to make it catch on with t...
We remember when we were little, our home was full of fabulous collections of all sorts of treasures. Our parents and grandparents before them knew that almost everything can be used for something e...
In 1996 Julie Belcher and Kevin Bradley partnered to establish Yee-Haw Industries, a working letterpress print shop, graphic design and artist studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. They're eco-friendly t...
Wondering what to get for the tech nerd in your life who's also a green geek? We've rounded up 10 products (well, 11 products) we've had our eye on that can reconcile these two sometimes opposing f...
Whether you choose to go green by timing your showers, buying an energy-efficient furnace, or learning to love bamboo, one thing is certain: Green is an adjustment for all of us. It requires not j...
Good Houskeeping, the pioneers of the now ubiquitous "Seal of Approval," have announced the first recipients of their new Green Good Housekeeping Seal (GGHS). For 18 months scientists and engineers a...
Improve your energy efficiency. Reduce your carbon footprint. Live a healthier life. According to a recent study, global CO2 emissions rose in 2008 by 1.94 percent year-on-year to 31.5 billion me...
We have written about a few of these ideas before, like sweater chairs and glass food containers, but there are many more simple green ideas you can easily incorporate into your home for a little ec...
The Omega Center for Sustainable Living is a $3.2 million "living building" in Rhinebeck, New York, the first of its kind to have no detrimental environmental effects. The main component of the des...
Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com) Dear Re-nest, I have been usin...
We've admitted before that it can be a challenge staying green while on vacation, but it's nice to know properties are popping up that may make that a bit easier. Element Hotels from Starwood is th...
According to a telephone survey of 500 preformed by The Shelton Group in January 2009, consumers are more interested in saving money than they are in saving the planet. Are you surprised? See the res...
There's Spring cleaning but what about Fall? Living in a college town, nothing feels more like the start of a new year than the beginning of a new academic calendar. So here are 14 green-do's for Fal...
A major focal point of any home is the front door. I've always been captivated at home trade shows by the beautiful, solid wood doors. Now there is a green choice from Liberty Valley....
We're dreaming big these days (plus, we've got that economic stimulus check still burning a hole ...). And we're wondering what you dream about. If money were no object ... image via Xanderlex;...
Here's another great small space solution for organizing or displaying your things vertically. Big enough to hold smaller reference books and office supplies on your desk, and small enough to use in ...
Nat Kreamer of Sun Run Generation, LLC I hope the following statement sinks in because it is truly the crux of how the energy revolution begins: You can have solar panels on your house without ownin...
We lived in Portland, Oregon for three years, and can say first hand that it really is the epicenter of green. If there can be an epicenter in an epicenter, then it's the ReBuilding Center, a non-pro...
Postgreen, a building outfit in Philadelphia, is the latest to try to combine two words we do not hear often enough: green and affordable. They've assembled a team and come up with a design for a $10...
Between the title of the article and the photo, it's clear what this article is about. While the knee-jerk reaction may be a resounding "not at all," it's worth a bit of thought......
Monica Hesse's above-named Washington Post article scolds us soundly: Really going green, [Paul] Hawken says, "means having less. It does mean less. Everyone is saying, 'You don't have to change your ...
In the current issue of Metropoilis, three experts look at the green strategies behind a model apartment created as a showcase for sustainable thinking. The apartment is called the Eco-Suite and is ...
Badge engineering has been going on for years in the auto industry. Here's how it works: take a Chevrolet, slap some chrome on it, and call it a Cadillac. Oh, right, and mark it up a lot. But now t...
We believe green buildings are better for everyone, and it is inspiring to see more and more ideas in use. This homeless shelter is the first green shelter to be built: it has photovoltaic panels on...
Steckley Organics is a Miami-based company that makes furniture from gathered wood...leftover cuttings from the logging industry, driftwood found on the shore. Their designs are angular forms inspi...
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