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A Sustainable Kitchen Renovation in Los Angeles
Kitchen Before & After

We almost couldn't believe our eyes when we saw this kitchen renovation from Jeremy Levine Design. Levine took an old, small kitchen in Eagle Rock, a suburb of Los Angeles, and opened it up to sunli...

Futuristic Eco-Friendly Treehouses

Remember that computer game Myst? It took up countless hours of our junior high lives... And when we spotted this image of sustainable tree houses from Benoit Fray and Dans Mon Arbre, we were immediat...

100% Design London Showcases Sustainable Designs

The 100% Design London showcase, the UK's leading architecture and design event, has just concluded and sustainable designs were as pervasive as ever. Some of the finds from this year's event inclu...

Sustainable Designer-Built Furniture by studioNOLA

In their effort to create long lasting, heirloom quality products that are easier on the environment, the stylish and sustainable furniture pieces from studioNOLA are made using sustainable hardwood...

Long Island Modern Home by Berg Design Architects

The modern design of this new home in East Hampton, Long Island was inspired by old barns and environmentally sustainable building practices... ...

U.S Green Building Council Headquarters
Metropolis Magazine June 2009

As Metropolis writes, the U.S. Green Building Council's new headquarters in Washington, D.C. "tells you everything you need to know about where the green-building movement is today and where it’s ...

Good Quote: Piet Hein Eek on Sustainable Design

"The major thing is that you make durable things. If you buy a couch from IKEA with FSC-certified wood and you throw it away after two years, it is much worse than a non-FSC wood couch that you keep f...