Concrete gets street cred. How many times have you slagged off a building – e.g., a school, shopping center or int…
Sustainable Construction
10 Urban Infills
What do we do with ugly, unused land in the hearts of our cities? You could camp there, of course – but the real c…
The Alchemy of Turning Toxic Waste into Homes
Some people have an incredibly creative ability to make a pretty sweet lemonade out of very, very rotten lemons. What I …
Book Review: Your Eco-Friendly Home – Buying, Building, or Remodeling Green
Living in an energy efficient home made of eco-friendly materials is fast becoming a dream for many of us. No longer do …
Tree Musketeers: Our Favorite Dwellings Out on a Limb
Forget treehouses as you once knew them – plywood forts for kids bolted into trunks and branches. The new treehous…