Building a truly sustainable home is about more than just choosing the right products. It’s a holistic approach to design, and even to life, that takes in decor, material, use, and consumption habits.
The greenest lawn is no lawn. But if you must have a lawn, here are the ways to make it work in the eco sense.
Is it bamboo, cotton, sustainably harvested, organically grown? Know your labels when you buy a new mattress
Sleeping with a conscience? Find out how you can recycle your mattress.
New backyard or basement offices. Tiny homes as offices. The whole idea sounds ideal but what if you have to hear your space or keep it cool? There are energy costs to consider.
Sooner or later, you will end up having to deal with a water leak in your home. It happens to us all, from the US to Australia where it's now a wet winter.
Designing your bedroom can be an exciting task if done right. You don’t have to let it sit cold and dark, but you can do something unique with the space to ensure it becomes your comfort zone.
An office of your dreams in the trees?
The hunt for the ultimate (and eco) bed is on!
Switching to an eco-friendly lifestyle doesn’t have to involve a complete overhaul. The way to do it is by making one small change at a time. If you’re struggling to figure out where to start, here are some simple alternatives you can do for a more eco-friendly home.
Before Ecover was my favorite ecological cleaning brand, it was just someone's little idea to change the world one sink of dishes at a time.
Most residents of the Middle East, North Africa and the Arabian Gulf believe that in order to live an eco-friendly life, it is necessary to move to some shack out in the desert with no running water or electricity. But what actually passes for a sustainable dwelling in the region has changed in the last […]
Former English footballer Gary Neville’s $9.7 million eco-home was granted planning permission. But is this really what environmentally-smart building’s about? The ex-Manchester United club captain’s five-bedroom subterranean mansion will be the first carbon neutral home in Bolton, a city near the West Pennine Moors in England’s north west. The posh eco-home bears a striking resemblance to the Teletubbies’ house, where the starring […]