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Apply now for a Strawbale Studio internship

Tue, Sep 06 2011 at 1:45 PM

If you want to learn more about natural building and sustainable community living, this is the internship opportunity for you.
Local urban planning must be part of tsunami preparedness

Mon, Aug 22 2011 at 2:21 PM

Experts: The 'historical and cultural contexts' of small communities can be more helpful in planning for disasters than nationally mandated approaches.
The price is most certainly right: Affordable net-zero housing hits Maryland

Tue, Aug 16 2011 at 9:30 AM

North Pointe, a planned community of environmentally sustainable single-family homes, duplexes and townhouse in Frederick, Md., does away with the sticker shock commonly associated with tricked-out green homes.
What's a food rave?

Wed, Aug 10 2011 at 5:06 PM

A new movement is countering the rising cost of food with food events organized online and shared face-to-face.
2011 Solar Decathlon: Empowerhouse

Thu, Aug 04 2011 at 1:38 PM

If the 2011 Solar Decathlon had an 'afterlife' challenge, this entrant would be the big winner: Post-competition, the Empowerhouse will be relocated, modified and eventually become Habitat for Humanity's first Passive House.
Off-the-grid communities: 5 places carving a sustainable path

Thu, Jul 28 2011 at 4:02 PM

Learn about several communities around the United States where people live independent of any utility connections in sustainable, self-sufficient villages.
Welcome to HafenCity -- Germany's crazy ambitious urban redesign project

Mon, Jul 11 2011 at 5:15 PM

The German port city of Hamburg had a fading harbor and a declining downtown population base. The solution to both problems? HafenCity — a massive, magnificent model of mixed-use, low-emissions urban living.
Just add water (and architect): Deep green community to grow outside of Seattle

Tue, Jul 05 2011 at 9:00 PM

The architect responsible for the Modern Living Showhouse at Dwell on Design 2011 is a force behind Grow Community, an eco-enclave with shared composting facilities and kayak storage on Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Kansas town rises green from tornado rubble

Mon, Jun 27 2011 at 3:07 PM

City's slogan of 'Stronger. Better. Greener.' provides a new model for others to follow.
DontFlushMe: A NYC sewage level alert system

Wed, Jun 15 2011 at 9:00 PM

Code brown! DontFlushMe, an Internet-based alert system created to curb the discharge of raw sewage into NYC's waterways, texts potential flushers and notifies them when it's safe or unsafe to do so.

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Sustainable Communities

Articles about Sustainable Communities

Apply now for a Strawbale Studio internship

Local urban planning must be part of tsunami preparedness

The price is most certainly right: Affordable net-zero housing hits Maryland

What's a food rave?

2011 Solar Decathlon: Empowerhouse

Off-the-grid communities: 5 places carving a sustainable path

Welcome to HafenCity -- Germany's crazy ambitious urban redesign project

Just add water (and architect): Deep green community to grow outside of Seattle

Kansas town rises green from tornado rubble

DontFlushMe: A NYC sewage level alert system

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