Matt Hickman Blog

Ecology-studying artist lives aboard gently bobbing egg-shaped pod
With the exception of British artist Stephen Turner, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who can claim that their place of residence and work is a giant floating wooden egg moored on a riverbank.
One DIY method of ridding your home of bedbugs: Burning it to the ground
A space heater- and hair dryer-brandishing New Jersey resident accidentally sets his home ablaze while battling bedbugs (in a not-recommended-at-all DIY fashion.)
North Minneapolis neighborhoods to get 100 green homes in next 5 years
Minneapolis' foreclosure-ravaged northern neighborhoods will be the site of 100 affordable, green single-family homes built over the next five years on city-owned vacant lots.
From Shard to shoebox: Renzo Piano does micro-housing
Renzo Piano, the architect behind Europe's tallest skyscraper, has long been preoccupied with minimalist living. Now, he's completed his first micro-home, a 'technically perfect and aesthetically attractive refuge' named Diogene.
Global Green partners with IKEA for first full-scale 'Solar Sandy' installation
This blogger's own once-waterlogged home of Red Hook, Brooklyn, will be the site of an IKEA-funded solar installation that will provide the Sandy-impacted community with back-up power during emergencies.
Big-hearted accommodations: Airbnb does disaster housing
Inspired by the altruistic outpouring (and room-opening) that sprung from Superstorm Sandy, popular peer-to-peer rental platform Airbnb launches a special Disaster Response Tool.
San Antonio sprawl threatens famed bat cave
A developer plans to build a nearly 4,000-home subdivision adjacent to a protected reserve that's the seasonal residence of the world's largest bat colony.
In Phoenix, an erstwhile porn emporium gets a net-zero makeover
For its Phoenix offices, DPR Construction transforms a one-time adult superstore into a net-zero energy showstopper complete with certification from the International Living Future Institute.
Outlet-deconstructing device aims to beautify, stamp out wasted energy
Do you die a little inside every time that you see an electrical outlet? Now seeking funds on Kickstarter, the INLET is a safety-boosting and energy-saving device that hides ugly wall outlets.
Block party: BIG unveils plans for LEGO House in Denmark
Sustainability-obsessed starchitect Bjarke Ingels reveals the design for LEGO House, a garden-topped 'experience center' to be built in the plastic brick company town of Billund, Denmark.

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