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The V-Spot: Lovey-dovey home design
Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 4:03 PM EST
Not in the gift-giving mood for chocolates, flowers and racy lingerie this Valentine's Day? Consider these 10 lust-worthy home design picks sure to please any sustainability-minded sweetie.
Behold, the New American Home 2012
Wed, Feb 08 2012 at 10:32 AM EST
The New American Home 2012, the official show home of the International Builders' Show, is revealed to be a boxy and modern beauty that's smaller and more efficient than past New American Homes.
'16 Dollar House' squatter gets the boot
Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 9:05 PM EST
Kenneth Robinson, a real estate investor who moved into an abandoned, $340,000 McMansion in a tony Dallas suburb for $16 by citing an obscure law, is forced to vacate his deluxe digs.
America's hottest weather forecasters
Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 5:51 PM EST
Even if it's freezing outside, viewers can count on a steamy 7-day outlook with this group of forecasters.
Stain Solver: Multifaceted green cleaner gets facelift
Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 7:51 PM EST
Looking for a belated Super Bowl party hostess gift that will get a lot of action? My money is on Stain Solver, an oxygen bleach-based stain solution that was recently treated to a fabulous rebranding campaign.
Hiber-Nation: Hoodies
Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 9:00 AM EST
Score brownie points with both Mother Nature and your granny by donning a stylish and sustainable hooded sweatshirt at home this week in observance of WWF Canada's National Sweater Day.
A dream team of NFL do-gooders
Fri, Feb 03 2012 at 4:02 PM EST
Sure, this team has 4 quarterbacks and no wide receivers, but these guys' good deeds off the field make up for it.
Playing catch up: May the best link win
Fri, Feb 03 2012 at 3:30 PM EST
For your perusal this Super Bowl weekend: Mind-altering compost, recycled content flooring, handgun-controlled LED table lamps and a Texas subdivision with net-zero energy inclinations.
The Solner Residence: When life gives you felled trees ...
Fri, Feb 03 2012 at 1:28 PM EST
It took an intervention from Mother Nature — a damaging tornado to be exact — for the Solner family to finally bid adieu to their modest Minnesota ranch house and build a long-delayed green dream home.
Whale Tongs: Whale-saving bamboo serveware
Thu, Feb 02 2012 at 9:30 PM EST
Great for serving salads and winning over Hayden Panettiere at your next dinner party, David Mayhew's Whale Tongs for Design House Stockholm are now available in bamboo.
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Hi Kristy ... Moka toilet
Fri, Jan 27 2012 at 01:10 AM EST

Hi Kristy ... Moka toilet paper will only, at least initially, be available commercially and not at retail stores.

Interesting thought,
Thu, Dec 15 2011 at 02:29 AM EST

Interesting thought, n8uregirl. I was thinking the renderings would be viewed differently if the cloud structure was placed lower between the two buildings but this defeats the purpose of the design: placing amenities and public spaces (lots and...

Hi Heather, They're
Fri, Dec 02 2011 at 11:10 AM EST

Hi Heather,

They're available at Fishs Eddy.

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A 2006 graduate of the New School’s MFA Creative Writing program, Matt Hickman cut his editorial teeth as a contributing writer at luxury lifestyle magazine, CITY. In the years since, Matt helped to build the editorial content for for eco-living website GreenYour, contributed to the late, great Big Apple arm of Ideal Bite and has written for a diverse number of online publications including Nerve.com, Gridskipper, and the Lazy Environmentalist. Also an active copywriter and green living consultant, Matt contributed to the upcoming green design book, "Vitamin Green" (Phaidon). Matt, whose weaknesses include diet soda, tsotchkes, and scented soy candles, calls a two-bedroom apartment in Red Hook, Brooklyn, home sweet home. 

 

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