Remodeling & Design

Remodeling & Design

Get the latest news in green certification and home design, plus eco-friendly remodeling tips.

  • A remodeled warehouse space in Brazil

    Recycled Brazilian office warehouse has neat ideas for small living

    Mon, Nov 26, 2012 12:56 PM by Paula Alvarado

    An abandoned, humid and dark warehouse was turned into a lovely, bright space in two months.

  • A holiday gift

    Green Monday: 2012 gift guide

    Mon, Nov 26, 2012 8:00 AM by Matt Hickman

    Now that Black Friday has passed and you've retired your chainmail coif for the year, it's time to flex your consumerist muscle in a more civilized manner with the aid of this year's Green Monday gift guide.

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  • Watch: A Swiss Army Knife-inspired transformer apartment in NYC

    Tue, Nov 20, 2012 3:44 PM by Matt Hickman

    Faircompanies steps inside a compact, cleverly designed Manhattan studio apartment where nearly every surface slides, opens and folds and where both the kitchen table and the Murphy Bed are assisted by hydraulics.

  • World's skinniest house built in Poland

    Tue, Nov 20, 2012 11:39 AM by Lloyd Alter

    The house was squeezed between 2 existing Warsaw residential buildings.

  • Container city: Freight container condos coming to Detroit

    Mon, Nov 19, 2012 8:10 PM by Matt Hickman

    Construction on Exceptional Green Living at Rosa Parks, the country's first multifamily housing project to be built from retired shipping containers, is due to commence early next year in Detroit.

  • Frank Lloyd Wright's Massaro House on Petre Island, N.Y.

    Frank Lloyd Wright-ish: Massaro House for sale in New York

    Mon, Nov 19, 2012 4:21 PM by Matt Hickman

    Although Frank Lloyd Wright purists would rather not hear about it, what's believed to be the first FLW home constructed on its intended site since the architect's death is now for sale (private island included).

  • Blu Homes outbuilding

    Blu Homes taps into mod outbuilding market with new acquisition

    Thu, Nov 15, 2012 10:53 PM by Matt Hickman

    In conjunction with Greenbuild 2012, prefab firm Blu Homes announces the acquisition of Modern Cabana, a family-run company specializing in stylish accessory dwelling units.

  • rustic fence made of tree branches

    Creative ways to use branches, twigs and sticks

    Thu, Nov 15, 2012 12:00 PM by Networx.com

    Don't just toss your tree debris over the fence. Use it to make a fence (and other cool things).

  • Watch: A multitasking rocking chair the knits while you sit

    Wed, Nov 14, 2012 7:43 PM by Matt Hickman

    Move over nimble-fingered grannies: Just in time for winter comes 'Rocking Knit, an exertion-free, beanie-knitting armchair conceived by a duo of Swiss design students for a low-tech design exhibition.

  • An affordable housing project built for the Puyallup Tribe is honored with best overall project by LEED for Homes

    LEED for Homes Awards recipients revealed ahead of Greenbuild 2012

    Tue, Nov 13, 2012 10:45 AM by Matt Hickman

    With the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo about to kick off in San Francisco, the organization announces the recipients of the 2012 LEED for Homes Awards.

  • child holding drawing of green home

    How I created a healthy home environment

    Mon, Nov 12, 2012 11:40 AM by Babyminding.com

    Women share tips on how they made easy green changes to their living spaces, including using no-VOC paint and installing a whole-house water filter.

  • Aeroball, the winner of the 2012 Electrolux Design Lab

    Floating, air-purifying spheres win 2012 Electrolux Design Lab

    Thu, Nov 08, 2012 12:25 PM by Matt Hickman

    Respiratory health goes sci-fi with the winner of this year's of appliance-reimagining Electrolux Design Lab competition: Aeroball, an air-filtering/freshening system composed of illuminated floating orbs.

  • Watch: A 325-square-foot urban 'cozy cave' in Barcelona

    Thu, Nov 08, 2012 9:30 AM by Matt Hickman

    Faircompanies visit a half-subterranean dwelling in Barcelona once used by the building's portero. Eco-design aficionado Monica Potvin leads the tour of the pint-sized, upcycled furniture-filled space.

  • Red Hook, Brooklyn, post-Sandy

    Architecture for Humanity publishes Sandy reconstruction plan

    Tue, Nov 06, 2012 6:17 PM by Matt Hickman

    In addition to releasing a 5-point reconstruction plan for communities severely impacted by Superstorm Sandy, Architecture for Humanity teams up with MTV to raise funds for the Restore the Shore campaign.

  • The CK5 from LivingHomes

    LivingHomes launches LEED Platinum-aspiring CK series

    Tue, Nov 06, 2012 9:00 AM by Matt Hickman

    LivingHomes once again teams up with manufactured home heavyweight Cavco for a trio of low-ish-cost, high-quality green prefabs that have nothing to do with Marky Mark or comedians named Louis.

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