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Architecture for Humanity announces Rebuild Moore campaign

Tue, May 21, 2013 7:30 PM
by Matt Hickman
With particulars of a long-term reconstruction plan to soon be released, Architecture for Humanity launches a campaign to aid post-tornado rebuilding efforts in the devastated city of Moore, Okla.

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Xeriscape gardening encourages blooms year-round
Thu, Apr 04, 2013 2:33 PM by Networx.com
Drought-resistant technique encourages much more than rock gardens and cacti.
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Airocide: A lean, mean, airborne pathogen-zapping machine
Wed, Apr 03, 2013 9:30 AM by Matt Hickman
As its name suggests, the Airocide Air Purifier is designed to annihilate VOCs and airborne household allergens and mold using filterless, NASA-developed technology.
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Student-built tiny house features manure-based heating system [Video]
Tue, Apr 02, 2013 4:30 PM by Matt Hickman
SpacesTV tours a 227-square-foot abode designed by students at Vermont's Yestermarrow Design Build School that boasts plenty of space-saving storage and a rather intriguing heating system.
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Tiny house movement skewered by 'Portlandia'... kind of
Tue, Apr 02, 2013 4:30 PM by Matt Hickman
While a 'Portlandia'-inspired video short lampooning the tiny home trend is certainly spot-on and snicker-worthy, IFC's tour of an honest-to-goodness Portland micro-dwelling is where the real laughs are.
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5 herbs that belong in every kitchen garden
Tue, Apr 02, 2013 1:18 PM by Enrique Gili
Planting herbs in containers or in your kitchen garden makes it easy to add fresh flavor to your favorite dishes.
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Last remaining Frank Lloyd Wright hotel to be moved to Vegas Strip
Mon, Apr 01, 2013 8:30 AM by Matt Hickman
A developer plans to move the only surviving hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright from Mason City, Iowa, to Las Vegas. A topless, Wright-themed musical revue is also in the works.
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Egg hunts, air conditioning and the energy usage of renters [Friday news clump]
Fri, Mar 29, 2013 12:32 PM by Matt Hickman
This brunch-centric weekend: Why renters consume more energy than homeowners, why Miami is more sustainable than Minneapolis and why The High Line is an awesome place to have an Easter egg hunt.
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Junked jeans reborn with Scandinavian-style recycled denim rugs
Fri, Mar 29, 2013 10:41 AM by Matt Hickman
Trendy and spendy Swedish clothier Nudie Jeans continues its mission to give worn-out old pants a second lease on life with Post Consumer Recycled Denim Rugs.
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Room and billboard: Prefab dwelling attached to massive blank canvas
Thu, Mar 28, 2013 3:31 PM by Matt Hickman
Perched above Mexico City's trendiest shopping district, Julio Gomez Trevilla's Billboard House is obscured by an eye-popping mural created by the petite prefab dwelling's artist-in-residence.
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How to start a school garden
Thu, Mar 28, 2013 2:00 PM by Jenn Savedge
Want to start a garden at your school? Here's everything you need to get your project off the ground.
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Spring reads: 10 tomes to take outside
Thu, Mar 28, 2013 12:12 PM by Matt Hickman
As al fresco 'reading rooms'begin to thaw out, here's a few green home and garden books, both freshly released and upcoming, to take with you to your preferred park bench, patch of grass or patio.
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Cubed, cantilevered and clutter-free: Inside South London's Slip House [Video]
Wed, Mar 27, 2013 2:53 PM by Matt Hickman
Amongst Brixton's sea of Victorian terrace houses stands a bold infill project wrapped in transparent glass and topped with vegetation. The owner/architect of the super-modern, ultra-green abode gives a tour.
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Iceberg apartments ahead! Isbjerget development completed in Denmark
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 12:45 PM by Matt Hickman
On the redeveloped waterfront of Aarhus, Denmark, rises an award-winning apartment complex that residents shouldn't have much of an issue providing driving directions to: 'Take me to the Iceberg!'
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World's largest indoor vertical farm opens in Chicago
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 7:21 AM by Shea Gunther
FarmedHere, a new 90,000-square-foot indoor farm, just opened in the suburbs of Chicago and is now the largest facility of its kind in the world.
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The seedy underbelly: 2013 edition
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 1:30 PM by Matt Hickman
Now that spring has officially sprung, it's time to think about giving those weary winged travelers congregating in your backyard a stylish yet safe place to refuel and relax.
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