Green Roofs Now Required by Law in Copenhagen

Keep buildings cooling by growing your roof.


Green Roofs Now Required by Law in Copenhagen: "
Photo via Inhabitat

A new policy adopted last month has made green roofs required by law on all new buildings with roof slopes of less than 30 degrees. The initiative is one part of the city's plan to become totally carbon neutral by 2025, Inhabitat reports (via GOOD). And it's pretty impressive how much new green growth the policy will lead to: ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Guerilla Gardening. Literally.

Guerilla Gardening. Literally.: "
Image: Suck UK

Is it the militarization of gardening? Or the gardenization of weapons? Following in the tradition of putting flowers into gun barrels, Tony Minh Nguyen and SnowHome have taken inspiration from the concept of 'guerilla gardening' to design these clay hand grenades full of seeds. Rye grass seeds take root in the first week, then buttercups and poppies pop up a bit later. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

LivingHomes and Nexterra Green Homes Team Up To Do Modern Green Prefab Right

I have always thought that prefrab houses are going to be the next generation of houses. It just makes sense. We may see more of houses like this in the future.

LivingHomes and Nexterra Green Homes Team Up To Do Modern Green Prefab Right: "

TreeHugger has been a big fan of Steve Glenn and his Living Homes since it started. But when I first heard that they were coming to Canada I was a bit dubious, after a few years of working in the business here. I had concerns about the level of interest in modern prefab and the suitability of the Living Homes designs for the Canadian climate.

Now, having seen what Gary Lands and Barry Campbell of Nexterra Green Homes are planning, I realize that I was completely wrong. They have addressed every one of the proble...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Planning for the end of oil - Richard Sears (2010)

Can we live in a world without oil, I think that we can but we will have to make some drastic changes.




Richard Sears: Planning for the end of oil - Richard Sears (2010): "As the world's attention focuses on the perils of oil exploration, we present Richard Sears' talk from early February 2010. Sears, an expert in developing new energy resources, talks about our inevitable and necessary move away from oil. Toward ... what?"

Canadian Cabin for Fluffy Little Critters from Loyal Luxe

Canadian Cabin for Fluffy Little Critters from Loyal Luxe: "
Loyal Luxe

Cats love cardboard boxes, any old cardboard box. So it takes some marketing skill to convince people to actually pay money for a cardboard box. Loyal Lux designs its cardboard box, which 'distinguishes itself through its innovative design and its humoristic thematic inspired by the Canadian style hunting chalets and their associated symbolism.' They were on display at the Designboom Mart....Read the full story on TreeHugger

Renovation Turns Old House Into Green Healthy House With Near Zero Heating Bills

Renovation Turns Old House Into Green Healthy House With Near Zero Heating Bills: "
all images and videos by Lloyd Alter

We know that almost half of our energy is consumed by buildings, and there are a lot of concerns about what to do with our older housing stock. In Kitchener Ontario, a non-profit called REEP (Residential Energy Efficiency Project) is doing an interesting experiment: They are taking two almost identical century homes and renovating them. One with a light touch, investing C$ 25K and cutting energy consumption in half; the other, a no-holds-barred lets-try-everything and go for net zero energy.

...Read the full story on TreeHugger

TEDTalks : Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero! - Bill Gates (2010)

TEDTalks : Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero! - Bill Gates (2010):



"At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for 'miracles' to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050."