Treehouses are cool. I’m sure it has something to do with our monkey-brains, because even crappy little treehouses that your neighbor build are inexplicably fun to be in. Let me step back: being in a tree itself is fun. You will never see someone crying or get into a relationship fight in a tree. It’s also [...]
Staying ahead of the curve is so important in the fast moving world of green and sustainable building. Ideas, technology, policy, are all changing at a breakneck pace. With that in mind. Here’s a seriously forward looking “heads up.”
May 14th is…
Underground America Day
Learn how you can join Sustainy in celebrating Underground American Day! In the [...]
Hand Made Wooden Flash Drives
English company Flashsticks has come up with this little dandy of an idea; USB drives made from locally fallen Birch trees which are hand hollowed, sanded and then installed with a memory prick stick. Along with custom designing a set of drives, other options include larger capacities [...]
Blue Planet Warehouse
McLaren Construction has teamed with visionary developer Gazeley (think Beijing’s ”Water Cube”) to acheive a superior benchmark in their respective fields. With last months completion of the Blue Planet Eco-Warehouse in the UK’s Chatterly Valley; they have propelled the industry into the future of sustainable design. And by future I mean: solar wall, underfloor heating, ETFE lighting and an on-site micro bio-fuel [...]