Category Archives: Architecture
Book Review: Build Your Own Earth Oven
So it’s been over six months since my last book review (and my last few reviews were pretty lame). I went on a total fiction binge this year. I can now say I’ve completely exhausted any need to read about … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Community planning, Cooking and baking, Permaculture, Practical, Theoretical
Going small and low-tech
I was recently introduced to the joy and wonder of french press coffee, and as a result we got rid of our old coffeemaker and replaced it with two secondhand french presses that Adam found on eBay (we got two … Continue reading
Those green Europeans
Europeans are doing some neat-o, green redevelopment — from the no-car Vauban district in Frieburg, Germany (which I’ve mentioned here before) to well-planned urban public spaces in Copenhagen — there is some cool stuff going on there. Read all about … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Community planning, Sustainability, Theoretical
Going without the AC
I just saw this article in the NY Times: “The Unchilled Life: Breezing through the recession without air-conditioning.” It made me laugh because we unwittingly joined these people this summer. Our central AC died right in the middle of a … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Practical, Theoretical, Water/energy efficiency
Book review: Building Green
Building Green: A complete how-to guide to alternative building methods Authors: Clarke Snell and Tim Callahan I checked this beautiful book out of the library because Adam and I are talking about building a shed/playhouse next spring and I wanted … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Theoretical
Urban farming on the rise
I direct you to the NY Times’ optimistic story about how much produce is being raised on rooftops in San Francisco, Chicago, and NYC, with some inspirational pictures.
Book review: Toolbox for Sustainable City Living
Authors: Scott Kellogg and Stacy Pettigrew This book is full of ideas for really hardcore people who want to practice radical sustainability and preferably live in a mild climate. The whole time I was reading it I kept picturing the … Continue reading
A green remodel
Story in today’s Star Tribune about a home remodel right in my neighborhood. I walk past this house quite frequently and have been wondering how it looked on the inside. I wish they had more pictures of the yard; the … Continue reading
