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7 Cities with Great Green Projects Others Should Imitate

Cities can be hot-spots of pollution, with thousands or millions of people, cars, pets, industries, and more contributing to global warming. But they can also be centers of innovation, as bright...

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To Save Space, Architects Put the Shower in the Living Room. Has This Gone...

At TreeHugger, we're pretty adamant that one of the best ways is to minimize

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10 Stackable Chairs for a Tiny Urban Space: Comments, Suggestions?

When your space is limited and you like to have a party every so often, every chair counts. That's why TreeHugger founder Graham Hill plans to choose his chairs -- for the small New York apartment he...

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10 Stackable Chairs for a Tiny Urban Space: Comments, Suggestions? (Slideshow)

When your space is limited and you like to have a party every so often, every chair counts.

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Zem Joaquin, Founder of Ecofabulous.com (Podcast)

Even if the label of "maven" is painfully over-applied, there are people who still deserve it. Zem Joaquin, the stylish polymath behind Ecofabulous.com, is one of those few. Zem has been on the...

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Minimalist Design Makes a Full Bedroom Under the Stairs

A simple design uses a bed and a desk to make the space under the stairs into a bedroom and place to hang out.

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Alternating Tread Stair Saves Space, Looks Gorgeous

These stairs are surprisingly easy to use, but they sure don't look it

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Hanging Plant Balcony Works Like a Drawbridge

A window planter system lets apartment dwellers create their own hanging balcony for plants.

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Portable "Sky Deck" Turns Your Fire Escape into a Terrace

A small wood setup clips onto a railing, creating a table.

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Nothing is the Next Big Thing

Editing our lives to be better and greener is a challenge, but if we're smart, we can all make nothing the next big thing.

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Unexpected Green, Repurposed Industrial and More from Buenos Aires' Top...

A look at this year's Casa FOA, an exhibition which combines charity and patrimony conservation showcasing the best architecture and design from the Argentine capital.

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Your Tiny Dream Home

Two weeks ago in New York City, 33 development teams from around the world submitted plans for a competition called adAPT NYC. Does this mean that living with less in small spaces is becoming mainstream?

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Tiny 325 Sq. Ft. "Cave" Apartment Sleeps Four

A small subterranean living space becomes a surprisingly luxurious urban dwelling.

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The Week in Design: Farming in Singapore, a Chair That Knits While You Sit,...

We featured some inspiring, wacky, fun, and goofy things this week. Check out all that was happening in sustainable design this week!

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6 Energy-Saving Portable Electric Space Heaters

When the weather outside is frightful, put one of these to work to slash the electric bill and keep feet toasty.

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Micro-apartments may be small, but rents are not. - Businessweek

Venessa Wong at Bloomberg Businessweek looks into the design tricks of the micro-apartment trend.

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Solar powered aquaponics for apartments

A DIY aquaponics planter to grow veggies and herbs at home.

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Seeing the future: PSFK's Future of Home Living

An exhibition curated by PSFK explores the homes of our future.

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TreeHugger's favorites from PSFK's Future of Home Living

The Future of Home Living highlights a collection of products and services that aim to improve our spaces and the way we use them.

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Tiny homes making big inroads in inner city Portland

Walking around Portland it seems like mid-rise apartment construction is taking over. But there's also a big leap in tiny homes - known in this city as 'accessory dwelling units'.

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