Today, there are a lot of options available for heating and cooling systems, with sustainable solutions finally making their way into the fold. In this article, we give a brief overview of each, covering the basics, environmental impacts, and advantages/disadvantages.

A good first step in starting to think about integrating a more environmentally sustainable heating and cooling system into your home is to understand how exactly they work! In this article, I'll cover how heat is produced and delivered with an eye to practical matters and sustainability.

Switching to renewable energy is such a win-win: for your long term financial savings and for the environment. But choosing a system can be a daunting task!

Earthbag homes

An Earthbag home is exactly what it sounds like: a home made of bags filled with earth. At first, the concept is a bit shocking- like, bags of dirt? Read on, and you'll be surprised.

The internet will tell you that you can build an amazing earth home for staggeringly cheap costs- but are these estimates really realistic?

Here, we’ll take a look at the main options available for those who want to disconnect from the sewage treatment plant and take an alternative, ecologically-minded approach to disposing of their biological waste.

In this article, we trace the idea of upcycling from the dusty shelves of history to your local trendy microbrewery.

Obtaining water off-grid can be a challenge, but there are several solutions available for a variety of situations that may present themselves.

Moving outside of industrialized agriculture, what options are available?

A quick primer on the term as we define it at the Center for Ecological Design.