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how to reduce your carbon footprint: water edition

When it comes to reducing your carbon footprint, a lot of attention is focused on direct sources of carbon emissions like cars. But you may not realize that just using water generates a lot of carbon as well! Since carbon emissions are the primary contributor to...

spotlight: singapore’s sustainable city in a garden

green architecture, sustainability

Gardens by the Bay is Singapore’s national garden; it’s a showpiece of horticulture and garden artistry, but also grounded in principles of environmental sustainability. Let’s take a look at this stunning example of green architecture! energy-efficient...

spotlight: dezeen’s sustainability award winners

sustainability

Dezeen, the popular architecture & design magazine, recently announced its annual Dezeen Awards winners in the Sustainability category. Three projects received honors as Sustainable Building, Design, and Interior of the Year. They were judged along three...

live a zero-waste life

lifestyle, sustainability

Interested in trying a zero-waste lifestyle but not sure how to start? Living zero waste means doing whatever you can to avoid sending things to the landfill. It is an adjustment, but one way to make it a little easier is to start small and swap out things that won’t...

spotlight: kamikatsu, japan’s ZERO-WASTE town

sustainability

Kamikatsu, Japan is a tiny town of just 1,500 residents – but looks can be deceiving. This small town covering 42 sq mi is known as Japan’s Zero-Waste town, and it’s so famous that it even gets upwards of 2,000 tourists a year! What’s special about...