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Tag: Green

10 Green Architecture and Design Books

by Dan
Architecture + Design & Typography + Environment / April 22, 2010

Ecodesign: The Sourcebook Cover

To continue our Earth Day theme today, here's a list of 10 new and recent books for architects and designers about sustainable building and design: 

  1. 1000 New Eco Designs and Where to Find Them by Rebecca Proctor
  2. Designing Sustainable Packaging: A guide to eco-friendly packaging design by Scott Boylston
  3. Earth Architecture by Ronald Rael (paperback coming soon!)
  4. Ecodesign: The Sourcebook by Alastair Fuad-Luke
  5. The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture by Alanna Stang and Christopher Hawthorne
  6. Green Roof: A Case Study by Christian Werthmann
  7. The Hybrid House:Designing With Sun, Wind, Water, and Earth by Catherine Wanek
  8. LEED Materials: A Resource Guide to Green Building by Ari Meisel
  9. Off the Grid Homes: Case Studies for Sustainable Living by Lori Ryker
  10. Prefab Green by Michelle Kaufmann and Catherine Remick

10 Books for a Greener Life

by Dan
Environment / April 22, 2010

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If you are looking for ways to be more environmentally-friendly, here are 10 books that will help you to green your home, your kitchen and your life:

  1. 1001 Ways to Save the Earth by Joanna Yarrow
  2. Anna Getty's Easy Green Organic by Anna Getty
  3. Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming by Laura Stec and Eugene Cordero
  4. Eco-Chic Home: Rethink, Reuse & Remake Your Way to Sustainable Style by Emily Anderson
  5. Go Green: How to Build an Earth-Friendly Community by Nancy H. Taylor
  6. Green by Design: Creating a Home for Sustainable Living by Angela Dean
  7. It's Easy Being Green: A Handbook for Earth-Friendly Living by Crissy Trask
  8. New Green Home Solutions: Renewable Household Energy and Sustainable Living by Dave Bonta and Stephen Snyder
  9. Squeaky Green: A Method Guide to Greening Up Your Cleaning Up by Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan
  10. Your Eco-Friendly Home: Buying, Building, or Remodeling Green by Sid Davis

Happy Earth Day!!


Unchopping a Tree

by Dan
Art & Photography + Environment / January 12, 2010

Lewis Blackwell's beautiful book The Life and Love of Trees has been receiving a lot of media attention recently, not least from Ellen Degeneres. But if you need reminding why trees are important, take a couple of minutes to watch this stunning film by artist and architect Maya Lin for the What Is Missing Foundation:

Maya Lin - Unchopping a Tree from What is Missing? Foundation on Vimeo.

(via Kottke)


Talking about The Life and Love of Trees with Ellen

by Siobhan
Animals & Nature + Art & Photography + Environment + Excerpts / January 05, 2010

In case you missed it over the holidays, here's Lewis Blackwell's interview with Ellen about two of his passions - trees and photography - which he has married in his truly gorgeous book, The Life and Love of Trees.

The book really is stunning - everyone who picks it up seems to have the same reaction as Ellen.

If you haven't seen it yet, have a look at's an  are few images from the book posted on the this slideshow of images from the book posted on the website for O, The Oprah Magazine.


Green Christmas

by Dan
Environment / December 03, 2009

I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas Cover

Reduce your carbon footprint and save money this season (without sacrificing style or tradition!) with green living expert Anna Getty's new book I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas!

Anna advises how to best choose a tree (real or fake?), mitigate the negative effects of necessary travel, recycle post-holiday, and more.

She also shares her favorite holiday recipes and homemade craft ideas:

Organic appetizer anyone?