One would never expect a place known for its nickel slots and bus load gambling tours to become a leader in modern design, urban infill and a farmer’s market in the heart of its city; but Reno, Nevada with its downtown white water park for the adventurous kayakers, exceptional modern art museum and hip neighborhood [...]
EcoReality Sustainable Land Use and Education Cooperative is developing an ecovillage in the South Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. This ecovillage will be a model of sustainable development, and will feature public outreach and education as included goals.
We have agreed to acquire a 37 acre property next to a 63 acre “community farmland” site, [...]
The City Repair Project is a non-profit group in Portland, Oregon, which inspires people to creatively transform their neighborhoods into more community-oriented and sustainable places.
I recently posted an article about one of their projects, the Village Building Convergence. Hindi Iserhott, a City Repair organizer, kindly answered some questions about the organization:
How did the great [...]
Lydia Doleman is the founder of Flying Hammer Productions, a natural building company in Portland, OR focused on infusing the urban fabric with natural materials and empowering people to create their own healthy, natural beautiful spaces.
Lydia has nine years of experience working in the area of natural building. Her projects span a diverse range [...]
I have been in the construction industry in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years, and owned my own Design/Build firm for 22 of those. In my time here, I have witnessed the state of residential design in the area as it has transformed and evolved into various stages of existence, as economic [...]
Earthship Biotecture, based in Taos, NM, USA creates amazing EarthShips – housing made from readily obtainable materials including recycled items such as car tires. Earthship houses utilize passive solar heating and cooling, photovoltaic power systems, rainwater catchment, solar hot water, gray water and black water treatment systems.
Through workshops for contractors and architects, educational books for [...]
This summer, from July 25 to August 25th, 20 cyclists will depart on the 1,000 mile plus trek from Seattle to San Francisco to raise funds and awareness for affordable green buildings.
Prior to the ride, participants raise funds in support of green certification for local affordable housing, providing homeownership opportunities to low-income families.
Some of the [...]
Mountainside Village, a neighborhood development designed to be sustainable and community oriented, is a leader in innovative design. Located at the base of the Tetons in Eastern Idaho, Mountainside Village offers a neighborhood with plentiful shared open space, walkable streets, diverse housing options, convenient shopping and dining on site, and access to numerous venues [...]
Compost toilets, grey water, cob, eco-villages– these terms are entering mainstream vocabulary more and more. Yet many old-fashioned codes and regulations are holding people back from adopting earth-friendly homes and lifestyles.
Recode Portland is an initiative to address this incongruity. Started by folks over on Tryon Community Farm, they believe that codes and regulations have not [...]
Subscribe to ActionSpark
