About six months ago, I was helping my neighbour Marcus install a new garbage disposal in his condo kitchen. This was a gorgeous space – he’d spent more on those…
You know, I was installing sheep's wool insulation in my basement last week when my neighbour wandered over to see what I was doing. He took one look at the…
The construction crew across the street started at 6:30 AM sharp yesterday, which meant I was awake whether I wanted to be or not. But honestly? Watching them work got…
You know, I never thought I'd be writing about outdoor furniture shopping, but here I am after spending three weeks traipsing around Atlanta helping my cousin Sarah set up her…
I was standing in the ruins of what used to be a thriving wetland behind a strip mall in Phoenix last month when it hit me – we've got this…
The corporate wellness consultant called it "sick building syndrome," but honestly, I'd been watching it happen for months before anyone gave it an official name. Three floors of grey cubicles,…
So there I was yesterday morning, coffee getting cold, staring at three different research papers about mycelium building materials. You know those mushroom-based products everyone’s talking about? Well, according to…
Three months ago, I walked into a corporate office in downtown Portland that literally made my skin crawl. I'm not being dramatic here – the combination of flickering fluorescent lights,…
My colleague Jennifer from the chemistry lab stopped by my office yesterday, looking frustrated. She’d spent her weekend trying to refinish an antique dresser using what the store promised was…
Standing in a half-finished renovation project last Tuesday, watching a contractor argue with his crew about which insulation to install, I realised how much confusion still exists around sustainable building…