BY: ROB HOFFMAN Instead of compulsively checking your Facebook notifications, why not monitor and control the health of a garden that will supply you and your family or roommates with daily organic, homegrown meals? Aquaponics is a gardening system that…
This sustainable tiny home is designed to be controlled by an app on your smartphone
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Getting on board with the tiny house movement doesn’t mean going off the grid; in fact, Intel just unveiled their latest creation – combining the simplicity of tiny houses with the blossoming technology of today. The 210-square…
These surf enthusiasts are repurposing old billboards into awesome, sustainable surf bags
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Alec Avedissian never felt comfortable in a suit. Which is why he traded in his investment-banking job for a six-month surf trip through South America with his best friends. According to his website, the group travelled through…
Aston Martin is releasing a new electric-powered supercar with 1,000 horsepower
BY: ROB HOFFMAN The slow crawl of the electric-automobile, once been reserved for the Lisa Simpson-type driver, was just given a James Bond makeover by Aston Martin, recently dropping projections for their new electric supercar set to be released by…
Two physicists are defying the Israeli army to bring this village sustainable energy & clean water
BY: SWIKAR OLI Palestinian residents in the Southern Hebron hills of the West Bank don’t have access to electricity, save for a rare few who can afford expensive diesel generators. Israeli soldiers have tried restricting the villages’ energy access and…
This university is creating a forested campus to give students a green-oasis in the city
BY: ROB HOFFMAN In Ho Chi Minh City, a vast city with a population akin to that of New York City, an architectural firm is changing the norm of building-design to promote a more ecologically sound agenda. FPT University has…
This 28-year old pro surfer lives out of a 20-foot, self-sustaining yurt with his dog in California
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Chadd Konig is the poster child for a simple, sustainable and incredibly fulfilling lifestyle, which includes catching surf in the cold Northern California Ocean and maintaining his three-acre farm and 20 foot cylindrical yurt. To complete the…
For $455 this course will teach you everything you need to know about living off-grid and organically
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS In the mountain range of the Czech Republic, beside the Slovakian border is a village of houses made from natural materials, all built by the residents that occupy them. The Ekoosade—ecoVillages in English—is isolated from the rest…
A former homeless man released the blueprints for an incredible off-grid solar home for only $2,000
BY: ROB HOFFMAN When misfortune strikes it comes in threes. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet, and other times it’s an excuse to innovate. Fifteen years ago, Lamar Alexander lost everything—his wife, health and home, forcing him into…
Meet Jill Redwood – she’s lived off-grid for more than 30 years
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In a world where almost everyone is owned by their technology, thoughts of going completely off the grid start to creep into the mind. We zombie-walk through life on a leash, the other end tied around the…
After visiting 100 off-grid homes, this is the barebones truth about life in the pathless woods
BY: TYLER FYFE In a frostbitten valley in the deep bush of Northern Saskatchewan lives the most isolated couple in North America—100 km away from the nearest unpaved road. The only way in or out is by float plane. Ron…
This school built an urban garden paradise on their roof to inspire a more sustainable future
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS Vietnam was once known for its vast agricultural landscape of large rice fields and rich coffee crops, but like many countries, a change in the economy has lit fire to rapid urbanization. As a result they are…
Sustainability programs in prisons are helping the environment while preparing inmates for life outside of bars
BY: MATTHEW CHIN When given a prison sentence lasting for more than a decade, finding ways to spend the time effectively can be difficult. Not to mention the time spent thinking of ways to be properly integrated back into society…
Here is how to bypass the government’s inaction and save the environment while sitting on your ass
BY: LISA CUMMING Crowdfunding has given us the ability to throw money at pretty much everything. This is how environmental activists are hacking the Internet to do something worthwhile. Naturfunding is the brainchild of crowdfunding giant Indiegogo and popular European…
Kelly Slater designs a sustainable clothing line from recycled fishing nets and plastic waste
BY: MATTHEW CHIN World champion surfer Kelly Slater is taking a stand on environmental protection by unveiling a sustainable clothing line made from recycled materials found in the ocean. Having been by the water for the majority of his life, he…
Denmark just produced 140% of their nation’s energy demand through wind power
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN Last Thursday was a scientifically historical day in Denmark when it reached a new energy record after producing 140% of the nation’s electricity demand through wind power. The unusually windy evening started off with 116% of the…
Dutch company designs office-caravans to let you work on the road, off-the-grid, or in the wild
BY:MATTHEW CHIN In the Netherlands, a country with one of the highest workplace satisfaction rates in the world according to monster, one company plans to introduce natural scenery and nomadism to the office. Amsterdam-based KantoorKaravaan, which translates to Office Caravan,…
A Texas design student built a tiny house to shelter his broke student ass and live debt-free
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Design student Joel Weber is a third-year university student who found that living near campus was unaffordable, costing upwards of $800 per month in rent. In Texas, the average tuition at Weber’s university, the University of Texas…
These underwater greenhouse domes grow crops 20 feet below the ocean’s surface at breakneck speeds
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Sergio Gamberini was somewhere on the sandy beaches of Italy when he was struck with the unusual idea of trying to operate a greenhouse 20 feet under the ocean’s surface. Granted the idea originally comes across as…
Dutch architect is building off-the-grid homes in the middle of the forest (Photos)
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Dutch architect, Raimond de Hullu, is planning on building off-the-grid homes in the middle of an urban forest. His goal is to bring inexpensive eco-friendly homes into densely populated areas. The home design called “OAS1S” utilizes a…