Category: Sustainable living
Extra, extra, read all about it! ReadyMade’s Green Design Issue hit newsstands this week, and we’re pleased to announce that not only can you find it in stores, but online. That’s right: we’re now offering a paperless edition of the magazine, and the first virtual installment is completely free. Plus, it’s got all sorts of bells and whistles, like direct links to online exclusives and a clickable table of contents. Check it out!
In case you haven’t heard the news: Earth hour is on for tomorrow night, so no matter where you live, turn out the lights from 8-9pm (in your time zone) and join the cause…
Calling all windy-city residents who want to remodel their homes the green way: this weekend’s Chicago Green Homes Fair will showcase the latest in green building and sustainable design…
What a gorgeous, simple, brilliant idea: As part of its Greenhouse Effect exhibition, Orcadesign created the Facade Vase (find more info on the project under the site tab labeled “Concepts”)—a slipcover of sorts that transforms an ordinary plastic water bottle into an attractive bud vase…
How do cramming for the SATs and ending world hunger relate? Through a not-for-profit online game, of course. Launched in October of 2007, FreeRice has two objectives: to help you beef up your vocabulary and to end world hunger by providing free rice to hungry people…
The explorer inside me always seems to be at odds with my greenie conscience—all those flights and car excursions add up to a lot of carbon emissions, and that’s not good. Now there’s a new player in the carbon offsetting game…
