The home at 28 Hideaway Place, Bywong is uniquely made from straw bales which offers some surprising sustainable benefits.

These structures are shaped like an arch, similar to a greenhouse. They are inexpensive and easy to construct in large ...

Over the years, the center has offered workshops in straw-bale and rammed-earth construction, solar energy, and more. And it’s inspired people to see the benefits of living more intentionally. Warmke: ...

We bought the main house up here (a neighbouring seven-bedroom home) and I had these huge empty fields looking at me. I went ...

Groups from western Pennsylvania have taken hundreds of bales of hay and other ag supplies to help farmers in western North ...

It’s not just burrowing owl advocates who are concerned about the the consequences of solar sprawl. It’s desert tortoise ...

Richard and Joy Morris had intended to spend their long retirement travelling to the world's best vineyards, but they got ...

The home perched above the fog in Cayucos was built primarily from reused materials and features a composting toilet, ...

From 6-9 p.m. that evening, the Energy Innovation Fair will hold its first Green Gala Awards to recognize nominees making forward movement in Alberta’s energy economy while also educating the public ...

Ten years after former world rally champ Colin McRae powered his Ferrari to a podium finish at the Le Mans 24-Hours, Scotland’s most famous Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, has taken his first strides towards ...

And many prospective homebuyers have decided that if they have to pay through the nose to grab a piece of the American dream, they might as well get exactly what they want by building their own ...

Economic data from the US in recent weeks has reduced the risk of recession and encouraged the purchase of risk assets, but the construction sector is bucking the trend. Building permits fell 4% in ...