Small prefab backyard home feels more livable than McMansions by Kirsten Dirksen on September 11, 2022 John Geary grew up watching his father build big homes in the San Francisco Bay Area where it can take …
Heatwaves are more frequent. Here are some relief strategies by Nicolás Boullosa on September 9, 2022 We were still talking about heat waves affecting the European continent and potentially shaping the continent’s future. Then, the focus …
Family of 5 boosts apartment with ‘1950s space-saving furniture by Kirsten Dirksen on September 5, 2022 When Heidi Waterfall and her family of 5 moved into a 79 square meter (850 square feet) apartment in Paris, …
EV car sales get exponential in China: 3.5% to 26% in 2 years by Nicolás Boullosa on September 2, 2022 At first, it happens slowly, the saying goes; and then, suddenly. A market’s dynamism, scale, and/or integration can speed changes, …
Tall Microsoft retirees build semi-truck “penthouse on wheels” by Kirsten Dirksen on August 29, 2022 Retirees Scott and Susan Burbank were looking for a full-time mobile home to tour the country at the same time …
Our own version of paradise on Earth: why gardens matter by Nicolás Boullosa on August 25, 2022 Growing up in the Mediterranean and spending vacations on the western, Atlantic side of the Iberian Peninsula, I learned to …
Cabin with glass sunroom becomes Oregon’s ideal Nature lookout by Kirsten Dirksen on August 21, 2022 When Joanna and Otto Lovera bought their home in Eugene, Oregon everything (walls, carpet, paint) was what she calls “band-aid …
Learning from Hadza hunter-gatherers and their honey strategy by Nicolás Boullosa on August 21, 2022 To a tiny but growing minority in urban and suburban areas, the most important part of a home is the …
Factories closed. This family thrived with wit & old machines by Kirsten Dirksen on August 15, 2022 As textile competition from other countries hit the valleys in Northern Italy, concentrating most of the country’s highly-specialized haute-couture industry, …
We use more than 5 senses: the symphony of perceiving reality by Nicolás Boullosa on August 12, 2022 It rained, and we walked out. It wasn’t as dark anymore, and the sun was coming and going in between …
