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"Lego" apartment transforms one room into five
Christian Schallert’s tiny apartment morphs from kitchen to bedroom to living room to dining room all within a matter of minutes. When he isn’t cooking, dressing, sleeping, or eating, his 258-squa...
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Sprawl can be worse than the buildings themselves
Is sprawl really so terrible? Of course we are trying to make greener buildings, and many think that efficiency improvements in buildings are the most important part of the solution. But the distance a home is from facilities, servic...
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Road-building plans threaten Indonesian tigers
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, a female Sumatran tiger that is believed to have killed 3 men is seen inside a trap set up by forest rangers and environmental activists at a palm oil plantation in Sungai Gelam, Jambi p...
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Human terrarium, Biosphere 2, looking good at 20
ORACLE, Ariz. - Jane Poynter and seven compatriots agreed to spend two years sealed inside a 3-acre terrarium in the Sonoran Desert. Their mission back in the 1990s: To see whether humans might someday be able to create self-sustaining...
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Save energy with landscaping
(Photo: Getty Images) By Steve Graham for Networx Most homeowners carefully plan their landscaping for beauty, property value, comfort, and maybe water savings or neighborhood bragging rights. But smart landscaping also helps save on...
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Steam showers: Save water, ease stress
by Linda Merrill for Networx Steam showers are the modern day equivalent of the steam baths of ancient Rome and the traditional Finnish saunas. Historically, wet steam baths have been used for cleansing, relaxation, detoxification an...
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Revamp your living room for under $500
(Photo credit: Wonderlane via Flickr) By Yamini Mudaliar for Networx Having the best furniture and accessories does not always create an interesting space. Over time, even a room full of expensive furniture and accessories will start to l...
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Greenpeace ranks 'greenest' electronics
A man looks at the Sharp Aquos Quattron 3D television display using 3D glasses during set up at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show January 5, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Environmental group Greenpeace handed out grades Thursday to...
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Al Gore urges China, US to build greener cities
Former US vice-president Al Gore takes part in the 2011 Global Urban Development Forum in Beijing. Gore said Thursday China and the United States -- the world's biggest polluters -- should work on designing greener cities as part of their...
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Don't buy: Lend, swap, share, borrow
Do you really need that specialized power tool forever or just for the day? Should you invest in a full set of camping equipment, even if you're not sure your family will enjoy it? Isn't there someone out there who wants to trade those si...
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