Dishing the Dirt on Composting Toilets
If you’d like go one step farther in your quest for water conservation … what about composting toilets? Before you gasp, shudder and click away, give us a minute to explain why.
Taking Rachel Carson’s Message Home For Dinner
On Rachel Carson’s Birthday, let’s use the message of Silent Spring to forward the production of local, sustainable, organic food.
Put some GREEN in your green space this Weekend
The lawn – that great American pastime – isn’t all that great, or even that American. Maybe its time to start rethinking all that green carpet. Here’s why!
Low Flow Fixtures 101: or How to Save 11,000 Gallons of Water in 5 Minutes
What ARE low flow fixtures? Read all about them and meet your new friend the WaterSense certified aerator, which you can install in your own faucet in five minutes.
Spectacular Portraits of South Africans and their Bikes
As a group of avid bike enthusiasts, there’s little we like more than seeing other people love their bikes. This collection of portraits South Africans with their bikes photographed by Stan Englebrecht and Nic Grobler by is available in a kickstarter funded book, unsurprisingly called “Bicycle Portraits.” The whole project is an amazing union of…
Four Principles of a Clean, Green Bathroom Update
Four Tips for a Green Bathroom Remodel: Choose Water Saving Fixtures, Maximize Daylight, Incorporate Recycled and Upcycled Materials and Keep Toxins Out!
Mapping Chicago Farmers Market for (nearly) Every Day of the Week – 2014 Edition
City of Chicago Farmers Markets will be opening this next week, with an official kickoff ceremony at the Daley Plaza Market a week from today. But some independent markets have already pitched their tents (the Nettlehorst French Market has been up and running since the last Saturday in April) and with warm air blowing and…
Six Guidelines for a Green Kitchen Update
Since we just introduced the Sawyer House on Thursday and it’s design features a lovely and sustainable kitchen update, today seemed like a good day for a run down of some of our favorite green kitchen remodel concepts. The list below includes some of the main things we consider before starting a new kitchen update…
Coming Soon: Sawyer Street Residential Remodel to Begin Construction Shortly!
Check out the petite and practical kitchen, sun-flooded bath, and flowing indoor-outdoor space of the new addition and patio of our latest residential remodel!