How much noise should you accept in your home?
“People should not be forced to choose between intolerable noise or poor indoor air quality in their homes.”
Why do people always say they feel younger than they are?
A few years ago, when the leading edge baby boomers were turning 65, I proposed to the big company that owned the website I worked for at the time, that we build a new site aimed at the boomer crowd….
British engineer builds a house with (almost) no heating
Max Fordham’s house is “simple and practical” and mostly all natural.
Place Blame For Recent Tornados Where It Belongs
Tragically, there is nothing unique about the number or severity of more than 55 devastating tornadoes that tore through the outskirts of Kansas City, swept through Indiana and Ohio, and stretched eastward from Idaho and Colorado across eight states late…
When to plant pumpkins so they’re ready for Halloween
Since pumpkins generally require around 75 to 100 frost-free days, it’s a good idea to get a jumpstart on planting them.
Proper, separated bike lanes are better for everyone
This is how you get people out of cars and build better cities. So what’s stopping them?
Theresa May’s $1.1 Trillion ‘Net Zero Carbon’ Suicide Note
Stubborn, thick, petulant Theresa May has decided what her legacy is going to be: she’s going to poison the wells, salt the earth, and make damn sure that her name lives on through all eternity as the stroppy cow who…
The ‘Hurry Slowly’ podcast can help you do more by slowing down
Hosted by Jocelyn K. Glei, these wonderful interviews boost productivity, creativity, and resilience in surprising ways.
Is there a “fundamental logic of walkability?”
Getting people out of cars and rebuilding our main streets is not going to be easy, and cannot be oversimplified.
Touring the toilets of Le Corbusier
There are many lessons about health and hygiene to be learned from the great French architect
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