Learn how off-grid coastal cabins in Haida Gwaii support eco-tourism by using local cedar and sustainable power to protect the Pacific Northwest wilderness.

Gold Shaw Farm constructs a functional off-grid shelter powered entirely by a portable solar energy station.

Kyrgyzstan’s energy system has long suffered from structural fragility stemming from the country’s overarching dependence on hydropower: more than 90 percent of electricity generation derives from ...

A new forest cabin developed in the Pyrenees, the mountain range that separates Spain and France, is drawing attention for its unique design, built with an enhanced resistance to fire, that can be ...

In hacker spaces and at their homes, creative protesters are laser-cutting and 3D-printing tools to resist an occupation. All over the country, makers are 3D-printing thousands of whistles to help ...

More than seven months after Kitsap County and the four cities in its boundaries launched a pre-approved Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) program, property owners are starting to use the six ...

HOUSTON — Every new year, many Americans set financial goals: saving more, paying down debt, and improving credit scores. But for a lot of families, those goals feel out of reach. According to ...

Paying homage to the long-dead Transcendentalist, some people are building full-scale replicas of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden cabin. Jim and Rachel Van Eerden’s “Walden”-inspired cabin in Stokesdale, ...

Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are eager to use artificial intelligence to automate processes, improve forecasting and gain insights from their data. Yet without a clear strategy and ...

Every so often, life hands you a project that stretches you. Recently, I took on one that was larger and more complex than anything I’d done before. Standing in an empty building on a cold Fairbanks ...

OLIVE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Builders in Ottawa County can now use free plans for small homes. The Ottawa County Housing Commission and the county’s Department of Strategic Impact are working on a ...