Lloyd Alter
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Toronto, ON, Canada
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Lloyd Alter B.Arch Alpha Rho Chi, OAA (ret)
Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. → Read More
The new Treehugger is almost cooked
We will be back really soon. → Read More
Gone Camping!
Well, not really, but we have packed up all our stuff and are on the move. → Read More
Will the coronavirus bring back the corner store?
With more people working from home, the little variety store may thrive again. → Read More
Gogoro comes to USA with the 26 pound Eeyo e-bike
They promise "agility over utility." We like e-bikes a lot. We particularly like practical, affordable e-bikes where you can carry tons of stuff and go for miles and miles. And then there is the Gogoro Eeyo. I could go all Eeyore and just whine about it, but it is taking a different approach. Gogoro founder Horace Luke explains: > E-bikes don’t all need to be heavy cargo haulers or feel like… → Read More
Study finds only 12 percent of US workers want to stay home full-time
Gensler interviews thousands, finds most want to go back to the office. → Read More
weeHouse architect and Plant Prefab launch new line of wee accessory dwelling units
There is a lot of history here, and a great future. → Read More
In the middle of a bike shortage, Uber shreds thousands of Jump e-bikes
Why are they doing this? → Read More
In the future, the office will be a coffee shop
Another way the coronavirus may change office design. → Read More
Waugh Thistleton propose mobile vaccine centres made from shipping containers
Does shipping container architecture make sense? Sometimes → Read More
Temporary hospital is built from wood blocks held together with metal velcro
Tye Farrow mixes up his wood and hospital design skills and adds a zipper. → Read More
Wilsonart Student Design Competition winners will change the way you look at laminate
Plastics on TreeHugger? Yes, if they are a good alternative to using endangered trees and virgin forests. → Read More
California house opens to the outdoors
Why is this on TreeHugger? → Read More
The Architecture of the Well-tempered Environment: a late review
There is much in Reyner Banham's 1969 classic that resonates today. → Read More
New research raises more concerns about airborne transmission of COVID-19
One scientist says, "The world should face the reality." → Read More
Coronavirus and the air conditioned nightmare
What happens when it gets really hot and the AC is blasting on full? → Read More
Will expanded patios save the restaurant business?
Cities around the world are having a look at it, but it will be a challenge. → Read More
When it comes to working from home, less is more
Keep it simple, keep it light, keep it mobile. → Read More
Study shows how e-bikes can dramatically reduce CO2 emissions from transportation
This is where there should be some serious subsidy, to help get people out of cars. → Read More
E-bikes are eating the bike market
Whether it's the coronavirus crisis or the climate crisis, e-bikes can be part of the solution. → Read More