How Better PV Balance-of-System Design Improves Sustainability
Why durable, repairable and well-documented PV combiner boxes reduce failures, waste, downtime and lifecycle impacts.
Design
Design is where imagination meets materials, where aesthetics meet responsibility, and where everyday objects become reflections of our values. In this category, we explore the creative practices shaping more sustainable ways of living — from architecture and interiors to fashion, craft, and digital innovation.
Our design stories highlight both the beauty and the complexity of creating in an age of environmental limits. We feature work from artists, designers, and studios experimenting with low-impact processes, circularity, cultural heritage, and new forms of expression deeply informed by place and ecology.
Whether you’re here for visual inspiration, thoughtful critiques, or an insider’s view of ethical creative industries, this section showcases design as an active force in shaping a more sustainable future.
Solar on Superstores: The Empty Rooftops Hiding in Plain Sight
Putting solar on superstores is great for everyone. It’s beneficial for businesses, electricity customers, the grid, and the environment.
The Key Principles Driving Sustainable City Planning Today
Searching for a greener city? You can look for several key principles driving sustainable city planning wherever you decide to live. Let’s discuss the details.
The Sustainable Workplace: A Comprehensive Guide
In this guide to the sustainable workplace, we will discuss some simple ways you can do your part to care for the environment.
What Led These Three Artists to Explore The Diverse World of Sustainable Art
As we all become more aware of the degrading impact we have on our home planet, more artists are stepping up to talk about it.
The Circular Economy Comes Home: Recycled Materials in Modular Housing
When paired with circular economic principles, sustainable modular housing becomes a sophisticated framework for closed-loop resource management.
The Unblocked Room: Why Minimalism Is Actually About Air and Light
Discover environmental minimalism: how air movement and natural light create spatial clarity in commercial interiors, not just visual reduction.
The Future of Furniture: Green vs. Sustainable Choices
Furnishings are among the most carbon-intensive aspects of built environments, but times are changing. Here’s what the future of furniture will look like.
Inside Canada’s Outages and Why Rapid Emergency Power Matters More Than Ever
Canada’s electrical grid is under growing strain from aging infrastructure and extreme weather, and the costs of getting emergency response wrong keep climbing. This article breaks down what actually separates fast, effective power restoration from inadequate preparation.
Cutting Your Renovation’s Carbon Footprint One Material at a Time
Explore sustainable renovation strategies and materials to lower your renovation’s carbon footprint and create an eco-friendly space.
Makeover Your Bathroom: A Step-By-Step Remodeling Guide
In this guide, we’ll explore everything you need to know to successfully makeover your bathroom and create a space that reflects your personal style.
The Standardization Paradox: Why Sustainability Adoption May Require Losing Artisanal Perfection
The full life cycle of a product matters more than its production method alone.
Building Tomorrow’s Playgrounds: Climate-Resilient Designs for Every Forecast
Play spaces must adapt to account for climate change. Discover how innovative design can create safer, more sustainable playgrounds for every community.
Is Aging in Place the Ultimate Sustainable Housing Solution?
Discover how aging in place can reduce waste, preserve resources and create a safer, more sustainable home for the future.
What Interior Designers Do for Sustainable Homes
Interior designers shape waste, toxins, and energy use. Here’s what they do, what you get, and questions to ask for a truly sustainable interior.
What Is Green Warehousing? (And How to Achieve It)
With specific strategies, any warehouse can reduce its carbon footprint.
Buying Gifts for Makers Without More Waste
The best gifts for makers are the ones that get used for years, not admired for a week and forgotten in a drawer.
The Environmental Impact of Home Saunas
A closer look at the environmental impact of home saunas, from electricity and materials to durability, maintenance, and whether long-term use justifies the footprint.
How to Refresh a Room Without Creating More Waste
A lower-waste room refresh starts with restraint. Decorative wall panels can help in some cases, but sustainability depends on materials, durability, and avoiding needless rip-outs.
Phishing Is a Hidden Business Waste Stream
Phishing wastes time, money, storage, and trust. Here’s how better email security fits into a lower-friction, more resilient digital workplace.
Eco-Friendly Medieval Decor, Without the Fantasy
Medieval-inspired decor is not inherently sustainable. Here is how to borrow the look with less waste, better materials, and more honesty.
Seasonal Decor Without the Seasonal Waste
Seasonal decorating does not have to mean seasonal waste. Here is how to build lower-waste traditions with reuse, restraint, and durable design.
Sustainable Materials That Improve Home Maintenance
Sustainable home materials can reduce repairs, waste, and upkeep. Here’s how to choose durable options that hold up over time.
EV Charging Stations: Wildflower Surrounds & Biodiversity
EV charging stations with wildflower plots can improve the environmental impact of these roadside stations and help offset the negatives. Let’s discuss.
Sustainable Waterfront Design Beyond Treated Wood
Floating docks can reduce waterfront disruption and chemical leaching, but materials like HDPE have trade-offs. Here’s how to assess them.
Tackling Water Scarcity at Home
A practical guide to tackling water scarcity at home with smarter habits, leak fixes, rainwater capture, better garden choices, and lower-waste systems.
The Zero-Waste Vanity: Why Brands Are Returning to Glass
Glass packaging can reduce plastic waste and protect product integrity. Here’s when glass helps most—and what “ethical” really looks like.
Healthier Indoor Air Without the Hype
Indoor air can be more polluted than outdoor air. Here’s a practical, low-drama guide to ventilation, moisture control, filtration, and safer habits.
How Nondestructive Testing Affects Life Cycles and Waste
Nondestructive testing can verify an item’s condition before and after it reaches consumers or goes into service, revealing the most effective way to handle it.
Designing a Kitchen That Ages Well: Why Material Choice Is Your First Decision
Designing a kitchen? Don’t start with colors or cabinet styles. Material choices determine how your kitchen will look, feel, and function for years to come. Learn why prioritizing durability is the key to a space that ages gracefully.
Sustainable Barrier Materials: What Actually Works
A practical guide to barrier packaging: coatings, films, paper, and bioplastics—what’s recyclable, what’s compostable, and what’s greenwash.
The Industries That Will Benefit Most From Electric Cars
Whilst there is no denying the positive impact that electric cars have on the environment, they also benefit various industries, to profit and productivity.
Right to Repair Phones: Repair vs Replace Guide
What phone right to repair really means, what blocks repairs, how to decide repair vs replace, and practical steps to cut e-waste and cost.
A Guide to Sustainable Interior Design
Sustainable interior design made practical: low-tox materials, energy-smart upgrades, ethical sourcing, and circular choices for healthier, lower-carbon homes.
How to Curate an Eco-Chic Home That Feels as Lavish as a Five-Star Hotel
Being intentional about home decor isn’t about restriction. The approach is more about turning a living space into a healthy sanctuary.
Jerusalem in Paint: How Art Shapes Place Memory
Cityscape art can anchor memory and belonging. Why paintings of Jerusalem resonate across distance, generations, and changing definitions of home.