Cities & Planning

For decades there has been this tantalizing idea being pitched of pulling CO2 out of the air and using the carbon molecules for something more useful, like making plastics. Although this is a fairl…

So far in the “Field Guide” series, we’ve mainly looked at critical infrastructure systems that, while often blending into the scenery, are easily observable once you know where t…

This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.

As the Trump administration's “big, beautiful bill” eliminates many clean-energy incentives in the U.S., China continues huge investments in wind and solar power, reportedly accounting for 74 percent of all projects now under construction worldwide.

This will be a lot of information, so I'm going to title each post. I think it's important for people to know the full process I went through, so you know what you're in for if you decide to build...

ZHUHAI CIYI BATTERY CO.,LTD, established in 1993,branded “ciyibattery”, was one of the leading manufacturer of the lead acid battery in China

An In-Depth Exploration of Nickel-Iron Rechargeable Batteries

'Black Earth Rising' illuminates links between the climate crisis, land, colonization, diasporas, and social and environmental justice.

Eco-Thoughts #8

The interactive Medieval Murder Map gives unique insight into danger, violence, and justice in medieval London, York & Oxford.

Woonsocket, Rhode Island was once home to many locally owned and regional grocers. There were small stores such as Fernandes Produce and Big D’s. The city also had supermarkets from classic New England chains like Star Market and Almacs. Over the years, however, the city’s economy took a turn for the worse. Factories closed and

The MRCOOL DIY is the only truly do-it-yourself ductless mini-split. The MRCOOL DIY series heat pumps are affordable, efficient and easy to install HVAC solutions with a clean and subtle design.

Sometimes people ask, why is xyz house bad? Asking this question does not imply that the asker has bad taste or no taste whatsoever - it means that they are simply not educated in basic architectural...

It's not something we've really thought about, but shopping carts can get pretty nasty over time from all of the people who touch them and things that get

# Washington State has big housing plans and ambitious planning tools, but it needs binding commitments across public, private, and social sectors to turn vision into reality. As it stands, housing isn't being built fast enough to stem the affordability crisis.

The city may not realize it, but its new housing jargon has a real meaning that could transform San Francisco

A new research centre is set to transform our understanding of animal feelings and the impact of human actions on them

Editor’s note: In anticipation of what we all believe will be a stellar UHA conference this October 9-12 in Los Angeles, we featured Los Angeles as our theme in May. With the conference still in mi…

Unlocking cities’ growing underutilised spatial assets for an emergent civic economy

We’re excited to share the latest updates on Permissioning the City (PtC). Our vision to transform how urban spaces are managed and shared…

The small town of Plympton, Massachusetts, took the bold step of making everyone pay for what they toss.

From the spring 2025 edition of Geist comes an amazing piece of writing  from essayist Soraya Roberts, who documents a trip on the The Canadian, Canada’s only mostly trans-national train. “This is …

A new book traces how the American prairie was nearly destroyed and why its return is so necessary for our future.

For a world covered in oceans, getting a drink of water on Planet Earth can be surprisingly tricky. Fresh water is hard to come by even on our water world, so much so that most sources are better m…

Before the large-scale use of fossil fuels, removable textile layers kept homes warm in winter and cool in summer.