The world is becoming more environmentally conscious in multiple industries, but architecture in particular is one field that has made tremendous leaps and bounds when it comes to going green. Cities all across the U.S. and even all across the world are doing their part to revamp old structures and build new ones according to the rating system LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

On July 7th California’s senate approved funding for the first phase of a $68 billion plan to produce the first high-speed rail system that will link Los Angeles to San Francisco. With construction beginning in the Central Valley, the rail system will zoom between Los Angeles and San Francisco in three hours – a journey that usually takes up to eight! Sustainable sources such as wind and solar energy will be the main producers of electric power driving the engine to speeds of up to 200 mph

The University of California, Merced, 2009 Long-Range Development Plan is the first plan in 16-years to be selected by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2012 COTE Top Ten Green Projects. It was honoured at the AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in Washington, D.C. in May of this year

Great news – health is in! After years of crash diet trends it would seem that we are finally accepting that a balanced, wholefoods orientated lifestyle is the only way to maintain a healthy weight and keep our insides happy too. With companies like Honestly Healthy now doing all the hard work for us, there really is no excuse to reach for cheap and nasty convenience food when you have plant based meals delivered to your door

Ever since its first mission over 23 years ago, London’s Air Ambulance has not only tended to the needs of the 10m people who live, work and commute in London, but it has also become a leading service attracting doctors from all over the world

To a greater than ever degree, people are looking for a more fulfilling experience of community. But for most, joining a fully-fledged commune is a step too far. What if there was an option offering the best of both worlds?

The Dutch and the Danish have ‘got it’ that pedestrianised urban areas that are cyclist-friendly are happier, safer, cleaner places to live. But Britain, with its pro-car lobby and its sad addiction to Top Gear, has lagged behind. Car use in Britain is on the decline, though, and it’s not just that folk are being careful

Social networking has opened up an unimagined dimension of connectivity in our personal life and relationships. in business as well as pleasure, the phenomenon has put us back in touch with ourselves as social beings, transforming our lives for good

Julie Hill, whose green credentials are impressive, begins by celebrating human achievement and even confesses to having a yen herself for ‘stuff’. However, she quickly points out that because we rarely know where it comes from and where it ends up, a shadow is cast