Often we hear the question: how is furniture ever eco friendly? It’s made of wood! Yes, most furniture, as we all know is made of trees, cut down and shaped to your every desire, if it be a table, a barstool, or any other form of decor. However, eco friendly furniture is showing up in [...]

Coffee grounds. Seaweed. Soda bottles. X-Rays. Pineapples. Seem like they have nothing in common? Well, y0u’re wrong. In fact, this little list of items happens to be the exact list of newly discovered recyclables that are being used to create clothing. No joke, these objects are being recycled and turned into fabric. The fabric created using [...]

The days of extravagance and excessive homes seem to be over. Remodeling homes has definitely taken a turn in the right direction. San Diego is now one of the leaders in the nation for green home renovations and sustainable construction. While home remodeling has dramatically decreased due to the economy, sustainable remodeling has increased. Eco-friendly remodels [...]

Biochar, a form of charcoal, is changing the world of farming as well as bioengineering. The charcoal increases growth in crops, and also absorbs and contains carbon dioxide. The difference between biochar and other forms of charcoal is just the temperature at which it is created. The biochar is created by pyrolysing biomass, which entails heating [...]