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Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Stirling Prize winner Mikhail Riches has won planning permission for the latest phase of a 600-home multi-site affordable ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Prewett Bizley show how going Passivhaus increases comfort and quality for people who don't worry about energy costs. Passivhaus, or Passive House, was originally all about saving energy and sets ...

On Roosevelt Island, Cornell Tech (in collaboration with the Hudson Companies) is going through the motions of realizing a brand new 2.1-million-square-foot technology campus—one that will come ...

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Sarah Lewis, co-director at the Passivhaus Trust, highlights key lessons from Passivhaus projects from Scotland and across ...