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- Plarn mats help homeless people get a drier night's sleep Thu, 31 Mar 22, 4:30amKnitters have long known about the health benefits of their hobby: reduced depression, anxiety and blood pressure and an increased sense of wellbeing, to name a few...
- A micro-house offers a formerly homeless resident both privacy and connection Sat, 16 Jan 21, 3:30amAustin-based Mckinney York Architects has completed its second micro-house for the Community First! Village, a program by Mobile Loaves & Fishes to uplift people experiencing chronic homelessness in Austin with affordable,...
- Community First! provides affordable, permanent micro-housing Sat, 29 Aug 20, 12:30amCommunity First! Village in Austin, a 51-acre sustainable development, provides affordable housing to Central Texas' chronically homeless. McKinney York Architects recently designed two new micro-house concepts...
- LEED-seeking apartments house formerly homeless families in San Francisco Sat, 23 May 20, 12:30amDavid Baker Architects has completed 222 Taylor, an affordable housing complex in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. Designed with more than 100 affordable housing units for low-income households and families and...
- Are these zero-carbon domes the future of sustainable housing? Sat, 21 Mar 20, 5:30amWhen design and architecture start-up Geoship met its $100,000 equity crowdfunding goal in just five days in January 2020, founder and CEO Morgan Bierschenk knew the fledgling company had something special on its hands...
- California energy policies are fueling the housing crisis and homelessness Sat, 18 Jan 20, 5:00pmBy Ronald Stein Founder and Ambassador for Energy & Infrastructure of PTS Advance, headquartered in Irvine, California California’s green crusade direction and actions are increasing the costs of electricity and fuels...
- Trump’s EPA Tells California Gov. Newsom His State’s Homeless Population Is Destroying The Environment Fri, 27 Sep 19, 11:00pmFrom The Daily Caller Chris White Tech Reporter September 26, 2019 11:13 AM ET The Trump administration will tell California Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday that his state’s homeless population is hurting the environment, a...
- Climate change could bring bubonic plague back to Los Angeles Tue, 21 May 19, 3:00amFrom The LA Times By David K. Randall May 16, 2019 | 3:15 AM Bubonic plague bacteria taken from a patient in 2003. (Center for Disease Control / AFP / Getty Images) The steamship caused the last global outbreak of bubonic...
- LEED Platinum housing for the homeless takes over a formerly vacant L.A. lot Sat, 7 Jul 18, 7:00amLos Angeles-based design practice Michael Maltzan Architecture has transformed a vacant suburban lot into the Crest Apartments, a LEED Platinum-certified permanent supportive housing center that assists homeless individuals...
- All-female high school team invents solar-powered tent for homeless Tue, 20 Feb 18, 3:03amTwelve young women from San Fernando High School in California have created a solar-powered tent to serve the growing homeless population in the San Fernando Valley...
- The world's first vending machine for the homeless is 100% free Wed, 27 Dec 17, 9:45amHomeless people in the United Kingdom can now obtain food or items like socks or toothbrushes at no cost any time of day with a recently installed vending machine...
- The world's first vending machine for the homeless just launched - and it's totally free Wed, 27 Dec 17, 5:40amHomeless people in the United Kingdom can now obtain food or items like socks or toothbrushes at no cost any time of day with a recently installed vending machine...
- San Jose city council approves tiny home village for the homeless Thu, 14 Dec 17, 2:48amSan Jose has been struggling with homelessness, but tiny homes could offer a solution. The City Council recently voted nine to two approving a pilot program to construct a 40-unit tiny house village. Architecture firm Gensler...
- San Jose city council approves tiny home village for homeless Thu, 14 Dec 17, 2:48amSan Jose has been struggling with homelessness, and think they have an answer: tiny homes. The City Council recently voted nine to two approving a pilot program to construct a 40-unit tiny house village. Architecture firm...
- Reversible weatherHYDE tent saves lives in extreme weather Thu, 7 Dec 17, 4:02amRiots in India left nearly 9,000 families homeless in 2013. Winter hit, and around 30 children perished because of the cold. Prasoon Kumar had recently quit his job as an architect to start billionBricks, a design studio...