housing
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A solar-paneled roof over everyone’s head? Totally doable, she says.
Climate-friendly housing shouldn’t just be the purview of the wealthy, says activist Rahwa Ghirmatzion, who works to transform old buildings into green gems.
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Californians definitely want a housing bill. Just not this one.
Something needs to be done to tackle California's housing crisis. But what?
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Racism stands in the way of Obama’s push for affordable housing
Low-density zoning is often really about keeping non-whites from moving in. But that gives the federal government power to fight it.
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13 cities that have priced out millenials from buying a home
Hey snake person, want to live in New York City? Or worse, San Francisco? Fuggedaboutit.
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A surprising tool to slow gentrification: Land trusts
Community land trusts can guarantee a level of economic diversity in urban neighborhoods, and help locals take charge of their own destiny.
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If you promise not to panhandle, San Francisco will give you a puppy
San Francisco has an overabundance of dogs who need love and homes, and a large number of people who make their living by panhandling. This summer, the city’s starting a program that could benefit both groups. The program, called WOOF (which, in a textbook example of why coming up with the acronym first isn’t always […]
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The world’s tallest treehouse
The Minister's House in Crossville, Tenn., is 10 STORIES HIGH, over 97 feet tall, and supported by six full-grown oak trees. If you're a total purist about your treehouses and believe they need to be entirely off the ground and supported only by limbs, then this doesn't qualify, but screw you because it's awesome.
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Communal farming in Vermont [VIDEO]
A cohousing community in Vermont shares everything -- from farm chores to fun -- and knows it's better that way.
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This amazing off-grid hobbit house cost less than $5,000 to build
Self-taught builder Simon Dale constructed this straight-out-of-a-fantasy-novel house in four months for less than $5,000. The house is designed for low-impact building and low-impact living: it was made from reclaimed lumber and salvaged materials, and the Dales live off the grid, with a compost toilet, a green roof, spring-sourced water, and natural heating and cooling. […]