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Use Just Enough

Take care to measure out the right amount of water needed. It takes extra energy to boil too much water. Not only will you...

REAL(ly) Affordable and Sustainable Housing Hits the Negev

What's the next challenge for the World Trade Center's chief engineer? Designing solar-powered houses in the Negev desert that can be built from scratch in...

Get Some Sleep

How many times have you gotten up to go to bed wondering what you had gained from that extra hour or three of television...

Keep it Cool

  Refrigerators and freezers account for about a sixth of all electricity use in a typical home. Over- or under-crowding makes the fridge work harder to...

Plant Some Shade – Why trees are better than artificial shade

According to research by the Department of Energy shade trees can reduce the need for air conditioning by 7% to 40%. If you have a garden, plant a tree. It can decrease the energy you need to cool your space but also provide a place to hang a tire swing, not to mention the offsets.

Batteries

The batteries that you throw out today end up in landfills and incinerators. From here they eventually leak into the environment and can end...

Gil Peled Creates Israel’s First Green Apartment Building

Designs for new technologies to green homes, or even building new ‘eco-friendly’ neighbourhoods from scratch like in Kfar Saba (Green Building or Greenwashing?), are...

Why Doesn't Tel Aviv's Carmel Market Compost (or Recycle)?

Late Friday afternoon at the Carmel Market in the center of Tel Aviv. Shabbat is approaching, and the "shook" is winding down for...

Open Green Houses: Eco-Architecture Tours in Tel Aviv

One weekend a year, Tel Aviv's architectural treasures open their doors and allow the public to learn about and appreciate the urban environment.  In this...

Hydrogen Peroxide

There are a lot of nasties on your fresh food. Do you know what goes into the fertilizer that your carrot sticks grew in? In the...

Green Your Campus

Thanks to the Birthright programme and the array of gap-year schemes, more young people from across the world have the opportunity to visit Israel,...

Coffee Grinds

Watch your plants go on a caffeine high!  Instead of trashing or washing those coffee grinds down the drain, throw them in your garden. They make great fertilizer.

Earth Day and Leavened Bread

Jews all over the world have been working for weeks cleaning their houses from all remnants of unleavened bread. There are Jewish philosophers that...

Does Dioxane Blow the Lid off Ecover’s Green Cover?

Ecover is lauded by the United Nations for protecting the earth, and the company's products scour many a lean and green TreeHugging homes —...

How Does Your (Community) Garden Grow?

Now the weather is warming up, it’s time to hit the road and escape the urban jungle. But instead of taking the bus to...

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A Brief History of Basil From India to Italy

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The Fitness App Revolution: Building the Future of Wellness Through Strategic Development

In an era where smartphones are ubiquitous and health consciousness is at an all-time high, the fitness industry has undergone a radical digital transformation. Fitness applications have moved far beyond simple pedometers, evolving into comprehensive wellness platforms that serve as personal trainers, nutritionists, and community hubs right in our pockets.

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Listening to Water: Tarek Atoui’s Next Work for Tate Modern

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Leading Through a Dual-Energy Transition: Balancing Decarbonisation with Energy Security

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