Inspiration comes in many forms. For me, it was my toilet backing up into my bathtub -- a situation that was not only disgusting but potentially expensive to fix. My usual response was to whip out the ...

Young Chinese inventors are actively shaping the future through innovation — among them, a team from Tsinghua University has ...

After covering the wonderful Tiny Tack House, Commenter Marrena noted: A bucket and sawdust! That's pretty hillbilly for most people. I see that the other similar tiny home you feature here, Alek ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation requires any home built after 2007 to have a septic system, and that waste from a home toilet can’t be used to fertilize ...

Chrissy Wade didn’t think there was anything wrong with the way her family lived on its off-grid farm in Waterville. The four — including two teenagers — inhabit a simple, wood-heated yurt on 56 ...

Our one-man privy council determines to replace an old outhouse with a more user-friendly one You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. If you’ve read ...

Last week I showed my new compost bin to my dear friend Diane. “Ugh,” she shuddered. “I’m not looking in there – that’s disgusting.” Most people would happily concur. To the general population, a ...