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The above video follows David Shelper from IBM Research, giving a tour of their Zero Energy Home.

Urban Omnibus consider designing cities for food production.

With so many options on the market, this TreeHugger article asks what’s the greenest insulation?

It may surprise you to hear that 7 our of 10 American workers say their jobs are ideal.

Part 2 in the series ‘The Architect as Urbanist’ is published on the Design Observer Group.

Designboom explore the use of earth as a modern building material.

Shareable Cities ask: Can we design cities for happiness?

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IBM believe a smarter planet needs smarter buildings.

Tony Recsei argues that high density living causes more greenhouse gases than suburban sprawl.

A good week for articles on WorldChanging, as they attempt to define a carbon-neutral city, and the same subject with a particular focus on Seattle.

Some great photos over on Flook, showing how London has changed in the last 2 centuries.

The Behance Network unveil an awesome boardroom table made from Lego, and a video of its construction.

Wired UK reveal a new prototype for a car that splits in two.

What would happen if electricity was 20 times as expensive at it is now? IDEO have released a video exploring that exact topic.

Fast Company ask the question: Would you live in an abandoned mental hospital? as well as exploring IBM’s new attempt at solving the gridlock problem in our cities.

What’s a city without sound? ask the Polis Blog.

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Fast Company ask: How Feasible is Large-Scale Urban Farming?

To ensure sustainability, we should all aim to have a little less, says John Assael.

A recent study suggests that Canada is losing its permafrost due to global warming, report Leader Post.

The new GOOD infographic explores how Americans commute to work.

Prospect believe that studying the development of slums can teach us about the future of urban development.

San Francisco looks set to change building legislation to ensure electric car charging points in every new home, report BusinessGreen.com.

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Better Place open their first ever demonstration centre in Israel.

Wired build the Superbowl Stadium out of 50 different types of junk food.

Treehugger report on Energy Australia’s plans to give away an energy and water efficient home rent free for 12 months, and also consider different approaches to hosting the Olympic games.

The continued growth of suburban America is explored over at Business Week.

Polis believe the airport is an expression of a city’s aspirations.

Interesting developments over in San Francisco, with a new project reclaiming urban space for its citizens, reported by Streetsblog, and an innovative loans scheme for green retrofits, reported by Inhabitat.

Melbourne’s ClarkeHopkinsClarke have an architectural plan for Apple’s new iPad, report Archinect.

People in the poorest countries like Haiti need new cities with different rules, say Prospect.

Inhabitat report on UBC’s plans to build the ‘Greenest building in North America’.

Fast Company ask ‘If you ran the world, what would you do?’, as well as reporting on Holyoke’s planned transformation into a ‘smart city’.

Live in Portland and have an iPhone? App Shopper report on the Citizen Reports App, created by the City of Portland.

Want an urban garden but don’t have the time, space or money? Check out the Bagsac, reported by Designboom.

New York’s pedestrianisation experiment becomes permanent, via New York Times.

GOOD explore how mobile technology is changing the way we interact with cities, Vermont’s plans for solar rooftops on 10 million American homes, and a new traffic sign that asks road users to consider others.

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Struggle to visualise the amount of rubbish generated in one hour? Design boom report on the ‘one hour tower’ by New York based architecture organisation, Terreform.

A great week over a Treehugger, with articles exploring the use of bark on buildings, and 7 green themes on display in the Season 6 premier of ABC’s Lost.

Hewlett-Packard have started a project called a ‘Central Nervous System for the Earth’, report the New York Times, who also covered the mixed reaction received by New York’s recent pedestrianisation efforts, and how we aren’t using urban space well enough.

The Nature Conservancy ponder the effect of urbanisation on nature.

Mexico City’s finest contemporary architecture is the theme of this slideshow over at Business Week.

Why should genetic modification apply only to food? Scientific American consider the role of Genetically Modified forests.

Next American City analyse the recent financial collapse of New York’s Peter Cooper Village.

A whopping 15% of city centres are vacant or abandoned, leading to some imaginative use of empty urban space, report Governing.

Jetson Green preview the HGTV Green Home of 2010, and Aerogel, a super-thin and efficient new form of insulation.

What will Britain’s capital city look like in 20 year’s time? The Guardian make their predictions.

The Independent believe Eastern architecture is increasingly influencing British developers.

Urban Australia is more expensive than both London and New York, report The Age.

GOOD answer the question: who uses the most energy per capita?

After years of stress on New York’s electricity grid, Metropolis Magazine believe it’s time to build a smart grid in the Big Apple.

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