This week we are posting the second Design Talk segment with furniture designer Niels Bendtsen of Vancouver, British Columbia.

This week we continue our discussion about the shift away from suburban growth. We discuss an article by Christopher Leinberger entitled "Sprawl to meet its limit in Atlanta" in which he looks to Atlanta as an example as a more compact form of growth.

This week we discuss a recent article by Roger K. Lewis for the WashingtonPost.com, In "Economic Downturn Might be a Catalyst for Smarter Growth", Lewis talks about how to transform suburban sprawl through a process of "...rethinking, redeveloping, renewing, revitalizing and retrofitting."

This week we discuss the National Complete Streets Coalition and their campaign to improve the quality and safety of our streets for pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit users.

This week we release a Slow Home Test. The Slow Home Test is a quick and easy way for you to see how well your home adheres to the three Slow Home Principles of Close, Simple and Light.

This week we release a new front page to the site that responds more to the turbulent economic and environmental context we are beginning to face.

In this weeks Slow Home Report we discuss the Rue Street House by Hurt Partners Architects.

This week we feature an interview with Omer Arbel of Bocci in which we discusses his design philosophy. New to Projects is the Newning Avenue house by Hurt Partners Architects of Austin Texas.

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This week we discuss smart new alternatives for re-using demolition and construction waste. Also featured is the final part of our interview series with Katy Flammia of There Design and new projects by Vandeventer + Callendar Architects of Seattle.

This week we discuss the home renovation website Remodelista. We are also releasing the third part of our interview with Katy Flammia of There Design.

This week we feature the second of our interviews with Katy Flammia of Boston-based architecture firm There Design. In addition, we discuss their Anderman Residence and Dornfeld Residence projects.

This week we discuss a recent news article, "Gas Prices Apply Brakes to Suburban Migration" by Eric M. Weiss for the Washington Post.

In this weeks Slow Home Report we discuss a recent article by Gwendolyn Wright for the Mercury News. 

In this installment of the Slow Home Report we look at walkscore.com and Melocoton House by Sebastian Irarrazaval Architects.

This episode of the Slow Home Report features the Shifting Ground public radio series from NPR as well as projects by driendl*architects and Dan Hisel Design.