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September 2026

I hope I never need to use this free survival guide
Actually, Jessica Wildfire has written a guide we should all think about now before we need to use it.
 • Lloyd Alter
If you’re serious about sleep, learn from Marcel Proust
A new study finds that light in the bedroom at night could be as dangerous as “smoking, hypertension, and physical inactivity.” Proust knew how to deal…
 • Lloyd Alter
If you’re serious about sleep, learn from Marcel Proust
A new study finds that light in the bedroom at night could be as dangerous as “smoking, hypertension, and physical inactivity.” Proust knew how to deal…
 • Lloyd Alter
Are standing desks better than sitting?
An Economist article questions their usefulness. In fact, what matters isn’t standing or sitting; it’s moving.
 • Lloyd Alter
“One Built Environment” unites all strands of construction, transportation, and infrastructure
This British report proposes breaking down silos and recognizing that everything is connected. We should be doing this everywhere.
 • Lloyd Alter
No, LED lights are not “the new asbestos”
A very short post about how we should be careful about overstating a case.
 • Lloyd Alter
It’s PARK(ing) Day because streets are for people
At least in Toronto, this icon of tactical urbanism is still going strong.
 • Lloyd Alter
Will GLP-1 drugs change home design?
Nobody is going to want to look at that big kitchen island anymore.
 • Lloyd Alter
Are green roofs over?
An epistolary discussion between Diana Lind and Lloyd Alter over their past and their future.
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