A way of reading everything else on this site. Start with the lens — materials, waste & repair, energy and ethics — then read any guide through it.
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A five-part guide to finishing an apartment from naked walls to a cozy home: insulation and triple glazing, gietfloor vs wood, wall paint and stucco, sustainable bathroom floors, and finishing with things that last.
Vida Sustentável
A handmade furniture workshop in Amsterdam since 2011: solid wood, made to measure, and clever pieces that turn a small apartment into an office by day and a bedroom by night.
6 min de leitura · Oct 2026
Vida Sustentável
Wooden handles, horse-hair and boar bristles, plant fibres, and the miswak twig — what to brush with when you want no plastic at all.
6 min de leitura · Oct 2026
Vida Sustentável
Щрак brings Bulgarian social enterprises together in one welcoming Sofia space, creating visibility and routes into work for people with disabilities and other communities facing barriers.
10 min read · Oct 2026
Vida Sustentável
The original drinking straw was a hollow stem. Here is why reed and wheat straws beat paper and bioplastic, and which makers sell them without glues or plastics.
6 min de leitura · Oct 2026
Vida Sustentável
Most cleaning cupboards are full of promises and half-hidden chemistry. We searched for a fully natural line that still gets the job done — and found Sonett.
5 min de leitura · Sept 2026
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What menstrual products are actually made of, what the evidence does and does not show, and the reusable cotton setup we would recommend to anyone starting from scratch.
8 min de leitura · Ago 2026
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A maioria dos colchões vendidos hoje é de espuma petroquímica. Eis o que a evidência diz sobre emissões, calor, durabilidade e fim de vida — e três fabricantes que trabalham inteiramente com fibras vegetais e animais.
11 min de leitura · Ago 2026
Vida Sustentável
O Sluishuis é um dos edifícios sustentáveis mais fotografados de Amsterdã. Passamo-lo pelas quatro lentes — materiais, resíduos e reparação, energia, ética — e depois fazemos a pergunta mais difícil: como é a sensação de lá viver?
9 min de leitura · Ago 2026
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Limites de COV, tintas minerais e por que razão o cheiro de uma divisão recém-pintada é informação.
6 min de leitura · Jul 2026
Vida Sustentável
Doze semanas de roupa familiar comum, um conjunto de manchas e uma análise à lista de ingredientes de cada um.
9 min de leitura · Jul 2026
Vida Sustentável
Gut Health, and Colics For centuries, kombucha — a naturally fermented tea — has been celebrated for its tangy flavor and probiotic benefits. In recent years, science has begun to uncover how the living cultures in…
6 min de leitura · Ago 2024
Vida Sustentável
Buying less is easier than buying well. A short note on secondhand, durability and the things children actually keep using.
2 min de leitura · Sept 2022
