Conventional cleaning goods may leave kitchens and bathrooms gleaming, but they often end up dirtying the environment through microplastics and harmful chemicals. Blueland offers an alternative, selling mix-at-home products that help preserve the planet while polishing one’s home.

Brooklyn Microgrid is making renewable energy more accessible to residents of the borough of New York City, allowing people to power their homes according to their eco values. With blockchain facilitating peer-to-peer energy trading, is this the next revolution in the utilities sector?

Financial difficulties have led many Gen Yers to forgo home-ownership, marriage, and kids for the time being – but that doesn’t mean they’re without a rich family life. Instead of following traditional life paths, they’re embracing plants, pets, and friends to feel a sense of domestic fulfillment.

The way Britons get married is undergoing an upheaval as celebrants supplant clerics and brides opt for second-hand gowns. What’s driving couples to downsize their plans, exchange engagement tattoos, and opt for outdoor ceremonies? And how are brands supporting their new traditions?

The life path that past generations took for granted is no longer possible for many Gen Yers. Faced with mounting debts, a growing number are delaying marriage, forgoing car-ownership, and moving back in with their parents. How are these changes impacting home life and society as a whole?

Just when parents thought the stress of going back to school was over, many are facing the stress and organizational nightmare of managing the school drop-off and pick-up. Enter GoKid, carpooling app for families, which is fast becoming a trustworthy must-have for working parents.

Between 2019 and 2028, nearly 45 million Americans could potentially become first-time home-owners, but mortgage applications are still stuck in the past. A new wave of digital lenders is looking to disrupt the sector, with Better.com letting users get quotes and approval in minutes, not months.

In the digital age, parents have more information about their children than ever before – they can track their kid’s location remotely, monitor sleeping patterns, and even check whether the chores are done. Can all this tech allay common parental anxieties or will it fuel fresh concerns?