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- GREEN BUILDING 101: Water Efficiency, Both Inside and Outside the Home Sat, 17 May 14, 3:25amThere are few things we take for granted as much as our ability to turn on the tap and get water in a seemingly endless supply. Even during droughts, and despite warnings about shortages and conservation, most of us treat...
- American Steel Studios Assembles a Living Wall to Green Up Industrial West Oakland Area Sat, 31 Aug 13, 6:30amWest Oakland is a sprawling industrial area that's probably better known as the birth place of so much of the pyrotechnic art seen at Burning Man. However, amidst the smell of burning butane and steel girders at American...
- Team New Jersey Unveils Durable Concrete ENJOY House for the 2011 Solar Decathlon Thu, 28 Jul 11, 3:09amRead the rest of Team New Jersey Unveils Durable Concrete ENJOY House for the 2011 Solar Decathlon Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: DOE solar house, rain catchment, Solar decathlon house, solar design,...
- Foster + Partners Green Roofed Kai Tak Terminal Breaks Ground in Hong Kong Sat, 9 Apr 11, 4:55amFoster + Partners‘ Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong began construction today. The terminal will be built at the abandoned airport tarmac on the eastern entrance to the famous harbor. While the primary role of the...
- Modern Morerava Eco Cabins Sit Lightly on Easter Island Tue, 25 Jan 11, 7:31amRead the rest of Modern Morerava Eco Cabins Sit Lightly on Easter Islandhttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink...
- Tiny Off-Grid Cabin in Maine is Completely Self-Sustaining Sat, 11 Dec 10, 6:00amA project 30 years in the making, this tiny off-grid retreat on a coastal island in Maine is almost entirely self-sufficient. Designed and built by Alex Porter for her father, the project features a shed roof and is wrapped...
- Nano Rescue House Provides Flexible Emergency Housing Tue, 19 Oct 10, 5:45amWe’ve seen a lot of prefab homes designed for emergency habitation, but the Nano Rescue House is one of the most thoughtful designs we’ve seen yet...
- Prefab House from Down Under Blurs the Lines of Inside and Out Wed, 29 Sep 10, 5:00amThe House of the Future is a conceptual project designed by the Australian Architects Innovarchi for an exhibition on the grounds of the Sydney Opera House...
- Exceptional Earth-Walled Home is a Desert Oasis Sat, 15 May 10, 7:00amThis truly stunning home in Scottsdale, Arizona offers a great lesson in site-appropriate design. The large roof overhangs and massive rammed earth walls help keep it cool in a desert environment. Designed by architectural...