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- Making zero carbon homes a reality Tue, 27 Sep 22, 3:30amHow sustainable builders consider a home’s entire carbon footprint[...]
- Angular cedar-clad home in New Zealand is designed to go completely off-grid Wed, 18 Oct 17, 5:31amNew Zealand firm Herriot Melhuish Oneill has created a beautiful eco-friendly home deep in the rolling farmland just outside of Wellington. The Peka Peka House is comprised of three cedar boxes with glazed walls that provide...
- This house made of drought-felled wood is a water-saving wonder Fri, 6 Oct 17, 4:14amCalifornia's extreme droughts are so dire that students at UC Davis have designed an impressive solar-powered home built out of drought-felled timber and installed with various state-of-the-art water conservation features...
- HonoMobo's container homes can be shipped anywhere in North America Wed, 19 Jul 17, 10:00pmCanadian company HonoMobo is taking the stress out of building a new home with its ultra-green, ultra-swanky shipping container homes that can be sent anywhere in North America...
- Escape to this dreamy Airbnb eco retreat in a pristine Yucatan reserve Mon, 1 May 17, 9:04pmAlthough Airbnb is chock full of luxury beach condos, it's rare to find an eco-friendly retreat tucked into a secluded beach. Ría Luz is a wind-powered sustainable home carefully designed to coexist with its pristine surroundings...
- Self-sustaining island eco-lodge in Florida has its own desalination system Wed, 22 Feb 17, 4:13amFor those looking to get away from the chaos of modern life, a stunning luxury eco-lodge is currently on the market. The solar-powered Melody Key Lodge is a timber home located on 5.24 acres of secluded island paradise, just...
- 100% solar-powered super villa makes Arab housing sustainable again Tue, 1 Mar 16, 1:46amAfter oil ushered in an era of excess, many people in the Middle East stopped building sensible homes adapted to harsh weather conditions. But a group of students from Oman are bridging the distance with a sustainable design...
- EcoCasa Suyana is an sustainable, open-source home project in Argentina Tue, 28 Apr 15, 5:34amFirst ecological, economical and social home 100% open source in Argentina. Suyana means “hope” in Quechua language. EcoCasa Suyana is a project lead by a young couple of engineers and travelers. Noa is French and Venezuelan,...
- Method Homes’ Cottage Series Brings a Classic Style to Sustainable Prefab Homes Thu, 17 Jan 13, 9:00amThe Cottage Series is a line of traditionally-inspired prefab bungalows by Studio 29 Architecture and Method Homes. Classic in style and efficient by design, the series is designed for adaptability to multiple aesthetics...
- A Firsthand Look at the Magnolia 2300 Yurt – the First Energy Star Home in British Columbia Fri, 20 Jul 12, 7:56amRead the rest of A Firsthand Look at the Magnolia 2300 Yurt – the First Energy Star Home in British Columbia Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: build your own green home, building green, diy yurt,...
- Artist Damien Hirst Unveils Plans to Build 500 Eco-Homes in UK Fri, 17 Feb 12, 5:00pmDamien Hirst is perhaps best known as an extraordinarily provocative, sometimes playful artist who makes an incredible amount of money from his conceptual art — in a surprising shift, he now aims to channel some of that...
- Oregon’s Out’n'About Treehouse ‘Treesort’ has the World’s Highest Concentration of Treehouses Tue, 24 Jan 12, 8:44amRead the rest of Oregon’s Out’n'About Treehouse ‘Treesort’ has the World’s Highest Concentration of Treehouses Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bed & breakfast,...
- Beautiful French Prefab House by Djuric Tardio is Made Entirely of Sustainable Finnish Larch Thu, 5 Jan 12, 5:54amRead the rest of Beautiful French Prefab House by Djuric Tardio is Made Entirely of Sustainable Finnish Larch Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", antony france, antony paris,...
- “Outside In House” by Takeshi Hosaka Brings Nature Inside with Lush Garden Floors Wed, 4 Jan 12, 5:00pmRead the rest of “Outside In House” by Takeshi Hosaka Brings Nature Inside with Lush Garden Floors Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Architecture, Eco Architecture,...
- Ruby Sketch’s Compact Shipping Container Home Can Run Off-Grid for Two Weeks Sans Electricity Tue, 27 Dec 11, 3:20amAt Inhabitat, we love compact, modern designs that take advantage of efficient prefabricated building techniques, and Ruby Sketch‘s shipping container home certainly caught our eye with its sleek...