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- This sustainable lodge is in the worlds oldest living desert Sat, 25 Jan 20, 3:30amIt's not often that hotels located in stunning landscapes come close to matching that natural beauty, but the &Beyond Sossuvlei Desert Lodge is no ordinary hotel...
- The WaterDrop tote bag helps you save 1000 liters of water every year Thu, 31 Dec 15, 7:30amWaterDrop is a folding watering tote bag that saves more than 250 gallons of shower water each year. WaterDrop collects the water we waste every day while we wait for hot water to come out of the shower. You can reuse it...
- Marvelous modular retreat goes off-grid in untamed Tasmania Sat, 14 Nov 15, 1:00amLocated southeast of Hobart on a 19-acre north-facing site, the Premaydena House is protected from the strong winds from the Great Southern Ocean by a dense eucalyptus forest to the south but is left exposed to cold and salty...
- British Columbia’s First Earthship Built with Pop Cans and Old Tires is Still Standing Strong! Fri, 19 Sep 14, 2:30amIn July 2009, Sandra Burkholder and her family began building an Earthship in Kamloops, BC; a sustainable house built with used tires and pop cans...
- Everything You Need to Know to Build a Backyard Greywater Wetland Wed, 27 Aug 14, 4:00amIf you stop to think about it, it’s quite odd that we flush our wastewater into local rivers, isn't it? It flows away, only to be siphoned off and cleaned by the community downstream before repeating the entire process...
- BC’s First Earthship is Still Standing Strong, and Growing Ever Greener Tue, 29 Jul 14, 2:30amIn July 2009, Sandra Burkholder and her family began building an Earthship; a sustainable house built with used tires and pop cans. Known as the Darfield Earthship, the home features green building methods, water conservation,...
- 6 Scrumptious Meals You Can Cook in a Dishwasher (Yes, You Read That Right) Sat, 31 Aug 13, 3:00amDill Lemon Cream Salmon It’s an oldie but a goodie. Poached salmon can be particularly tricky if you’re not closely watching the temperature. Cooking it in a dishwasher, however, is as simple as setting dishwasher to...
- Sydney’s Lizard Log Parklands Offer a Solar-Powered Weekend Getaway Wed, 5 Jun 13, 12:59amMcGregor Coxall has upgraded the park’s infrastructure and fitted out new facilities in an environmentally friendly way, creating a design that is sensitive to the rural nature of the site and underpinned by a strong sustainable...
- Sydney’s Lizard Log Parklands Provides a Solar-Powered Weekend Getaway Wed, 5 Jun 13, 12:59amMcGregor Coxall has upgraded the park’s infrastructure and fitted out new facilities in an environmentally friendly way, creating a design that is sensitive to the rural nature of the site and underpinned by a strong sustainable...
- UC San Diego’s Charles David Keeling Apartments Set the Bar for Sustainable Student Housing Fri, 26 Apr 13, 2:00amSecond year students of UCSD used to be housed in two separate locations on campus away from their main dining hall, so the Keeling Apartments were constructed to consolidate their housing at Revelle College...
- Extraordinary Sustainable Retreat by roomTEN Design Opens Onto Michigan’s Lake Shore Thu, 20 Dec 12, 6:33amRead the rest of Extraordinary Sustainable Retreat by roomTEN Design Opens Onto Michigan’s Lake Shore Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", green materials, grey water,...
- EcoCool is a Water Filter that Waters Houseplants with Treated Greywater Fri, 12 Oct 12, 4:40amEcoCool is a system designed by Ardavan Mirhosseini to filter and reuse the greywater produced in showers and sinks (but not toilets). The water passes through two separate filters and can also be used to cool and moisturize...
- Patrick Nadeau’s Green Waters Bathroom Uses Hanging Plants to Treat Greywater Tue, 20 Mar 12, 3:28amRead the rest of Patrick Nadeau’s Green Waters Bathroom Uses Hanging Plants to Treat Greywater Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bathroom, compost toilet, eco design, france, green design, Green...
- Ohio State University’s Solar Pod House Plants the Seed of Sustainable Design Wed, 4 May 11, 6:15amRead the rest of Ohio State University’s Solar Pod House Plants the Seed of Sustainable Design Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: COSI, eco demonstration house, eco micro house, green demonstration...
- Foster + Partners Break Ground on Naturally Cooled CITIC Skyscraper In China Wed, 27 Apr 11, 3:00pmRead the rest of Foster + Partners Break Ground on Naturally Cooled CITIC Skyscraper In Chinahttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed...