Source: aljazeera.com Published: February 5, 2013 We follow one woman who is on a mission to build homes for the poor from the only resource she can find in abundance. Ingrid Vaca Diez is on a mission to build better homes for the poor. With few funds and little...
Source: takepart.com Published: January 23, 2013 The 50,000-square-foot building will generate all of its energy using solar panels, and all of its water will be provided by harvested rainwater. There will be indoor composting toilets, a system of geothermal wells for...
Source: fastcoexist.com Published: December 20, 2012 The design debuted at the government’s Solar Decathalon, but instead of just being a show piece, new versions of it are being installed around Washington by Habitat for Humanity. By Zak Stone The Department of...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: January 15, 2013 by Inhabitat Staff Images by Hotel Kakslauttanen A romantic night under the stars is one thing, but a crystal clear view of the Northern Lights from your own private igloo is definitely another treat entirely. The...
Source: treehugger.com Published: January 9, 2013 © Konbit Shelter Kimberley Mok kimberleymok Coverage of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake disaster may have dwindled in the news, but rebuilding efforts are still slowly continuing, running the gamut from shelters made...
Source: earthtechling.com Published: January 9, 2013 By Randy Woods Another day, another shipping container reuse, right? That’s how it seems sometimes with a lot of architecture firms that want to play with these modular boxes like they were pieces of Lego. While...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: December 22, 2012 by Bridgette Meinhold The UK has a thing for garden sheds and backyard offices and the new Shoffice is a brilliant example. Combination shed + office, the Shoffice is the handiwork of London firm, Platform 5...
Source: news.nationalgeographic.com Published: July 26, 2012 The Reichstag, Germany’s parliament building, was retrofitted in 1999 with a new dome that uses glass and mirrors to reflect daylight deep into the main chamber, reducing dependence on artificial...
Source: earthtechling.com Published: October 18, 2012 By Susan DeFreitas image via Inhabitat / Cocoon Dream of a stay in one of those Free Spirit Tree Spheres in the treetops of Vancouver, B.C., but lacking in time to travel? Consider the Cocoon Tree, a...
Source: mnn.com Published: April 29, 2011 By: Laura Moss Photo: Vincent Callebaut Architecture Real-life ‘Waterworld’ The planet is warming, which is causing glaciers and ice sheets to melt and Earth’s sea levels to rise. As the ocean makes inroads over the next...
