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: 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...
