Want to make your consumption choices smarter for the planet but not sure where to begin? Help is just a mouseclick or a fingertap away. Whether you’re shopping for food, services or
TODAY is the last day to enter the Bright Ideas Competition! Registration for the Bright Ideas Lighting Design Competition closes at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT Sunday, May 22nd – which makes this
This week our sustainable style site Ecouterre hit the runways at New York Fashion Week to bring you the hottest looks from this year’s shows — and they’ve rounded up six
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, but it’s really Valentine’s night that we’re all interested in, right? If you’re looking for the perfect sexy, lacy
Help support design in public education by voting for Project H‘s high school program, Studio H! The humanitarian design firm has taken on an ambitious project in the poorest county in
We all know what recycling centers do best – recycle – but one such facility in Signal Hill, California, took things one step further by recycling itself! The old building, an
The Sahara Solar Breeder Project is currently being developed by scientists from leading universities in Japan, and will use the world’s biggest desert as its main energy source. The idea
Did you know that sitting while you work could be slowly killing you? The American Cancer Society recently published a study showing that sedentary lifestyles can lead to an increased risk of
Project H‘s Design Revolution Road Show Airstream trailer is now up for auction on eBay! The shiny silver rig just finished its 9,500-mile, 36-city trek across the country promoting
Happy Earth Day! Or maybe not. The way we see it, today is just another day in the long uphill battle against environmental degradation, and if we are really going to see any positive change, we
Hanging gardens have become art in Houston’s Lawndale Art Center. Local artist/designer Ned Dodington transformed a stark white gallery interior into a verdant landscape with 30 hanging
The 3rd annual Greener Gadgets Conference came to New York City yesterday to examine how we can make our gadgets and consumer electronics cleaner and greener. This annual conference is always
Project H Design, the design nonprofit founded in 2008 by Inhabitat Senior Editor Emily Pilloton, is in the running for a $50,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project to launch Studio H, a high
In an audio tape released earlier today, notorious Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden points the finger at the United States and other industrialized countries, blaming them for global warming. He
On February 1st, design nonprofit Project H Design (run by Inhabitat’s own Emily Pilloton), will hit the road for a 25-school, 75-day, 6300-mile tour and exhibition showcasing design for
Today is Blog Action Day, and team Inhabitat is joining thousands of other sites around the world as we spread shock waves of awareness around the issue of climate change! As the web’s
We posted about the exciting release of Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People, a few weeks back, and now it’s time to celebrate! Join author Emily Pilloton (founder of
Happy Earth Day! (or screw earth day, depending on your point of view) This Earth Day, we’re feeling conflicted about the mixed meanings that Earth Day has for the environmental movement
Attention gadget geeks! The 2009 Greener Gadgets Conference kicked off today in NYC, and Inhabitat is on the scene, bringing you up-to-the-minute news from this groundbreaking event! We’ll
Design nonprofit Project H has completed the construction of their first Learning Landscape, a playground that teaches elementary math concepts using ten interactive games. Built from reclaimed
Calling all New Yorkers who believe design can change the world! Tomorrow night, Friday December 5th, join us as we head to Brooklyn for Project H Design‘s GIFTING FOR GOOD holiday party
With one day left in the contest, Project H is in the lead to win $10,000 from Ideablob, but their lead is narrowing and THEY NEED YOUR VOTE! As we broadcasted last Monday, the product design
Project H Design, the product design nonprofit founded by Inhabitat’s own Emily Pilloton, is currently in the running to win $10,000 for their newly launched project: designing educational
Happy Earth Day! This Earth Day, we find our Inhabitat team has grown to span nearly every corner of the globe. Since Earth Day is supposed to be about finding a global perspective on the state
Happy New Year from Inhabitat! Today marks the beginning of a new calendar year, and it’s the perfect opportunity right now to look towards the coming year with new ideas, goals and
Jill is the founder of Inhabitat, as well as a LEED-AP green designer and green design consultant based in New York City. She created Inhabitat in the Spring of 2005 as a way to catalog her
EMILY PILLOTON – Managing Editor Emily Pilloton is Inhabitat’s Managing Editor, and Founder of Project H Design, a charitable organization that supports, inspires, and delivers
Abigail Doan is a fiber, mixed media, and environmental installation artist based in NYC and Siena, Italy. She has worked and traveled as a documentary film researcher, an art director for