Oil Spill Costs Rise to $3 Billion as BP Tests World’s Largest Skimming Ship
Attempting to speed up the oil spill clean up in the Gulf, BP has just tapped the world's largest oil skimming...
Clever Little Bag: Fuseproject and PUMA Revolutionize the Shoe Box!
To kick off an ambitious long-term sustainability plan to reduce its carbon emissions and waste, athletic wear...
HOW TO GREEN YOUR PUP: Creating a safe environment
Inhabitat dog owners listen up! Looking for ways to green life with your furry four-legged friend? Considering...
Michael Jantzen Unveils a Wind Powered Eco Wine Pavilion
Prolific and provocative eco-architect Michael Jantzen has come up with yet another fascinating building, this...
Greenaid Installs Seedbomb Vending Machines to Beautify Our Cities
Inhabitat reader dnl.phillips tells us about his Greenaid project, which installs “Seedbomb” vending machines...
Cardboard Moving Boxes Transform Into Sturdy Eco-Furniture
Most of us have been re-purposing cardboard boxes since childhood, transforming them from containers for transporting...
One & Ortakoy: A Sustainable Mixed-Use Complex in Istanbul
Inhabitat reader e_meliss tells us that Global Architectural Development (GAD) is on its way to constructing a...
Texas Breaks U.S. Wind Power Generation Record
Good news on the alternative energy front: Texas managed to break the U.S. wind energy generation record last Friday...
Far Coast Furniture Raises Awareness of the Pine Industry at the Olympics
Students at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design (ECUAD) designed these pieces of beautiful furniture for...
Edible Sake Bottles Made From Sun-Dried Squid
These traditional "Ika Tokkuri" sake bottles are 100% edible and are made from a surprising source - sun-dried...
Project Bottlestop: A Solar-Powered, Bottle-Adorned Bus Shelter
We've seen plenty of innovative bus shelters before, but Project Bottlestop might just be the most beautiful. Designed...
SOLAR DECATHLON 2009: Rice University’s $140,000 ZEROW House Keeps Up With the High Rollers
The Solar Decathlon, the super solar architecture competition held in Washington D.C. bi-annually, officially kicked...
Affordable Housing Made of Recycled Materials
Imagine building your home exclusively of salvaged materials. No re-mixed concretes or FSC-certified woods. Just...
Germany Unveils World Class Sustainable ECO CITY
Today Germany’s historic Hamburg-Harburg Harbor announced the development of a sustainable ECO CITY that combines...
McMansion Wetlands: Transforming Foreclosures Into Natural Water Filters
As the housing crisis wreaks havoc and suburbia suffers a critical blow from the credit crunch, what will become...
