Green Real Estate
Ikea To Build Massive 26-Acre Suburb in East London
It’s official: Ikea is taking over the world. Yesterday, Inter Ikea Systems, owner of the popular furniture chain, announced plans to build an enormous 26-acre, environmentally friendly suburb next
One of the Safest Investments of All Could be Your Home’s Energy Efficiency
As we see the stock market spiral downwards while investors pick their jaws off the floor and rush to safer securities, we have an investment suggestion of our own. Home energy efficiency retrofits can be
Massive Hunters Point Shipyard Brownfield Project Primed to Set Sail in San Francisco
The seven-mile-per-side square of land that is San Francisco, densely settled for decades with precious little to spare in the way of developable land, is poised to embark upon one of the country’s most
The Top 10 US Cities With the Most Energy Star Buildings
Energy Star-certified buildings are on the rise in the United States! In 2010 alone, the number of Energy Star buildings in big cities has doubled in size compared to the past ten years combined. A
Vashon Island Cabin Creates an Energy Efficient Family Retreat from the City
Who doesn’t love a quiet country escape after a long week in the urban mix? Surrounded by nature and stunning views, one lucky family in Washington has found itself with a stylish escape
The 10,000th LEED Home Receives Its Certification!
The U.S. Green Building Council received an early Earth Day present last week, as the 10,000th green home was granted LEED certification in Tacoma, Washington. The home is part of the Tacoma Housing
1920′s Mercantile Building Transformed Into Modern Residence
The Leavitt Residence is a beautiful adaptive reuse of a 1920′s mercantile building in the Chicago neighborhood of Bucktown. Completed in 2008, the renovation built upon the 8,600 sq ft, 3-story
Real-Life Snow Globe Used to Test Energy-Efficient House
Image © Kristina K British researchers are using a real-life snowglobe to make sure that an energy-efficient home can withstand the seasons. The so-called “energy house” is currently being
1800′s Puerto Rican Home Revisioned as Green-Roofed Urban Space
Perhaps the greenest home is the one already built. A couple in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico took this to heart when they renovated an abandoned early eightieth-century home and transformed it into
Stylish, Super-Efficient Swiss Home Wins the 2010 Passivhaus Award
The winner of the 2010 Passivhaus Architecture Award is a fantastic three-apartment building on the outskirts of Bern, Switzerland. Built by architect Peter Schurch, principle of Halle 52, the building
SOM and Frank Gehry Team Up for Inland Steel Eco Renovation
Even modern buildings are suitable candidates for historic preservation. The Architect’s Newspaper tells us that Chicago’s iconic Inland Steel Building is set to undergo an eco renovation
Green Rollercoaster High-Rise Takes Off in Vietnam
No, this is not the latest roller coaster — it’s actually a self-sustaining community designed by DWP Architects in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Noticed at Designboom, ‘Everrich 2
Is LEED Still Leading the Way for Green Building?
For the past five years Inhabitat has written about many LEED buildings. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification system has proven to be enormously successful at pushing commercial
Exceptional Earth-Walled Home is a Desert Oasis
This truly stunning home in Scottsdale, Arizona offers a great lesson in site-appropriate design. The large roof overhangs and massive rammed earth walls help keep it cool in a desert environment.
60,000 sq ft Prefab Apartment Complex to be Completed This Summer
Interface Studio Architects, who gave us the 100K house, is upping the ante in sustainable prefab building by designing a new 72 unit LEED-certified apartment complex in Philadelphia. To be completed this
Oberlin’s LEED Downtown Development Revitalizes a Community
Ten years ago three college students had a vision to reclaim a stagnant downtown area in Oberlin, Ohio — in a couple of months that vision will become reality. Sustainable Community Associates has
Hufft Project’s Beautiful Butterfly House
Inhabitat readers huffprojects recently wrote in to tell us about this green office complex they designed for their clients R. B. Murray and Co. Here at Inhabitat we have been referring to this beautiful
Coop Himmelb(l)au Unveils Energy Positive Office for Austria
Coop Himmelb(l)au will be awarded the Sustainability Award at this year’s MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards for their design of the Town Town Office Tower in Erdberg, Austria. This
The Green Façades of Édouard François
Inhabitat has done a lot of coverage of living walls, particularly those of French botanist Patrick Blanc. They are complicated things, requiring pumps, hydroponics and a lot of care. If they don’t
New York Mandates That All New Government Buildings Go Green
As you may already know, New York is the home of Inhabitat’s main headquarters and we are super proud to announce that Governor Paterson has just signed the State Green Building Construction Act
Links Roundup of the Week: The High Line
The High Line opened this week!! The Inhabitat team was lucky enough to gather together to see it this week on Monday, and we loved it! It’s green, it’s public space — and visitors feel
Green Buildings Now Have a Home at The New York Times
The New York Times has quietly added a new search item to their online real estate section that is sure to please anyone in the market for eco-friendly new digs. You can now search for “green
Florida Announces World’s First Solar-Powered City
Florida’s next big community isn’t for retirees — it’s for solar energy buffs. Florida Power & Light and development firm Kitson & Partners are collaborating on Babcock
ANARA TOWER: Dubai’s Titanic Turbine-Shaped Superstructure
It seems that hardly a week passes before Dubai’s prospective skyline is updated with plans for yet another soaring skyscraper or incredible development. The latest world-class superstructure to
IS IT GREEN?: The Megamansion
Florida real estate mogul Frank McKinney has been building homes for the super-wealthy for 20 years. Recently he decided to start building them green. Acqua Liana, the largest and most expensive home to
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