Evelyn Lee | Inhabitat Local - Los Angeles

LA Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Smog

Earlier today, local environmental and public health groups filed suit against the US Environmental Protection Agency hoping that they make efforts to clear the air in the Los Angeles region. The law suit specifically identifies the amendments made to the

Bikes Win Race Over JetBlue Airplane in Carmageddon

A team of cyclists, a guy on a subway, and a Rollerblader beat a JetBlue flight from Burbank to the city of Long Beach. In light of Carmageddon this past weekend, JetBlue decided to run a promotion offering $4 dollar fares to fly from the Long Beach Airport

Los Angeles: A City Without Cars

Traffic is supposed to be at a standstill today in LA due to the inevitable Carmegedon, so we only thought it appropriate to take into consideration Ross Ching’s video, Running on Empty. The video answers the question, “What if, tomorrow, (in the city

Los Angeles Braces for Carmegedon

Leave it to a city dedicated to its reliance on four-wheeled (primarily) gasoline powered transportation to create a noun for the historic closing of its already infamously slow 405 freeway – CARMEGEDON. Los Angelinos have been prepping for this weekend’s

John Lautner Turns 100

John Lautner’s architecture has become an iconic backdrop to the mid-century architecture movement in the City of Los Angeles. His homes have played starring roles in movies such as Charlie’s Angeles, Diamonds Are Forever, The Big Lebowski, and was more

Hollywood Rolls Out the Green Carpet for the W Hollywood Hotel and Residences

Hollywood became sustainably glamorous following the opening of the LEED Silver W Hollywood Hotel and Residences. The new hotel offers guests and LA dwellers alike the opportunity to live a more sustainable lifestyle in the middle of Hollywood. In 2010,

LABC Takes Home Global Green’s Environmental Leadership Award

The Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) is doing a lot these days to raise awareness and create policy around solar energy, taking advantage of all the sunny days available in Southern California. Their efforts recently earned them Global Green USA’s prestigious

California’s First LEED Certified Children’s Hospital

Rady Children’s Hospital’s new Acute Care Pavilion is California’s first children’s hospital in California to achieve LEED certification by combining sustainability and evidence-based medicine into its design. The hospital’s architects, Stantec,

Little Tokyo Design Week Kicks-Off

Little Tokyo Design Week (LTDW) kicks off this Thursday by taking a four-day look at the “Future City.” Filled to the brim with a number of workshops, home tours, and curated exhibitions, the festival is designed to celebrate the power and energy of cutting

The Lebrun House, an Economically Built Sustainable Live/Work Dwelling

Solar power not only provides hydronic radiant heating to the house, it also heats to pool. A solar window has been integrated into the laundry room so that clothes can be line dried at optimum efficiency. Exposed concrete floors used throughout the house