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  • A Swirling Green Roof Tops Nanyang Art School in Singapore READ MORE >
    A Swirling Green Roof Tops Nanyang Art School in Singapore
    If art school was in our future we might opt to study under, or on top of, the amazing green roof at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. This 5 story facility sweeps a wooded corner of the campus with an organic, vegetated form that blends landscape and [...]
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    Excessive packaging is one of our top pet peeves here at Inhabitat, so we were really inspired by this flat cardboard sheet that is capable of conforming to the shape of any object, saving a bundle on wasteful filler. Designed by Patrick Sung, the packaging design concept features triangulated perforations that allow it to bend [...]
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    Crisp Warburg House Sets the Bar for Super Energy-Efficiency in Canada
    The Warburg house was placed in a large clearing on the southern edge of the client’s farmstead to maximize southern exposure. The barn’s shell was draped in black corrugated sheet metal and then the eastern and western edges were punched out and clad with attractive cedar planks. These entryways provide plenty of natural light and [...]
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    I’ve always coveted my friend Melissa’s fabulous terrarium, which is the centerpiece of her stylish, cozy Brooklyn apartment. I’ve secretly wanted one of my own for ages, and recently realizing that some artsy terrariums can sell for thousands of dollars, I decided it was high time to learn how to make my own on the [...]
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    Cross # Towers is a residential housing project for the Yongsan International Business District (Dreamhub) that consists of two towers – one is 214 meters tall and the other is 204 meters tall. The project had to meet building height requirements, so extra mass is provided through two horizontal intersecting bars situated at heights of [...]
  • ZAHA HADID’s Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi READ MORE >
    ZAHA HADID’s Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi
    We’re gaga over these renderings of Zaha Hadid’s proposed Performing Arts Centre in Abu Dhabi. We haven’t heard much about how green the building will be, but we’re excited to see more and more star architects inspired by natural and organic forms (check out the leaf-like windows!). The Performing Arts Center will be part of [...]
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    Green Building in Zimbabwe Modeled After Termite Mounds
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  • SOLATUBE SKYLIGHTS READ MORE >
    SOLATUBE SKYLIGHTS
    Skylights are a great addition to any house, as they bring in more natural light – cutting down on artificial light electricity costs, as well as promoting good health for a home’s occupants. Unfortunately, however, skylights are hard to install in most pre-built homes because they require so much roof real estate. Also, unless the [...]
  • BEIJING’S OLYMPIC STADIUM by Herzog and DeMeuron READ MORE >
    BEIJING’S OLYMPIC STADIUM by Herzog and DeMeuron
    After featuring the stunning “bubble building” being built for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, we felt it necessary to mention an equally-awesome structure under construction just across the way. Herzog and DeMeuron’s Olympic Stadium, fondly referred to by some as the “Bird’s Nest,” is a feat of engineering, an aesthetic marvel, and an uber-green machine [...]
  • QisDesign’s Aurelia LED Lamp Looks Like a Mesmerizing Underwater Jellyfish! READ MORE >
    QisDesign’s Aurelia LED Lamp Looks Like a Mesmerizing Underwater Jellyfish!
    This mesmerizing lamp has a curved shade which hides away the LEDs embedded within it, which reflect directly onto the inner shade’s strips to emit a warm and colorful glow. Complete with a three-way “touch-ring” dimmer to support easy luminosity adjustment, the low-energy design casts an ambient light evoking the serenity of the deep-sea. + [...]
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    THE MAGLEV: The Super-powered Magnetic Wind Turbine
    Renewable energy produced from the wind has garnered much attention and support in recent years but is often criticized for its low output and lack of reliability. But now a super power wind turbine has come along that may be just what the renewable energy industry needs. The MagLev wind turbine, which was first unveiled [...]
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    A BRILLIANT STORAGE IDEA: Staircase Drawers
    Here’s a brilliant idea that leaves us wondering – why didn’t we think of this first? Despite our penchant for 2-in-1 furniture, we’ve never seen anything quite like this before. Regardless of attempts to be organized in the modern world, most of us continue to be ashamed of one (or eight, in my case) junk [...]
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    THE MAGLEV: The Super-powered Magnetic Wind Turbine
    Renewable energy produced from the wind has garnered much attention and support in recent years but is often criticized for its low output and lack of reliability. But now a super power wind turbine has come along that may be just what the renewable energy industry needs. The MagLev wind turbine, which was first unveiled [...]
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    Gold Nanoparticles Could Transform Trees Into Street Lights
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    Living Moss Carpet Adds a Touch of Green to Your Bathroom
    There’s nothing like the feeling of fresh cut grass under the toes, especially when stepping out of the shower. This Moss Carpet by Nguyen La Chanh brings the outside indoors in an unconventionally natural way by placing it underfoot. The lush green lawn thrives in humid environments, which makes your bathroom a perfect place to [...]
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    HEINEKEN WOBO: A Beer Bottle That Doubles as a Brick
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    MICRO WIND TURBINES: Small Size, Big Impact
    Conventional wind turbine technology has been a bit out of reach for most residential consumers living in urban areas—until now. Researchers at Hong Kong University and Lucien Gambarota of Motorwave Ltd. have developed Motorwind, a micro-wind turbine technology small enough for private use in both rural and urban environments. Unlike large-scale wind turbines, Motorwave’s micro-wind [...]
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    BEIJING’S OLYMPIC STADIUM by Herzog and DeMeuron
    After featuring the stunning “bubble building” being built for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, we felt it necessary to mention an equally-awesome structure under construction just across the way. Herzog and DeMeuron’s Olympic Stadium, fondly referred to by some as the “Bird’s Nest,” is a feat of engineering, an aesthetic marvel, and an uber-green machine [...]
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    X-SEED 4000: World’s tallest tower will house 1 million people
    There’s a lot of debate about what the tallest tower in the world currently is. Some say the Taipei 101, at 1671 ft to the tip of it’s spire, is the world’s tallest tower, whereas we might argue that the Sears Tower, at a whopping 1731 ft (and 110 stories), still takes the prize. However, [...]
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    Moss Carpet Grows in the Heart of Your Home
    Among all the great green designs discovered at the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair, this beautiful biodegradable moss planter at the Tokyo Fiber Sensware exhibition definitely stood out. Japan-based flower artist Makoto Azuma collaborated with Unitika Ltd. to create an indoor glade, populating the planter with an assortment of mosses. The result is an exquisite organic [...]
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    TOP 5 SEXIEST SUSTAINABLE SPORTS CARS
    It is often said that for green cars to be taken seriously, serious car buffs must realize that they can compete with the big boys. You see, most people think that you just can’t get proper mileage out of electric cars, that they are ugly, and most importantly, that they just can’t go fast. Well, [...]
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    Dilapidated 18th Century Church Transformed Into a Private Home
    Sally Onions and Ian Bottomley purchased the dilapidated St. Nicholas Church (originally built in 1792) and turned it into a private residence. While renovation would have been a cheaper route, the couple opted instead for restoration, keeping key features like the high, vaulted ceilings, and original stained glass windows.
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    Solar Power Is Cheaper Than Nuclear for the First Time
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    Win an iPad and Matching Eco Case (worth $549)
    MAKE SAVING TREES SEXY and WIN AN IPAD! Hoping to catch up on your summer reading without the bulk and arborcide associated with books? Well, we’re giving away a brand spanking new iPad and awesome bamboo sketchbook-style DODOcase (worth $549) that will let you do just that. Imagine having all of the powerful capabilities of [...]
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    WIN a Beautiful ANDREA Houseplant Air Purifier (worth $195)!
    Want to clean and freshen the air in your home using the power of plants? We’ve been in love with the ANDREA houseplant filter’s modern design for quite some time now, so we’re thrilled to be giving one of these amazing air-purifiers (worth $195) to one very lucky reader this week! ANDREA isn’t just pretty [...]
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    LAST CHANCE to Win a Shiny New Linus Bike and Bike Bag (worth $730) for Earth Day!
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    GIVEAWAY: Enter to Win a Sloan AQUS Grey Water Toilet System That Recycles Your Sink Water (Worth $189)!
    Win a Sloan AQUS Grey Water System! Saving water is one of the most important things we can do to ensure environmental and social sustainability for generations to come – but while many of us try to be conscious of our water use, we flush thousands of gallons of water down the drain each year [...]
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    Lost Crates is a unique new care package subscription service that delivers curated goodie-boxes right to your door, and last week, we covered their fabulous new “Eco Crates” geared towards the eco-conscious amongst us (That’s you, right?). If you’re thinking to yourself, “I want an eco care package subscription!”, you’re in luck, because Inhabitat is teaming up [...]
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    Enter to Win a SAYL Task Chair from Herman Miller (Worth $749)!
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    Win a Basket of Method Cleaning Products and a Casabella Cleaning System (Worth $100)!
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    Win an Eco Lounge Chair and the Ultimate Green Summer Picnic Set!
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    BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY: Win a Solar Powered Package (worth $500)!
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    BACK TO SCHOOL CONTEST: Win An Awesome Solar Book Bag!
    Get ready for school with our back-to-school green giveaway contest! Fall is just around the corner, and students everywhere are getting ready to go back to school. To get into the autumnal school spirit and help our readers green their back-to-school regime, we’re running a contest on this site to give away an AWESOME solar [...]
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    Win a Hymini Portable Wind + Solar Gadget Charger!
    Put green power in the palm of your hand! Having trouble keeping your gadgets charged on a daily basis? Ever had your cellphone run out of juice on you in the middle of an important day? You’re in luck – we’re giving away one incredibly handy HYMini charger so that you’ll have access to clean [...]
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    BRC Designs’ American Pipe Dream Chair and Table Are Made from a Maze of Copper Piping
    The American Pipe dream table and chair were inspired by Benjamin Rollins Caldwell‘s own frustration after some thieves stripped the copper out of one of his welding machines. According to the designer, copper prices are currently at an all time high, and the theft of copper is a growing problem (who knew?). After feeling the [...]
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    Yuka Yoneda

    7 Weird and Wonderful Uses For LED Lighting Technology
    It’s amazing to think that just a few years ago, many people thought of LEDs as nothing more than the tiny red lights in our laser pointers but my, how the times have changed! With more and more people realizing the energy-efficiency benefits of LED lighting, it seems that everything from headlights to TVs to [...]
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  • Yuka Yoneda

    Yuka Yoneda

    6 Green Ways to Ward Off the Winter Blues (a.k.a. Seasonal Affective Disorder)
    WINDOWHOP It’s easy to get depressed when your work schedule has you getting less sun than Edward Cullen (you’ve got the sickly pallor to match and it’s not nearly as sexy on you). If you’re lucky enough to at least have a window in your workspace, open those shades and try to angle your desk [...]
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  • Molly Cotter

    Molly Cotter

    Rock Restaurant is a Tropical Culinary Dream Perched in the Middle of the Ocean
    The restaurant itself can accomodate 14 people and includes a beautiful wrap-around terrace boasting panoramic views of turquoise water. Built entirely with rustic, local materials, the structure easily adapts to the ever changing nature of its environment. When the tide is low, an amazing tiered staircase greets visitors, leading them to the main dining room. Higher [...]
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  • Bridgette Meinhold

    Bridgette Meinhold

    EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Utah Opens Its Striking New Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City
    The Utah Natural History Museum is the caretaker of 1.2 million objects from the fields of paleontology, archeology, ethnology, entomology, vertebrate zoology, mineralogy, botany and malacology. Not only does the museum work to preserve these precious artifacts, it also actively works to study their collection and educate residents, schoolchildren and visitors. The new museum was [...]
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  • Jill Fehrenbacher

    Jill Fehrenbacher

    VIDEO: A Look Back at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show and The Green Cars We Loved
    Last year I had the good fortune to attend the North American International Auto Show (or NAIAS) in Detroit – for the first time – and the timing couldn’t have been more perfect! I had never attended an auto show before, but I’ve heard that most SUV-focused auto shows of years past have not been [...]
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  • Bridgette Meinhold

    Bridgette Meinhold

    Starbucks Opens New Reclamation Drive Thru Made From Recycled Shipping Containers
    Inspiration for the shipping container drive thru came from the company’s use of the containers to ship their coffee and tea from sources around the world. Rather than let the containers wallow after moving their goods, the brilliant minds in Seattle thought to put them to good use and so the Reclamation Drive Thru was [...]
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    Bridgette Meinhold

    Sparano + Mooney’s Beautiful Kimball Art Center Proposal Takes Inspiration From Aspens
    In this third installment of the Kimball Art Center Transformation proposals, we explore the design by the only local firm of the 5 design teams who presented. Sparano + Mooney, who have worked both locally and internationally, culled their inspiration from the Aspen tree, which is found throughout Utah and is a favorite for its [...]
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    Tafline Laylin

    Nicole Dextras’ Giant Words Made of Ice Depict the Folly of Environmental Destruction
    Dextras capitalizes on the notion that a single word or set of words juxtaposed against a certain backdrop can create a lasting impression that hopefully shifts people’s awareness of their environmental impact. Nothing is quite so striking as the word CONSUME built in ice and decorated with blue food coloring set against an ugly, half-finished [...]
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  • Yuka Yoneda

    Yuka Yoneda

    HOW TO: Make a Recycled Mustache Mirror
    MATERIALS: - A mirror (preferably one you already have) - Fabric paint (we used Tulip non-toxic paint in black) - Mustache templates - A clean, large ziplock bag (you could also use a clean sheet of saran wrap but it’s a little more unwieldy because of its self-stick properties) - A damp towel to wipe [...]
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    Yuka Yoneda

    6 Natural Hangover Remedies to Cure What Ails Ya on New Year’s Day
    BANANAS You might have heard that bananas are favored by athletes because they contain potassium and it’s that same reason that makes them great hangover cures. When you’re hungover, your body has lost a lot of potassium that needs to be replenished, so eating a banana when you wake up will provide much needed relief. [...]
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  • Yuka Yoneda

    Yuka Yoneda

    This Towering Holiday Tree is Made of 86 Shopping Carts
    Images © Graham King “The shopping cart tree symbolizes both generosity and abundance, as well as acknowledging those less fortunate where their whole world may be housed in a cart. We see shopping carts every day and take them for granted. Individually the beauty of an everyday object may become invisible, but in quantity you [...]
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