social responsibility

Wall House: Durable $5000 Home Made from Recycled Paper

Wall House: Durable $5000 Home Made from Recycled Paper

The Wall AG recently unveiled a remarkable prefabricated house that is made from recycled paper and can be built for less than $5000. Constructed from an innovative cellulose-based material, the Universal

Read More >

Student Invents Solar-Powered Fridge for Developing Countries

Student Invents Solar-Powered Fridge for Developing Countries

Proving once again that the best ideas are often the simplest, 21-year-old student/inventor/entrepreneur Emily Cummins has designed a brilliant portable solar-powered refrigerator that works based upon

Read More >

Sustainable and Recyclable Housing Made From Loofahs

Sustainable and Recyclable Housing Made From Loofahs

In Paraguay, forested areas have been reduced to less than 10% of the country, which means that wood is scarcely available as a building material. Additionally, 300,000 families do not have adequate

Read More >

Kids in Malawi Make Toys From Junk

Kids in Malawi Make Toys From Junk

toy car made from an old milk carton If the souring economy's got you down this holiday season, here's something that will help put things in perspective and remind you how lucky you really are. In

Read More >

An Alternative to Holiday Consumerism – Buy Nothing!

An Alternative to Holiday Consumerism – Buy Nothing!

We love the holiday season and definitely love scouring the web for fabulous eco-friendly gifts, but sometimes we get overwhelmed. With the economy in its lousy state and the fact that we're trying to be

Read More >

Zumos: Innovative Textiles from Guatemala

Zumos: Innovative Textiles from Guatemala

High-quality and low-volume is the MO of textile product line, Zumos. In producing what they call “pocket products”: scarves, ties, tablerunners and document carriers that all feature a

Read More >

Project H Gifting For Good Party in NY Tomorrow!

Project H Gifting For Good Party in NY Tomorrow!

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 at Cornichon,

Read More >

The Beautifully Unfolding Ocho Casas Housing Complex

The Beautifully Unfolding Ocho Casas Housing Complex

Frequent passerby in the neighborhood of Santa Margarita, Spain may find themselves a bit lost when they can't seem to find the white wall they just passed by. Appearing at first as a simple sheet of

Read More >

7 Bad Habits of Eco-Design Driven Consumers

7 Bad Habits of Eco-Design Driven Consumers

Inhabitat is proud to present our readers with the world's most exciting developments in future-forward design. Still, the stunning array of beautiful green furnishings and stylish products available

Read More >

Energy-Generating Spinning Wheel Provides Power for the Poor

Energy-Generating Spinning Wheel Provides Power for the Poor

The e-charkha is an ingenious update to India’s ubiquitous charkha [spinning wheel] that transforms the simple machine into a potentially significant source of energy for millions of struggling

Read More >

The Human Water Pump Harvests Kinetic Energy

The Human Water Pump Harvests Kinetic Energy

Gunwook Nam's Human Pump is a clever solution to the world's water crisis that captures kinetic energy generated from human foot traffic and uses it to power a system of pumps that bring fresh drinking

Read More >

Aquaduct Bike Purifies Water as you Pedal

Aquaduct Bike Purifies Water as you Pedal

This year’s West Coast Green was host to a dizzying array of innovative ideas, not the least of which was the Aquaduct Concept Vehicle by IDEO. Winner of the ’08 Innovate or Die competition

Read More >

Madagascar’s Rural Clinics Powered by Solar Panels

Madagascar’s Rural Clinics Powered by Solar Panels

Solar panels are unique among sources of clean and renewable energy for their ability to generate electricity practically anywhere in the world. Recently Madagascar joined with the Development

Read More >

One Day Left to Vote: Help Project H win $10,000

One Day Left to Vote: Help Project H win $10,000

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 nonprofit

Read More >

Peter Gibson’s Street Art Critiques Car Culture

Peter Gibson’s Street Art Critiques Car Culture

Graffiti meets environmental and social activism in Peter Gibson (a.k.a. Roadsworth)'s literal take on street art. Frustrated with the lack of safety provided for cyclists in today's cities, the artist

Read More >

Park(ing) Day is TODAY!

Park(ing) Day is TODAY!

New parks will be popping up all over the country today, thanks to Park(ing) Day, an annual event that turns paved parking spaces into temporary green gardens. The event was started in 2005 by ReBar, an

Read More >

Brad Pitt Breaks Ground in Louisiana with ‘Make It Right’

Brad Pitt Breaks Ground in Louisiana with ‘Make It Right’

The ground is breaking in New Orleans, and it's giving the Lower 9th Ward a reason to celebrate. Thanks to the effort and celebrity backing of a familiar face on Inhabitat, Brad Pitt’s Make it Right

Read More >

DESIGN FOR DISASTER: The Accordion reCover Shelter

DESIGN FOR DISASTER: The Accordion reCover Shelter

With two million residents recently forced to evacuate the Gulf Coast, the need for emergency housing has never been more evident. There’s nothing flimsy about the intricate folds of the reCover

Read More >

Vote for Project H’s Design For Education project on Ideablob!

Vote for Project H’s Design For Education project on Ideablob!

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 math toys for

Read More >

NSW Winner: Bligh Voller Nield’s Sustainable Stockland HQ

NSW Winner: Bligh Voller Nield’s Sustainable Stockland HQ

Some of the most interesting examples of green innovation are those that transform the environmentally unkind into a beacon of eco-friendly sophistication. Such was the challenge dealt to Bligh Voller

Read More >

COLA LIFE CAMPAIGN: Coke’s distribution chain to save lives

COLA LIFE CAMPAIGN: Coke’s distribution chain to save lives

In 1988, Simon Berry, Chief Executive of ruralnet|uk was working as a development worker in remote north east of Zambia, conscious that while he could buy a bottle of Coke anywhere, 1 in every 5 children

Read More >

Paris Visualizes Air Quality Via Color-Changing Balloon

Paris Visualizes Air Quality Via Color-Changing Balloon

It's been a while since an iconic red balloon has soared the skies of Paris, and we're excited to report that another altruistic beacon is set to grace the city's sweeping skyline. Airparif recently

Read More >

New Orleans Rebuild Efforts Going for LEED Platinum

New Orleans Rebuild Efforts Going for LEED Platinum

The opportunity to rebuild New Orleans as an international example of sustainability comes in the aftermath of what is increasingly being recognized as the tipping point for global awareness of climate

Read More >

PREFAB 4th of July: Housing Beyond Borders

PREFAB 4th of July: Housing Beyond Borders

Happy 4th of July! With today being American Independence Day, we thought it a good time to reflect on how the U.S. is adapting to (and resisting) migration, particularly along the border of Mexico, where

Read More >

DEMOCRATIC DESIGN? Philippe Starck’s Designer Wind Turbine

DEMOCRATIC DESIGN? Philippe Starck’s Designer Wind Turbine

A few months ago, prolific product design star Philippe Starck shocked the world with his proclamation 'Design is Dead', and the announcement of his pending retirement due to his frustration with the

Read More >

Fog & Dew Collectors for clean drinking water

Fog & Dew Collectors for clean drinking water

Alon Alex Gross’s fog and dew collectors provide a low-tech way for people in arid, developing regions to collect drinking water. Gross uses design to show users how individuals can come up with their

Read More >

GOONJ PROJECT: Textile Recycling Initiative in New Delhi

GOONJ PROJECT: Textile Recycling Initiative in New Delhi

Turning one person’s waste into another person’s resource, the magnificent GOONJ project is setting a truly sustainable mindset in the heart of the Indian capital New Delhi. Taking the idea of

Read More >

The GreenHouse Project: Sustainable Living in Johannesburg

The GreenHouse Project: Sustainable Living in Johannesburg

Copyright photo courtesy of The Global Oneness Project In the heart of South African city Johannesburg, a green focused community is transforming one urban park into a seedbed for sustainable living.

Read More >

Planet Green’s GREENSBURG docu-series premieres June 15th!

Planet Green’s GREENSBURG docu-series premieres June 15th!

It’s been just over a year since a massive tornado leveled Greensburg, KS and rebuilding efforts have hit full swing since Inhabitat last reported. If you've been wondering what all the buzz is about,

Read More >

PERMA KARPO LIBRARY: Good Green Design in the Himalayas

PERMA KARPO LIBRARY: Good Green Design in the Himalayas

Green design is good design - or so we like to say here at Inhabitat - and it is always great to see a beautifully executed example that encompasses this philosophy. The Perma Karpo Library, designed by

Read More >

  • Read Inhabitat

  • Search Categories

  • Recent Posts

  • Recent Comments

  • Browse by Keyword

get the free Inhabitat newsletter

Submit this form
popular today
all time
most commented
more popular stories >
more popular stories >
more popular stories >
What are you looking for? (Solar, HVAC, etc.)
Where are you located?