ECO-BRIDGE: Chicago’s New Harborside Green Space

Chicago’s full throttle sustainability initiatives have given us plenty of reason to think that the “Windy City” may soon upgrade its nickname to the “Greenest City.” Citywide moves

HELP AFH HELP MYANMAR CYCLONE VICTIMS

Always quick to act, Architecture For Humanity is quickly pulling together efforts to offer design services to the survivors left in Cyclone Nargis’ wake this past Saturday. With more than two

SOLAR BALLOONS: SunHope Renewable Energy

What could be more refreshing than casting off your carbon shackles with a bunch of solar balloons? Our favorite environmental architect visionary, Joseph Cory, of Geotectura has seized this dream with an

ORQUIDEORAMA: A Beautiful Floating Meshwork of Modular Flower Tree Structures

We’re crazy about this gorgeous botanical garden in Medellin, Colombia that was renovated in 2008 by Plan B Architects. The Orquideorama is an organically expanding wooden meshwork of modular

PREFAB FRIDAY: ‘Watershed’ Sustainable Writer’s Retreat

It’s easy to see how inspiration takes hold in ‘Watershed’ – a 100 square foot writer’s retreat in Oregon that is as sustainable as it is engaging. Commissioned by a well-known nature

Ross Lovegrove Solar Trees in Vienna

If you’re lucky enough to be in Vienna on the 8th of October, be sure to check out the glowing plant-like solar trees that will line the streets near the MAK museum. Designed by Welsh designer Ross

100% DETAIL: Alternative Energy – Wind and Sun

During the Alternative Energies seminar as part of 100% Design, we caught up with two of the leading experts within the commercial field of alternative energy. Robert Webb from Quiet Revolution / XC02 and

SEARCHING FOR GREEN HOMES AROUND THE WORLD!

ATTENTION GREEN DESIGNERS AND GREEN HOMEOWNERS! If you live in or have designed a clean green eco-machine, we want to hear from you! At the upcoming West Coast Green Show in San Francisco (Sept

CRADLE-TO-CRADLE ECO-TEXTILE Certification Re-Launch

Following their hugely successful and influential book, William McDonough and Michael Braungart’s Cradle to Cradle textile certification is now launching the second generation of its sustainable

THE LIGHTHOUSE: The UK’s first zero-emission home

With the new housing regulations coming into effect in England, which will mandate that all homes in the country be emission free by 2016, the race was on for designers and builders to come up with the