INTERVIEW: We Talk Hemp with South African Materials Expert Tony Budden

Taichung InfoBox Is a Bamboo Clad Community Space Retrofit of an Airport Hanger

Knowaste Lets You Shingle Your Roof With Tiles That Used to Be Diapers

Thanks to Canadian company Knowaste, you can now tile your roof with what was once a dirty diaper. Knowaste has pioneered a process that turns used diapers into sturdy plastic pellets that can be then

New Building Panel Promises High R-Values and Comfortable Interiors

Try to imagine the perfect wall system — it would be durable, super-efficient, thin and simple to install. Researchers at HTWK Leipzig, a German university of allied sciences, are currently working

Report Reveals That Three Common Building Materials Are Now on the Cancer List

A newly released report by the US Department of Health and Human Services shows that three very common building materials have now been added to the cancer list. Among the 8 chemicals that were added

The Best Sustainable Ceramics From Cevisama 2011

Energy-Saving Ecom4 Tiles Could Shave 16% Off Your Power Bill

When is the last time you got excited about advances in ceramic tile technology? Get ready – Spanish tile manufacturer Ceracasa just unveiled a new breed of high-tech tiles that could cut your

Researchers Develop Eco Super Bricks Made of Wool

We’re moving one brick at a time towards a more earth friendly building future, and researchers in Europe have just thrown their latest invention into the equation. Teams working together at the

West Coast Green 2010 Gets the Green Crowd All Revved Up

Eco Emergency Shelter Built Entirely From Shipping Pallets

In a brilliant example of material reuse I-Beam has created a sustainable emergency shelter built completely out of shipping pallets. Originally designed as temporary housing for refugees of the Baltic

EcoARK Pavilion made from 1.5 Million Plastic Bottles

Here at Inhabitat we’ve showcased a host of amazing structures made from repurposed bottles, but we’ve never a project as polished and sleek as this. The Far Eastern Group sponsored this three

Elastic Iron Alloy Could be Used to Make Earthquake-Proof Buildings

In light of the world’s recent earthquakes, finding a quake-proof building material is a top priority. A group of Japanese researchers are answering the call. They’ve developed a super elastic

Build It Green is a One Stop Reclaimed Materials Shop in NYC

Sponge-Like “Swelling Glass” Absorbs Toxins in Water

Glass isn’t usually our first choice for cleaning up household messes, but a company called Absorbent Materials thinks that a new kind of “swelling glass” – glass that swells up

Cars Made From Liquid Wood Around the Corner

With major auto manufactures rushing to green their upcoming vehicle lines as quickly as possible, Ford Motor Company has announced that it is researching an innovative material that may one day become as

Cathedral Renovated Into Garden Museum

Situated within a beautiful old church, London’s Museum of Garden History recently underwent a stunning renovation that re-envisioned its interior as a fresh modern space. Designed by Dow Jones

EcoRock: Sustainable Drywall will Rock your Green World

Drywall is the number three producer of greenhouse gasses among building materials, trailing just behind cement and steel. Its production generates 200 million tons of carbon dioxide gas, a host of gypsum