green housing
The World’s Largest Wooden Residential Dome is the Green Dome in Long Island
Kevin Shea’s off the map Long Island Green Dome is the ultimate sight to gawk at for any sustainable design junkie. At 45 feet high, it is the largest residential geodesic dome in the world and
Kenmore Senior Apartments: Holabird & Root Turn 1920s Building into Green Public Housing
In an effort to alleviate Chicago’s affordable housing crisis, the Chicago Housing Authority challenged Holabird & Root to transform a vacant 1920s-era building into a contemporary, high-quality
UCSD Unveils Striking New Student Housing Building
The University of California San Diego‘s striking new Rita Atkinson Residences may have students across the states scrambling to fill out an application. The graduate student housing building is
Ambiente Modular Housing Made from Recycled Glass
The Ambiente Housing System is an eco-friendly method for building modular homes from waste glass. The composite material that makes up the homes is virtually indestructible and resists mold, fire,
World Habitat Day is This Monday, October 4th!
This Monday, Oct. 4, Habitat for Humanity will join efforts around the world to mark World Habitat Day, a day the United Nations has set aside to call attention to the dire need for affordable, adequate
Marmol Radziner Launches Affordable New Locomo Prefab!
Inhabitat favorite Marmol Radziner just officially launched a brand new line of affordable modular prefab homes, the Locomo (which stands for LOwer COst MOdular). The official announcement was made today
Holyoke Cabin is a Beautiful Shipping Container Home
Holyoke Cabin is an excellent example of an elegant, efficient use of shipping containers to create a cozy cabin off the grid. Two used shipping containers, obtained for $800 apiece, serve as the starting
Urban Reserve: A Modern, Sustainable Community in Dallas
Urban Reserve is a modern sustainable community situated on fourteen hilly acres of land on the urban edge of Dallas. Envisioned as “a neighborhood where the common thread between residents is a
Modern, Colorful and Creative Shipping Container Home in Houston
Shipping container homes just keep on getting cooler. Developers Katie Nichols and John Walker along with architect Christopher Robertson wanted to create affordable and sustainable homes for the emerging
The Interlace: Jenga-Like Apartments for Singapore
We think the architect must have had a blast designing this new apartment complex for Singapore — playing with the different stacking arrangements until he came up with this interlaced arrangement
William McDonough + Partners’ Flow House in New Orleans
Inhabitat favorites William McDonough + Partners debuted their 100% Cradle to Cradle Flow House this past week. The Flow House is the first in a series of duplexes being designed by architects for the
Sustain miniHome debuts the new 12 x 36 California Edition
It’s no secret that we dig Sustain miniHomes. Inhabitat has always appreciated their sustainable spin on the mobile home and have eaten up their eye candy since the beginning. But on this fabulous
Via Torino Renovated Green Loft in Fashionable Milan
There is no doubt that for some, Milan, Italy is synonymous with ultra chic living as a cosmopolitan capital of innovative design and fashion trendsetting. With grand architecture and historic beauty at
PREFAB FRIDAY: Brio54
As soon as we saw them, we instantly fell in love with Brio54’s new set of prefab residential prototypes. A young, design-driven development firm, Brio54’s mission is to provide sustainable,
BEDZED: Beddington Zero Energy Development in London
The Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED) may not be new news, but is a fabulous example of innovative, zero-energy, sustainable housing on a multi-unit scale. The residential and workspace
PREFAB FRIDAY: ESPACE MOBILE
From the Austrian countryside, the hills are alive, with the sound of…. prefab! Salzburg-based Espace Mobile has recently debuted their very eye-catching, very affordable prefabricated line of
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