The Houl: A Sleek Net-Zero Carbon Long-House in Scotland

The North Beach Residence is a Low Impact, Green-Roofed Summer Home on Orcas Island

Elevated Prefab Home On Cusabo Island is Perched To Withstand Fire and Hurricane

Net Zero Savannah iHouse Opens For Tours At Green Bridge Farm

Egypt’s Solar SLIDES House Has a Transforming Perforated Facade

Ghent University Students Develop DIY Zero Energy E-Cube Building Kit For Solar Decathlon

Inhabitat Editors’ Favorite Stories of 2010

As we count down the hours, minutes, and seconds until the clock strikes 2011, the Inhabitat editors took a few moments to look back at our array of great green design stories from this past year, and

2011 Solar Decathlon Home Will End Up In D.C. Community

At the end of the US Solar Decathlon competition next year, one of the entries will move on to its final home in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington D.C. The Empowerhouse is a net-zero home designed

Heliotrope: The World’s First Energy Positive Solar Home

Look, up in the sky — it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the Heliotrope! The brainchild of Architect Ralph Disch, this rotating solar home was the seed for the extraordinary Sonnenschiff Solar

Ultra-Efficient Danish Home Produces More Energy Than It Needs

The European Solar Decathlon Kicks Off Today – Exclusive Photos!

Finland Unveils Ultra-Efficient Energy Positive Solar Decathlon House

Things are heating up in the 2010 European Solar Decathlon as Team Finland has unveiled a beautiful net-zero home designed for cold climates with little access to the sun. That means that when the

Armadillo Box Solar-Powered Prefab Gears up For Solar Decathlon

Madrid is heating up as university teams from around the world battle their wits against the sun to build net-zero, sustainable homes in this year’s European Solar Decathlon. One of our favorite

Zero Energy Casita in Texas Opens to the Public Today!

Green building is making big strides in Texas as evidenced by this cute little zero-energy home in Fort Worth, which opens for public tours today. The Zero Energy Casita, erected by the award winning

First Net-Zero Neighborhood in the US Being Built in Boulder

A new development in the north of Boulder, CO stands to be the first completely net-zero neighborhood in the US. Dubbed SpringLeaf Boulder, the project aims to bring net-zero homes “to the

Modular Passiv-Haus Concept Offers Customizable, Net-Zero Home

This prefab concept house, Mini40, comes out of Austria and has a slant towards the increasingly popular Passiv-Haus design method, which promotes a very tight and low-energy design. Hailing from

Germany’s Solar Coated surPLUShome Wins Solar Decathlon!

The final results just rolled in from this year’s Solar Decathlon, and team Germany’s sleek surPLUShome finished first in an incredible upset victory! The German team took top honors in the