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Donate to Save Buckminster Fuller’s Geodesic Dome Home!
Richard Buckminster Fuller is considered by some to be the grandfather of the American green movement – an avid inventor and professor, “Bucky” is credited as the first designer to
Bright Red GO Home is a LEED Platinum House That Packs a Green Energy Punch
Photo credit: Trent Bell The bright red GO Home in Belfast, Maine was recently selected as the LEED for Homes Project of the Year for 2011. Completed by GO Logic, the seemingly simple house packs an
SCARQ’s Casa en Puembo is an Experiment in Recycled and Sustainable Materials
Casa en Puembo is an experiment in unconventional and recycled construction to achieve a low ecological impact. SCARQ utilized materials like earth, wood, eucalyptus, stone, metal, recycled components and
Pescomaggiore Village Destroyed by L’Aquila Earthquake Now Being Rebuilt Sustainably
Pescomaggiore village, which was destroyed by the earthquake that hit the mountain region of L’Aquila in central Italy on Apr. 6, 2009, is now being rebuilt by its 40-odd inhabitants with straw and
Adaptable Live Work Home Wrapped With a Beautiful Perforated Facade
The Live Work Home is integrating the concept of social, economic, and environmental sustainability back to Syacuse, New York by building green. Designed by Cook + Fox, the concept for the home was to
Noble Home: An Affordable Eco-Friendly House Kit
Affordable housing projects often rely upon unhealthy materials and inferior workmanship to help keep costs down. Not the Noble Home. It’s an eco-friendly house kit that’s simple enough that
Lake Tahoe House Takes Little Away from the Environment
Building site-sensitive structures in destinations such as Lake Tahoe requires special care when it comes to preserving the local environment. Taking this approach to heart, the architects at Turnbull
Carbon Neutral Home Breaks Ground in Cairn Valley, Scotland
This green-roofed carbon neutral home designed by Mark Waghorn Architects will begin construction in Cairn Valley, Scotland this month. The design was inspired by the sloping natural landscape of the
Beautiful Rammed Earth Home Celebrates Colorado Environment
Michael and Lisa Eddy dreamt of living in a home that was designed to showcase their love of nature and appreciation for the environment around them in Colorado. Designed by JCL Architecture, their
Wind and Solar Powered Eco Community Unveiled in Brazil
Brazil recently unveiled one of its first eco communities equipped with wind and solar energy! A total of 58 houses in a village on the coast of the country have been built on the concept of zero waste
Backyard House: Affordable Modern Eco Home Rises in Seattle
Located in Seattle, the Backyard House by SHED Architecture & Design takes its name from the site it sits on — the subdivided backyard of an existing single family house. The project’s
The EC* Cocoon is a Bubble Shaped Low Energy Geodesic Home
At Inhabitat, we’re big fans of architects that take cues from nature, so we were stoked when we spied these bubbly, cocoon inspired homes over at ArchDaily. Designed by Cyril-Emmanuel Issanchou,
Zenergy (Zero Energy) House Debuts in Los Angeles
The Zenergy House is a 1950′s remodel that delivers high on sustainability and low on energy use — net zero to be exact — thanks to the use of super-efficient green building strategies
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
READER TIP: Bent and Sliced House by Hufft Projects
Designed by Hufft Projects, the “Bent and Sliced House” puts an innovative idea – bending a home to accommodate the curving slope of the site – into action. In addition to bending the
Kaplan Thompson House: Virginia’s First LEED Platinum Home
Arlington, Virginia recently received its first LEED Platinum home, which simultaneously holds the honor of Best Single Family Residential Project from the Virginia Sustainable Building Network. A
Redondo Beach Shipping Container House
It’s hard to contain one’s enthusiasm for DeMaria Design‘s Redondo Beach House. The home, constructed with a combination of prefabricated shipping containers and traditional buildings
Forbes Park: An Exemplary Sustainable Community
The new Forbes Park residence in Chelsea, MA is giving new life to the old Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, re-envisioning it as a prime model for sustainable development in urban city cores.
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