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Prefab apartment proposal wants to make city living more sustainable

Rotterdam-based architecture firm AEMSEN has recently unveiled BARBIZON, a design proposal for sustainable apartments built from prefabricated, cross-laminated timber modules. Created with the vision that cities need healthy buildings, BARBIZON’s timber construction would be integrated with shared green spaces...
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Rising Temperatures

Beavers could be contributing to warming in the Arctic

A recent study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters suggests that beavers' actions could be contributing to climate change. The study, which involved analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery, has shown that beavers are constructing dams and lakes in the Alaskan tundra. The actions of these...
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Interior Design

Top 5 sustainable products from IKEA to add to your home

IKEA has become a household name because you can buy just about everything you need for your home there. Not only does this company make every piece of furniture you could want, IKEA actually makes many amazing sustainable products. IKEA's commitment IKEA has taken big steps to encourage sustainability....
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Cabins

Work from home in this minimalist, modular 15-sided cabin

As the newest member of the Hello Wood cabin family, the Workstation Cabin offers the perfect tranquil retreat designed specifically to inspire creativity. Described as "the future of meeting rooms," this unique workspace has a modern interior made of Scots pine wood and complemented by large windows. Prefabricated...
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Technological Advancements

Eos Bioreactor uses AI and algae to combat climate change

A new artificial intelligence invention by Hypergiant Industries could prove to be the solution to the world's carbon dioxide problem. The company is launching the second generation Eos Bioreactor, currently still a prototype, that can be used to absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and give out oxygen....
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Homes

The Invisible House is a reflective building that mirrors its desert surroundings

The Invisible House is a mirror-clad home designed to look like a New York skyscraper flipped on its side. It is covered in heat-reflective “Solarcool” glass to mirror the surrounding remote desert of its site, located 10 minutes from downtown Joshua Tree, California. Designed by architect Tomas...
streetview of a brown-beige colored home with a honeycomb-like facade and slanted rooftops. greenery lines the front yard. streetview of a brown-beige colored home with a honeycomb-like facade and slanted rooftops. greenery lines the front yard.
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Homes

Green-roofed Hive home opens and closes with the sun

Ahmedabad-based Openideas Architecture has completed Hive, an adaptable and sustainable family home that takes inspiration from nature in more ways than one. Located in Vesu, an up-and-coming area in Surat, Gujarat, the luxury home was commissioned by a client who sought to manufacture a flawless home...

Ahmedabad-based Openideas Architecture has completed Hive, an adaptable and sustainable family home that takes inspiration from nature...
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Schools

Energy-neutral school in Utrecht enhances biodiversity

At the Winkerlaan in Utrecht, Dutch architecture firm EVA architecten has completed SO Fier, an energy-neutral primary school for Special Education Cluster 2 students that emphasizes sustainability, flexibility and connections with nature. The school, which belongs to SPO Utrecht, is split into two volumes —...

At the Winkerlaan in Utrecht, Dutch architecture firm EVA architecten has completed SO Fier, an energy-neutral primary school for Special Education...