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The stone ruins of an 18th-century Scottish farmhouse have been brought back to life as the envelope for a surprisingly modern solar-powered home. Nathanael Dorent Architecture and Lily Jencks Studio crafted Ruin Studio with layers like a palimpsest, from the 200-year-old farmhouse frame to futuristic and tubular...
Tesla has won its first contract with Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine maker, to supply its Powerpack batteries for the world's first project to combine solar power, wind power, and Tesla's storage technology. The $160 million project is being managed by Windlab at the Kennedy Energy Park hybrid renewable...
The world's biggest conference dedicated to green building is coming to Boston this November - and you won't want to miss it. The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo will convene sustainable building experts, professionals and leaders for mind-blowing exhibits, learning activities, a Net Zero zone, and...
Imagine silently slicing through the Long Island Sound on a yacht, wind tousling your hair. That peaceful vision is possible with Hinckley's new Dasher yacht, which they say is the world's first fully electric luxury yacht. Inhabitat took a ride in Oyster Bay recently, and we were amazed at how quiet the boat...
Design weeks around the world tend to be dominated by refined furnishings, sleek products, and glitzy lighting - but some of the most interesting works are those that challenge our assumptions about what design is - and what it can be. Independent designers and aspiring students are the masters of this realm,...
China, a consistent leader in solar power production and installation, is having another banner year with 25 gigawatts of solar energy being installed in June and July alone. It is estimated that China is capable of installing over 50GW of solar energy by the end of 2017. As of October 1, approximately 42GW of...
What do peanuts, rice, bananas, potatoes, and mushrooms have in common? In addition to being delicious, they could be transformed into building materials. In a report entitled The Urban Bio-Loop, the Arup group proposes to use food waste (something developed nations have an abundance of) to develop low-cost and...
For the first time ever, a hermit crab has been documented to have found its “forever” home. Off the coast of Japan, a new species of the crab has partnered with a living coral. The coral grows as the crab ages, which means it has no need to continue searching for a bigger shell to live in. Unlike its counterparts,...
