New Solar Module Uses Holographic Foil to Create Cheaper, More Efficient Panels
A new silicon-based solar panel which utilizes holographic foil is reported to be nearly twice as efficient as...
Artist Tony Plant Creates Epic Sand Etchings on England’s Beaches Using Only a Rake!
[gallery_extend] Tony Plant has been using the beach as his canvas for over twenty years. The surfer,...
House Abo Beats the Heat in South Africa With Natural Cooling Techniques
[gallery_extend] To connect the lower and upper levels of House Abo, Nico van der Meulen Architects...
B.I.O. TECture’s Hybrid Shades Double as Solar Hot Water Collectors
LA-based B.I.O. TECture is an integrator and manufacturer of unique building-integrated solar hot water collectors....
Farwaste’s 30,000 Pizzas Turns Reclaimed Tomato Cans Into a Bunker
Everyday, restaurants and pizzerias of Turin use approximately 14,900 tomato cans, resulting in 5 millions cans...
Asif Farooq’s Incredible Gun Sculptures are Created from Recycled Cardboard
At Inhabitat, we love when artists create symbolic works of art using recycled materials. Here, Asif Farooq constructs...
Heller Street Park & Residences: Award-Winning Sustainable Housing by Six Degrees Architects in Melbourne
[gallery_extend] Heller Street Park and Residences, by Six Degrees Architects, consists of a public...
Rainbow Prefab Duplex is the First Certified PassivHaus in British Columbia
[gallery_extend] Each home in the Rainbow Passive House Duplex is 1,500 square feet and comes with an...
Former Greenhouse Transformed into a Vibrant Eatery in Amsterdam’s Quirky Old Shipyard
[gallery_extend] Artists, squatters and skaters started NDSM during the 1990s after the Dutch Dock and...
Bloomberg Announces Winner of the adAPT NYC Competition to Develop Micro-Unit Dwellings
[gallery_extend] The competition was part of a larger initiative to create more available units for one-...
Old Coal Mine Complex in Poland to Be Reconfigured into a Science and Art Center
As of 2011, Poland consumes 77 million tons of coal per year, which makes it the second-largest coal consumer in...
SCF Arquitectos Unveils Plans to Restore Earthquake-Devastated Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Haiti
[gallery_extend] The 2010 earthquake all but destroyed the historical Cathedral, a source of national...
Merritt Crossing is a Sustainable Affordable Housing Project for Seniors in Oakland
[gallery_extend] Merritt Crossing is located on the corner of 6th and Oak Street in Oakland. The dense...
Cantilevered Bioclimatic House Breathes Through its Roof in Greece
[gallery_extend] Located in Paiania just outside of Athens, an area that shifts from industrial to residential,...
Sure Architecture’s Perforated Yinchuan Exhibition Center Reflects Islamic Architecture in Northwest China
[gallery_extend] Sure Architecture's Yinchuan Exhibition Center is designed to unite the Chinese and...
