Here are the latest sustainable construction materials
According to the U.N. Environmental Program, the construction industry is not making enough efforts to achieve net-zero...
How can companies reach net-zero by 2030?
We’re on a global mission to achieve specific environmental goals, and we’re on a timeline. Goals set in 2015...
First climate-positive, net-zero city in the world
Nexgen sustainable city is a masterplan from URB for a city in Egypt. It will become the world’s first net-zero...
Nation’s first triple net-zero housing development to rise in New York
New York City-based Garrison Architects has unveiled designs for The Seventy-Six, a housing development that’s...
Niagara Falls welcomes zero-emission electric boats for sustainable tours
After nearly two centuries of bringing visitors up close and personal with the awe-inspiring waterfalls at Niagara...
A zero-waste, self-sustaining home of the future
Designed by Shanghai-based firm YANG Design, the Green Concept House is a futuristic concept that envisions a residence...
Net-zero Del Mar Civic Center celebrates community and the great outdoors
After decades of planning, the Californian seaside city Del Mar has finally welcomed a new civic center to consolidate...
Zero-carbon masterplan on the water aims to revitalize Bergen’s urban growth
In a bid to revitalize the Norwegian city of Bergen, London-based architectural practice Waugh Thistleton Architects...
Renzo Piano-designed condo to become first high-end residential Zero Waste Building in NYC
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano’s first residential building at 565 Broome Soho is nearing completion...
The net-zero Frick Environmental Center is officially one of the world’s greenest buildings
The Frick Environmental Center (FEC) in Pittsburgh just became the first municipally owned building in the U.S....
Ecobricks transform plastic trash into reusable building blocks
People are getting creative with plastic waste around the world, and now Ecobricks wants to utilize plastic for...
This zero-emissions flying water car lets you ditch traffic and sail to work
Have you ever been stuck in traffic, wishing you had a faster way to get to your destination? Then check this out:...
Electricity-free, foot-powered washing machine is slated for release this summer
Yirego's Drumi is a brilliant electricity-free washing machine powered by your feet - and it's set to launch this...
Uravu’s zero-electricity Aqua Panels produce gallons of water from thin air
Uravu, a startup based in Hyderabad, India, has created a device that can produce water from an unlikely source--the...
Zero-energy tiny home has a near-invisible footprint
COULSON architects' Disappear Retreat is a tiny, mirrored house that not only appears to disappear into the landscape...
Natural wetland in India filters 198 million gallons of wastewater a day with zero chemicals
The East Kolkata Wetlands in India processes almost 198 million gallons of wastewater and sewage produced by the...
One in four of world’s largest cities under water stress
Cape Town, South Africa is rapidly approaching what has been called "Day Zero," the moment when the diverse metropolitan...
South Africa declares national disaster amid water crisis
South Africa's has declared a national disaster over the country's devastating drought. Although Cape Town has...
Incredible net-zero floating home cleans the water around it
What if a home could improve the environment around it? That’s the question architect Michelle Lanker of Lanker...
Cape Town’s water pipes could run dry by April
Cape Town in South Africa is battling its worst drought in a century - and the city's water supply is in trouble....
Scientists made the coldest liquid water ever – and it’s crazy weird
Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit, right? While that's water's freezing point, under...
The zero-electricity Gentlewasher does the laundry in five minutes flat
We've all been there - you need to wash just a few clothing items but you don't have nearly enough for a full load...
These hurricane-proof floating homes are packed with green features
These solar-powered, zero-emissions floating homes are packed with green goodness. Designed by Dutch architect...
Solar Vertical City is a self-contained, green-infused tower planted into the ocean floor
Resigned to the fact that rising sea levels are inevitable at this point, architects are starting to create feasible,...
Man hits 162 mph on homemade rocket trike propelled by rainwater
Did you ever have the chance to make a bottle rocket in grade school? Daredevil athlete François Gissy applied...
Oregon couple spends years building their net-zero ‘extreme green dream home’
Some people may spend years designing their dream home, but one ambitious couple in Oregon has just spent years...
World’s first LEED Platinum police station generates more energy than it consumes in Cincinnati
Serving the community goes hand in hand with serving the environment at this police station in Cincinnati. The...
World’s first zero-emissions hydrogen train aces maiden voyage
The world’s first hydrogen-powered train recently took its maiden voyage, reaching 50 miles per hour in a passenger-free...
The most shocking Inhabitat stories of the year
It's official: 2016 was a shocking year. We witnessed the loss of far too many artists, suffered through a crushing...
Net-zero Silicon Valley office prioritizes water conservation in drought-stricken California
A Silicon Valley office building that produces all the energy it needs on-site is a leading example of smarter,...
