GAF creates innovative cooling solutions for overheated cities
With climate change ramping up and an El Nino weather pattern in effect for the western hemisphere, heat island...
New MIT passive cooling system works without electricity
With rising temperatures, humans have become more reliant on cooling technology to maintain stable temperatures....
Essential eco-friendly fixtures to incorporate into your home
Being a steward of the environment means evaluating how many resources you and your family consume and consistently...
Rwanda hopes to increase energy efficiency with new cooling initiative
Rwanda has big plans for a more sustainable future and is launching a new cooling initiative that will increase...
Water-based AC cools the air without using harmful chemicals
Our air conditioners still draw on principles that are around 100-years-old, sucking up power in the process. Researchers...
New rooftop cooling tech beams excess heat into outer space
Heat rises, and, with a little help from scientists, can soar as high as outer space. A team at Stanford University...
New on-demand energy system generates and stores power in one device
Your entire home could be powered, heated, and cooled with one system in the near future - thanks to scientists...
New super-thin film acts like "air conditioner" for buildings
Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a thin, artificially structured "metamaterial" that...
This futuristic table lets you cook, warm, and chill food while you dine
If you thought only the future held a sleek tabletop able to cook, warm, and chill your food, well, welcome to...
Solar-powered Mistbox slashes summer cooling costs
Last year was the hottest on record and this year promises to break that record. This means an upcoming summer...
3D-printed “Cool Brick” cools a room using only water
Emerging Objects, frontrunners in the 3D printing industry, has developed a 3D-printed ceramic “Cool Brick”...
GREEN BUILDING 101: Energy & Atmosphere – Keeping Cool and Staying Warm
The very root of what makes a home green is how effectively it responds to its surrounding environment....
Abandoned Mines Make the Perfect Homes for Eco-Friendly Data Centers
Underground clouds? Welcome to the future - data centers are starting to look at abandoned limestone mines as potential...
Studio RMA's Hi'ilani EcoHouse is America's First Carbon-Neutral Concrete Structure, and it's Volcano-Adjacent!
Hawaii is paradise, but building a home there takes an experienced hand and a strong working knowledge of its unique...
Magic Boxes: All-in-One HVAC Systems for Efficient Homes
Looking at the incredible examples of green architecture featured on Inhabitat, you may have wondered what kind...
