6 places to find the best recycled building materials
If construction is in your future — either with a new home build or a remodel — using recycled building materials...
Eco-friendly options for decluttering waste
Clutter in your home creates a weight, in every sense of the word. From the physical weight of moving objects around...
7 of the biggest eco-friendly and green living myths
When you decide to go green and adopt a sustainable lifestyle, you might think that some of the biggest steps you...
The best green deals for Black Friday 2018
‘Tis the season for Black Friday shopping, but here at Inhabitat we are determined to turn this year’s shopping...
This huge ‘tiny house’ on wheels can fit a family of five!
Tiny homes are a huge hit - but we've never seen one this big before! The Pemberly is a traveling house made from...
Dyson’s super quiet Pure Cool air purifier removes 99.95% of harmful particles from the air
’Tis the season to spend more time in our humble abodes, but before we snuggle in, it might be time to clear...
Hand-powered Circo dishwasher saves time, space, money and water
Washing dishes by hand can be so tedious and wasteful, so Chen Levin designed a small dishwasher powered by human...
Futuristic Mab Sphere Spits out Flying Robots to Clean Your House!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3j4y6uJQmg&list=PL6CKfy753rHwHFa3wOEUCu7KR8DUDXs5N] The ball-shaped...
Dutch Lab’s Gothic Architecture Serves Your Daily Cup of Brew
Barista Jaewoong Kwak worked with several designers to create a futuristic coffee-making machine that looks like...
Awesome Clay Refrigerator Requires Zero Energy to Keep Food Cool
An Indian entrepreneur has created a refrigerator made entirely from clay that keeps food cool without using any...
Rocket Scientist Designs ‘Flare’ Pot That Cooks Food 40% Faster, Saves Energy
Whether you're making coffee, ramen or a gourmet Italian dinner, the odds are that you boil at least a pot of water...
Americans Waste $4 Billion on Outdated Dryers
While some appliances have moved into the future, the humble dryer has been stuck in the past. As refrigerators,...
GREEN BUILDING 101: Appliances, Electronics, and Responsible Energy Use
Here at Green Building 101, we’ve looked at many ways that you can design, build, and renovate your home with...
GREEN BUILDING 101: Eco-Power and Energy Efficiency
Most of us underestimate or ignore our incredible dependence on electricity, but there's nothing like a blackout...
How the Super Bowl Causes a Drop in Household Energy Use
Photo via Shutterstock With the number of athletes and fans traveling to a gigantic stadium filled with bright...
Heatworks Model 1 Water Heater Cuts Energy Use by 40%, Smashes Through Kickstarter Goal
The Heatworks Model 1 is a next-generation water heater that reduces energy use by 40%, slashes water use by 10%,...
INFOGRAPHIC: Enervee Helps You Find the Greenest Home Appliances
Home appliances drain a significant amount of energy - and therefore money. Enervee has built an extensive database...
LG is Developing a Waterless Washing Machine
LG is rumored to be creating a washing machine that doesn’t use water. Reports indicate that the South Korean...
Miele Brings a Green-Walled Kitchen and Massive Herb Garden to the Architectural Digest Home Design Show
EcoWalls and Miele worked together to design the verdant booth, which was centered around a giant tabletop-style...
My Eco Home by LG Allows Green Facebook Users to Design a Virtual Dream Home
If you dream about designing your own home but want to experiment with some baby steps before committing to a huge...
Student Invents Doorless Refrigerator That Saves Energy and Reduces Food Spoilage
Ben de la Roche, an industrial design student at Massey University in New Zealand, has designed a doorless refrigeration...
Washit: A Washer That Washes Your Clothes While You Shower!
Four Turkish university students have developed Washit, a shower unit that collects and filters used water for...
Honda Miimo is a Robotic Lawn Mower for Green-Conscious Homeowners
Fans of the automatic Roomba vacuum cleaner will love the new Honda Miimo robotic lawn mower. The Honda Miimo lawn...
INTERVIEW: Inhabitat Talks to Panasonic’s Katsumi Tomita About Greening the Electronics Industry
Inhabitat: Can you tell us a little bit about your role at Panasonic? Tomita: My title is Manager of the Communication...
Philip Houiellebecq’s Auxano is a Hydroponic Indoor Herb and Vegetable Grower For City Dwellers
Growing plants takes time and dedication. It requires balanced watering, enough sunlight and nutrients, not to...
The New GeoSpring is GE’s Most Efficient Hybrid Hot Water Heater
Today GE announced the launch of GeoSpring, its most energy-efficient hybrid-electric hot water heater. They also...
Melanie Kay Delicately Stiches Messages About Alcoholism Into Recycled Beer Cans
Textile artist Melanie Kay highlights drinking abuse issues by intricately stitching stories, messages and images...
Pyschedelic CMYK Lamp Draws Colorful Strokes of Light Using LEDs
Denis Parren's conceptual CMYK lamp questions how we percieve colors and light by casting multicolored strokes...
“Levitating” Red MIELE Lightbox Pavilion Pops up in Chile
Like so many of their projects, MIELE wanted the pavilion to depict the company's overarching aim to design stoves,...
Adi Zaffran’s Ultra Minimalist Toaster is Made From a Cinder Block, Rebar Rods, and a Piece of Wood
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design graduate Adi Zaffran has created an ultra minimalist toaster specially designed...