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Murphy House, Richard Murphy Architects, solar power, Edinburgh, monopitch, solar panels, photovoltaic cells, rainwater harvesting, shutters, irrigation, grey water, grey water storage, green architecture

Unique solar-powered home in Scotland functions like a Rubik’s cube

This unusual corner house that architect Richard Murphy designed for himself combines sustainable technology with...

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The WaterDrop tote bag helps you save 1000 liters of water every year

WaterDrop is a folding watering tote bag that saves more than 250 gallons of shower water each year. WaterDrop...

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Marvelous modular retreat goes off-grid in untamed Tasmania

Located southeast of Hobart on a 19-acre north-facing site, the Premaydena House is protected from the strong winds...

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6 Scrumptious Meals You Can Cook in a Dishwasher (Yes, You Read That Right)

Dill Lemon Cream Salmon It’s an oldie but a goodie. Poached salmon can be particularly tricky if you’re not...

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British Columbia’s First Earthship Built with Pop Cans and Old Tires is Still Standing Strong!

In July 2009, Sandra Burkholder and her family began building an Earthship in Kamloops, BC;  a sustainable...

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Everything You Need to Know to Build a Backyard Greywater Wetland

If you stop to think about it, it’s quite odd that we flush our wastewater into local rivers, isn't it? It flows...

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6 Fascinating Underground Homes That Go Above and Beyond

STUNNING BURIED HOUSE IN VALS, SWITZERLAND Unlike other homes whose goal in life is to stick out like a sore thumb...

Lizard Log parklands, Sydney picnic areas, McGregor Coxall, Pimelea Sydney, park redesign, park design, parks Australia, children's playgrounds, solar panels, water reuse, grey water, grey water irrigation, green parks

Sydney’s Lizard Log Parklands Offer a Solar-Powered Weekend Getaway

McGregor Coxall has upgraded the park’s infrastructure and fitted out new facilities in an environmentally friendly...

Charles David Keeling Apartments, KieranTimberlake, ucsd, green roof, student housing, green housing, eco residences

UC San Diego’s Charles David Keeling Apartments Set the Bar for Sustainable Student Housing

Second year students of UCSD used to be housed in two separate locations on campus away from their main dining...

roomTen, Tai Kojro-Badziak, lakeside retreat, sustainable architecture, grey water, Michigan, midwest, local, materials

Extraordinary Sustainable Retreat by roomTEN Design Opens Onto Michigan’s Lake Shore

Creating the home as a sustainable and healthy living space for the family was top priority, beginning with site...

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M:OFA Unveils Air-Filtering Green Office for the Delhi Pollution Control Committee

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee's design brief for their new building called for an affirmation of the organization’s...

Eco-cool, ecocool, water filter, greywater treatment, ecocool water filter, Ardavan Mirhosseini

EcoCool is a Water Filter that Waters Houseplants with Treated Greywater

EcoCool is a system designed by Ardavan Mirhosseini to filter and reuse the greywater produced in showers and...

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Perkins + Will’s LEED Platinum Lehman College Science Building Nears Completion

Lehman College students can look forward to a wonderful addition to their campus this year - a new LEED Platinum...

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Patrick Nadeau’s Green Waters Bathroom Uses Hanging Plants to Treat Greywater

Every time we flush a toilet, we send gallons of water through a bevy of pipes until they reach the local municipal...

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Incredible Home Made from Old Tires and Pop Cans

  In July 2009, Sandra Burkholder and her family began building an earthship – a sustainable house built...

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Ohio State University’s Solar Pod House Plants the Seed of Sustainable Design

The Pod house is a cumulative effort between OSU’s engineering and architecture students, who coordinated with...

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Foster + Partners Break Ground on Naturally Cooled CITIC Skyscraper In China

The tower will sit near the Qian Jiang River in the new city center, measuring in at 99 meters so as not to overwhelm...

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WaterShed: University of Maryland’s Solar Decathlon Home Gives More Than It Takes

Although the University of Maryland may have a home court advantage for the upcoming competition, now set to take...

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Field Architecture Empowers South African Township With Sustainable Ubuntu Center

Inspired by Zwide's footprints, Stan Field designed a space for people to walk through, not to. Born in Port Elizabeth...

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Nine Square Feet Cabin Is a Fully Functional and Frugal Micro Home

Nine is the magic number for the amazingly small, but functional mini cabin proposed by Michael Janzen. Just long...

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LEED Platinum Boulder House First in US to Use German System

While a relatively new concept in the US, the German company Weberhaus has long been developing prefab house construction...

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MVRDV Unveils ‘Pushed Slab’ Green Office Building for Paris

MVRDV just unveiled a striking new eco office building for Paris, and we're excited to see that it will be powered...

The Uboat is a Self-Sustaining Floating Home

Most large urban areas are located next to a large body of water - whether it is a canal, river, lake or ocean....

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater To Get Underground Eco-Cottages

Underground cottages will soon grace the landscape surrounding Fallingwater, the famous masterpiece of Frank Lloyd...

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