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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...

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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...

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How Sweden plans to heat homes with internet searches

Emails and Instagram photos don't come without a carbon footprint: they're stored in data centers which continually...

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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...

Keeping Cool and Staying Warm

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....

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German Company Offers Free Hot Water and Heating from the Cloud

If you live in Germany, a new company can now offer you free heating and water if you get one of their data centers...

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Costa Rica's Breathtaking Lapa Rios Eco Resort is Powered by Pig Waste

Guests of the resort have the option of enjoying a full sustainability tour of the facilities, including the pig...

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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...

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Passive House Infographic Shows the Benefits of Building Efficient, Tightly Insulated Homes

Does insulation excite you? No? Well how about a house with zero heating bill? If you've been reading Inhabitat...

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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...

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