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11 Solar-powered homes that show the future of architecture

What will the homes of the future look like? If the impressive solar structures at this year’s Solar Decathlon...

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INTERVIEW: Architect David Hertz on how to build with old planes

The incredible 747 House, a Malibu home built from the recycled parts of a Boeing 747, captivated us with its ingenuity....

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Students build a low-cost yet high-quality sustainable home from recycled materials

Affordable and sustainable housing is possible—and Studio 804’s many projects are proof. Working together with...

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Bicycle highway in the Netherlands built using recycled toilet paper

People in the Netherlands use an estimated 180,000 tons of toilet paper every year. Because this amounts to a lot...

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Coca-Cola increased its plastic bottle production by a billion in 2016

Coca-Cola increased its global production of single-use, throwaway plastic bottles by one billion in 2016, according...

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Light-filled home for book lovers and their cute cats is built of recycled materials

If you’re a bibliophile who loves cats, prepare to swoon over this light-filled row home in New York City. Barker...

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INTERVIEW: James Dyson on using his famous vacuum technology to suck garbage from rivers

Every year, roughly 14 billion tons of waste are swept out to our oceans via rivers and canals - an environmental...

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Perkins + Will overhauls a boring concrete warehouse into beautiful LEED Gold offices

At first glance, it’s hard to imagine that this gorgeous light-filled building was once an uninspiring concrete...

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Rooftop farms in Gaza provide a lifeline to the community

Meeting even basic needs can be a challenge for the nearly 2 million people that live in Gaza. An Israeli blockade...

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Swanky laneway house in Melbourne is built from recycled red brick

Austin Maynard Architects continues their valiant fight against the cookie-cutter McMansions of Australia with...

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Thousands of plastic bottles transformed into an inspiring tower of hope in South Africa

A million plastic bottles are purchased worldwide every minute, with annual consumption set to top half a trillion...

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Gorgeous modern home makes stunning use of recycled and salvaged materials

Architecture studio tenfiftyfive paired modern luxury with sustainable and nature-centric design in their design...

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Energy-efficient Bluebonnet Studios offers sustainable housing to Austin’s most vulnerable citizens

The Bluebonnet Studios social housing development in Austin supports a healthy lifestyle through the design. The...

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Recycled plastic paving company Platio installs first 3 solar systems

We're so excited to announce that the Hungarian startup Platio, which designed a modular energy-harvesting paving...

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Amazing low-cost, off-grid Lifehaus homes are made from recycled materials

This amazing home by Lifehaus blends low-cost off-grid appeal with with holistic living and luxurious details....

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Artist recycles old typewriters into beautiful guns

The Art of War takes on new meaning in Canadian artist Eric Nado’s evocative typewriter-guns. Inspired by the...

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Gorgeous light-filled Nike headquarters opens in New York City

Sports giant Nike just unveiled its stunning new headquarters in New York City—complete with a 4,000-square-foot,...

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This high school in California embodies sustainability at every possible level

The new Center for Environmental Studies (CES) at Bishop O’Dowd high school in California is one of the greenest...

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INTERVIEW: Meet Eric Lundgren, who broke the world record for EV range with a car made from trash

Eric Lundgren, the founder and CEO of e-waste recycling company ITAP, recently beat the electric vehicle driving...

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Researchers successfully made a battery out of trash

If there’s one thing that abounds on planet Earth, it is man-made trash. Fortunately, researchers have developed...

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World’s most active volcano harbors a tiny off-grid home—and you can stay overnight

The Phoenix House is a tiny off-grid home that truly befits its name. Rising from the ashes of the world’s most...

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8 fabulous and creative Father’s Day gifts from $0 to $27,500

Finding the right gift for Dad can be elusive; ties, golf clubs, and a good set of knives feel kind of tired by...

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16th-century Czech home reborn as a guesthouse imbued with history

ORA transformed a 16th-century home in the former Jewish quarter of Mikulov, Czech Republic into Štajnhaus, a...

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Glowing circle made from thousands of recycled notebooks celebrate Bilbao’s book festival

Don’t be fooled by the perfect circular shape of this glowing installation in Bilbao. A closer look reveals that...

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LEED Silver-seeking Perry World House marries new and old at Penn

The newest building at the University of Pennsylvania also happens to be the oldest. This curious marriage of new...

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Plastic waste pop-up pavilion rethinks recycling in the Netherlands

Plastic waste takes on new life in the PET Pavilion, a temporary structure that popped up in a public park in Enschede,...

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Gorgeous solar-powered Colorado home produces almost all its own energy

Sustainability and a love for nature inspired Colorado-based CCY Architects’ design of the gorgeous Starwood...

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Giant Wine Barrel Room Overlooks the Black Forest in Germany

With so many hotels and Air BnB rooms to choose from, it's not easy to find an unusual sleeping experience - except...

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This $6,800 house was built from recycled bricks in just 5 days

While it may look unassuming at first glance, this house is truly revolutionary. The 430 square foot home is made...

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Rusty tin shed transformed into beautiful two-story studio in Sydney

  Tin sheds are a part of Australia's building vernacular - which is why a dilapidated shed in Sydney was...

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