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Intergenerational living community in France upholds passive design principles

Supported by Studio Losa Architects and the Centre Communal d’Action Sociale (CCAS) of Clermont-Ferrand, one...

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Smart home with AI sits above a nature reserve in Prague

Villa Sophia by COLL COLL celebrates the connection between technology and nature. A smart home with...

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Briiv air purifier uses renewable materials to naturally clean indoor air

U.K.-based Briiv has claimed to have created the world’s most sustainable air purifier. The design features a...

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Futuristic DFAB HOUSE is digitally built with robots and 3D printers

The homes of the future could be built with robots — that is the narrative that DFAB HOUSE, an experimental “house”...

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Ecocapsule launches SPACE for semi off-grid living

Slovak company Ecocapsule has just debuted their newest egg-shaped micro-unit — SPACE, a tiny mobile home with...

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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...

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Yves Béhar designs compact, prefab homes to tackle the housing crisis

Yves Béhar has designed everything from high-tech wearables to voice-activated, transforming furniture — now,...

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Smart Home targets affordability and eco-friendly design in Australia

Green Sheep Collective aimed to create an affordable and highly energy efficient residence with the design of the...

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Nanoleaf's new dodecahedron Remote controls your smart home with a turn of the wrist

Nanoleaf is known for its brilliant lighting products - and now they're launching an innovative dodecahedron-shaped...

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Tiny solar-powered KODA house launches in the UK for £150K

Estonian design collective Kodasema just launched KODA, a tiny prefabricated house with big goals for tackling...

The first off-grid Ecocapsule microhomes are shipping to customers this year

The first off-grid Ecocapsule microhomes are shipping to customers this year

Want to travel to the beach or a mountaintop or a jungle - and spend the night in style every time? The Ecocapsule...

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The 60k tiny house of the future can be controlled with a smartphone

Most tiny homes are built with the simple life in mind, so what to do if you love technology as much as you love...

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Stunning mountain passive house uses burnt cedar cladding

Tucked into the sloping mountainside near historic Park City, Utah sits a modern, passive solar dream home marked...

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How high-tech Kasita microhomes could revolutionize homeownership

America’s affordable housing crisis is squeezing people out of cities, but one Harvard researcher believes he’s...

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Nest's new Learning Thermostat 3.0 is sleeker and smarter than ever before

The new Nest 3.0 Learning Thermostat is slightly thinner than its predecessor and it's equipped with a 40% larger...

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