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Community First! provides affordable, permanent micro-housing

Community First! Village in Austin, a 51-acre sustainable development, provides affordable housing to...

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Why co-living might be the perfect situation for you

While a college dorm room might come to mind when you hear the phrase co-living, that type of shared housing is...

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TREDJE NATUR proposes angled timber housing that meets UN’s sustainability goals

Copenhagen-based architectural firm TREDJE NATUR has unveiled an urban housing proposal that ticks all the right...

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Casas Melhoradas explores sustainable and affordable housing in Mozambique

Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world—and its capital, Maputo, suffers from infrastructural...

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New 'agrihood' coming to the Island of Hawai’i

In a first for the Big Island of Hawaii, a new sustainable "agrihood" known as Kuwili Lani, Hawaiian for “to...

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The Fire Prevention Skyscraper brings sustainable housing to areas affected by forest fires

This futuristic skyscraper aims to provide sustainable housing while restoring the biodiversity lost during large...

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The affordable, carbon-positive CORE 9 house can generate more energy than it uses

With its CORE 9 home, architecture firm Beaumont Concepts aims to redefine how affordable sustainable housing is...

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Earthship pioneer Michael Reynolds is building the first sustainable school in Argentina

Architect Michael Reynolds is known for his sustainable "Earthship" buildings - and how he's taking his radical...

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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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Shipping-container development designed for Los Angeles' homeless population

A Los Angeles neighborhood will soon be home to a new shipping container development created for individuals transitioning...

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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...

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Ancient green building technique helps ease West Africa housing crisis

Semi-arid regions of Africa face unique obstacles in their efforts to address a growing housing crisis. For years...

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LEED Platinum housing development helps fight gentrification in Philadelphia

Can architects design attractive homes for developing areas that won’t feed into gentrification? That’s what...

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The self-contained mobile prefab Coodo lets you live anywhere in the world

What if you could make your home anywhere in the world without sacrificing creature comforts? Meet Coodo, an eco-friendly...

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This Self-Healing House uses plants, moss, and birds to create a living facade

Some might think metropolitan living means you can’t commune with nature, but designers Raynaldo Theodore, Maria...

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