Lucy has been a freelance writer with Inhabitat.com since 2013. At Inhabitat, her writing mainly pertains to environmentally friendly architecture and design, with a strong focus on design ...

Solar tiles aren’t just for roofs anymore. Platio, a Budapest, Hungary-based tech company, has just installed the first solar pavement for use on a residential driveway.

With growing concerns about climate change, organizations must consider the environmental issues of ice rinks and their alternatives.

New Delhi -based Ant Studio made a zero-electricity air conditioner to combat the brutally hot summers in India’s capital. Built for a DEKI Electronics factory, this low-tech, energy efficient ...

Local Roots' shipping container farms can be placed anywhere to grow as much local produce as could be grown on around five acres with 97 percent less water.

Behold: the largest vertical garden in the world. Located in Bogota, Colombia, the Santalaia building is completely covered with a lush layer of 85,000 plants that span 3,100 square meters (33,368 ...

Magic Green Homes fabricates small homes using prefab vaulted panels and covers them with soil.

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Here are 10 adaptive reuse landscape design projects that have turned damaged and neglected spaces around the world into beautiful, healthy and meaningful new environments for everyone to enjoy.

Let these earth houses inspire you to build your own affordable home from sustainable materials.

Iceland Academy of the Arts student Ari Jónsson premiered an algae water bottle made from agar at DesignMarch. The bottle biodegrades when the user is finished, minimizing plastic pollution.