More than 5,000 Cambodian garment workers have failed to reach an agreement with their employers after an 11 day strike. They were asking for a $5 pay raise from their base salary of $61 that require...
Read the rest of Mesmerizing Photos of Temporary Housing Erected by Stuttgart 21 Protestors Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design, found objects, Frank Bayh & Steff Rosenber...
Read the rest of Jeff Dah-Yue Shi’s Brilliant Bamboo LED Lights Double as a Modular Building Material Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: b, Bamboo LED, bamboo wall, Gold Pin Desig...
In 2008 Gensler broke ground on the sustainable Shanghai Tower in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. The tower is currently in construction and it’s one of three supertall buildings in Pud...
While making the rounds at NY Design week this week we spotted these cool LED flower lights by California-based design studio Light&Contrast. Inspired by the Japanese art of flower arranging, the...
Like many Americans, you may be lighting up the barbecue this holiday weekend — but if you want to set yourself apart from the bands of boring black grills, take a cue from our guide to stylish green...
Talk about upcycling — this tiny barbeque grill is made from a single Altoids Sours tin, two salvaged computer fan guards and a handful of nuts and screws, and it’s big enough to handle a...
Yesterday, the City of Los Angeles made eco-history, by enacting a citywide ban on plastic bags. The vote, which passed through the L.A. City Council, made Los Angeles the largest city in the U.S. to...
Author Angela Youngman has released a guidebook that will immerse you in world of green roofs through case studies, imagery, and must-know terminology related to design, build, and installation of th...
Image via Shutterstock/click ahead to see a video of the actual robot European scientists from BTH Zurich Bio-Inspired Robotics have created a robot that is capable of fashioning its own tools in ord...
Read the rest of 2012 Pritzker Prize Awarded to Wang Shu – First Chinese Architect to Win the Award Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 2012 pritzker architecture laureate, Archite...
Read the rest of David Trubridge Unveils Stunning New Flat Pack Lamps at Wanted Design Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "green furniture", David Trubridge, eco design, green d...
Today, the Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) announced the final contenders of their 2012 competition; Future of Fish by Cheryl Dahle and The Living Building Challenge led by Jason McLennan. The Buc...
Recycling expired credit cards, gift cards and membership cards can be difficult because they’re made from PVC; you can’t just toss them into your recycling bin. Instead of hoarding them, turn them i...
In the past, we have talked about the effects that light pollution has on the environment, but a new report now states that street lighting can also substantially change the ecology of ground-dwellin...
We’d like to think that here at Inhabitat, we are rather clued in to the latest in robotics, however a new development has blown our minds. A group of scientists at the University of Hawaii hav...
40 tons of debris from last year’s tsunami in Japan just washed up on Montague Island in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. Today workers today launched a massive cleanup on the largest uninhabited islan...
A group of inspired students at the Technical University in Delft recently designed an interactive modular installation made completely out of wood. Dubbed modii, the small pavilion was designed as a...
Design firm Broadway Malyan is taking its architectural talents to the next level, designing an entire city in northeastern Brazil. The gorgeous new neighborhood was designed by a team of masterplann...
After the Gulf Coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, FEMA provided temporary trailers to displaced people in Louisiana and Mississippi, which turned out to be not only inadequate but als...
Read the rest of Spillman Farmer Architects Transform Bethlehem Steel Factory into a Vibrant Art Center Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, Art, arts center, ArtsQuest Cent...
Greg Corman turns scrap wood and found objects into colorful and quirky wall-hanging sculptures that double as nesting habitats for bees. Corman drills tunnels into the wood for bees to use as brood ...
Read the rest of Meet the Tiny House Family Who Built an Amazing Mini Home for Just $12,000 Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 000 House, cheap home, family who built 12, karl and hari,...
Read the rest of Carlos Jarpa’s Vigilante Maule Is a Timber Frame Tower Looking Out Over Chile’s Vineyards Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Carlos Jarpa, chilean architect...
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reports that by the end of the century, heat-related deaths in the United States are expected to triple as a result of climate change. As summer approache...
After the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, we’ve been on the look out for new technologies that could help clean up similar disasters. With that in mind, we were intrigued by the news that Rice Univer...
Read the rest of STICKS: Miniature Tipi-Shaped Kindergartens for Urban Parks in Paris Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "natural materials", "sustainable development", ...
Residents of Japan may be able to breathe a sigh of relief as the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently announced that radiation levels in most of the country are “below cancer-causing level...
Good lighting design can change your mood, define living spaces, and with LED technology, it can last a lifetime without needing bulbs replaced. The AmbientOne Table Lamp has a custom LED array that ...
Read the rest of Curved House is a Modern Residence with Distinctive Sustainable Strategies in Missouri Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags:
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