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Gorgeous Atlanta Treehouse is Most Booked on Airbnb (PHOTOS)

A tree house, this is the most chosen accommodation by Airbnb users. Don't expect a luxury home with pools, whirlpools and state-of-the-art amenities. The small house, which is located in Atlanta, has a single great merit: it is surrounded by […]

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Energy Certification Certificate for our homes: what changes?

From 1 July, anyone who wants to sell a house must officially obtain an energy performance certificate. A certificate that classifies the property according to its energy efficiency He is about to […]

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Neu Monte Rosa Hutte: the eco-sustainable mountain refuge

It was inaugurated in early spring 2010 on the Gornergrat icicle, in the Swiss part of the Alps, at a height of 2883 meters. It is probably the most futuristic and particular mountain refuge in the world; we are talking about Neue Monte Rosa Hutte. He […]

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Bonnie's wonderful houseboat (PHOTO and VIDEO)

Who hasn't dreamed of sleeping on a houseboat at least once in their life? In Quebec in the city of Wakefield it is possible thanks to Bonnie and her boat equipped with every comfort. He is about to […]

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Treehouse: the self-built tree house complete with a skatepark

He built himself, with the help of some friends, a tree house but with a gem: his own skatepark. Blogger and photographer Foster Huntingdon lived as a “nomad” for a long time, but then decided to put up roots, not settling for the gray life […]

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Prefabricated wooden houses and buildings in Mediterranean climates

The wooden constructions in recent years have seen a great development. This technology, already widespread and appreciated in the northern areas of our country, is emerging and affirming even in regions with more temperate climates. This appreciation […]

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“Linear mirror”: the solar panel for photovoltaics which is also solar thermal

From the research of the University of Udine comes an important novelty in the renewable energy sector and, in particular, in the photovoltaic sector: it is the so-called Linear Mirror, an innovative solar panel, already in the process of being […]

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In Chile this chandelier offers free electricity and drinking water by taking advantage of the sun and the sea

Henry Glogau's solar desalination skylight provides essential low-cost services in slums located along the sea. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him Henry […]

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The green roof on the Empire State Building

A green roof on the Empire State Building. The green turning point for the Empire State Building was announced in 2010. Now the renovation has been completed and the landmark building of industrialized and winning America has been equipped with […]

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Shigeru Ban, the Japanese architect builds with paper

Building buildings with recycled paper? It is not a future and unlikely hypothesis but it is the design philosophy of Shigeru Ban, a famous Japanese architect. For years, the young designer has distinguished himself internationally for his constructions […]

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LilyPad: the amphibious city in the shape of a water lily

Lilypad is the story of a dream. Born in the creative mind of a young Belgian architect, Vincent Callebaut, the futuristic project of Lilypad is inspired by the perfection of nature. The model is in fact the leaf of an aquatic flower: the water […]

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Wheelly, the ecological portable home for the homeless

It's not a camping tent nor a new playground attraction. In this case, the homeless people have a tent wheel for a friend who responds to the name of Wheelly. S. He is about to end up run over, his […]

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Repopulate Sadali: from an abandoned municipality to an ecovillage

From an abandoned municipality to an ecovillage. This could be the future of Sodali, a town in the province of Cagliari, currently populated by about 1000 inhabitants, mostly elderly, after the younger generations have chosen to abandon Sardinia […]

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Green architecture: Abu Dhabi Investment Council of Dubai, sustainable architecture speaks Arabic

Talking about skyscrapers in Dubai is certainly not news. The capital of the Arab Emirates is now more and more a real "City" and the vertiginous buildings that populate it represent one of its main features. What, however, could make a skyscraper […]

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Eatwell Farm: the hobbit house built with a prefabricated kit for earth house

Formworks Building, Eatwell Farm. Halfway between a country house and a Hobbit's house. Here is the new high energy efficiency residence built by the two owners of a Californian farm. The building itself is part of their business and has become […]

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Singapore's Wonderful Rainbow School (PHOTO)

In Singapore, there is a school that embodies all the colors of the rainbow and dozens of wonderful shades reminiscent of lollipops and candies. The idea is to be able to give joy and energy to all those who frequent it. A […]

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RidgeBlade: producing wind power on the house roof

Power Collective Limited, a team born in England from the intuition of four managers and engineers with many years of experience in the field of eco-sustainable industrial research, has created RidgeBlade, a sort of mini-wind power plant, which […]

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Trash Hotel: the temporary hotels made with garbage (PHOTO)

Temporary hotels born from waste, the adventure continues. We had already talked about Hotel Shabby Shabby, the project to create temporary hotels with waste and waste materials in Germany, on the occasion of festivals that expected a large influx […]

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The kindergarten with 230 pots on the walls, for children to grow up among the flowers (PHOTO)

A child-friendly nursery school with an entirely flowery facade. It has 230 flower pots! He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him One […]

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How I turn a truck into a solar-powered house

Joseph Tayyar's solar powered mobile home. Giving up the thousand comforts of our homes is not easy, but there is someone who has worked hard to find alternatives when needed. This is how Joseph Tayyar transformed a truck into a real solar-powered […]

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The first bio-building powered by algae in Hamburg

Thanks to Arup, the first building powered by algae was born in Hamburg. On its façade there are twin-reactors containing algae that generate biomass and heat in a sustainable way. The system also makes it possible to guarantee the insulation […]

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Sustainable and self-sufficient, this is what homes will look like in the post-climate change era

The W-lab studio has designed self-sufficient homes for living in extreme post-climate change situations. Thinking […]

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They leave everything to travel on a school bus transformed into a tiny house (PHOTO and VIDEO)

Leaving everything - home, city, friends, work - to experience an authentic adventure: this is what Felix and Selima did, a couple from Berlin who decided to transform an old school bus into a traveling home and set off to discover the the American […]

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“Upside Down House”, the upside down house in Szymbark, Poland

An upside down house. Is this perhaps one of the fateful signs of the Mayan prophecies that attribute the date of the end of the world to December 21, 2012? Not quite, but almost. in fact, this upside-down structure, inaugurated on May 12, 2007 […]

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In Dublin the Congress Center that promotes ecotourism

The Dublin National Conference Center is about to open, a building designed by Irish architect Kevin, which represents a commendable project for design and sustainability. He is about to end up run […]

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Treetents: Dew drop shaped tree curtains

Not the classic camping tents, but tents suspended like drops from the branches of trees. The Dutch sculptor and designer Dré Wapenaar designed them. He is about to end up run over, his mother saves […]

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Goodbye polystyrene! Scientists create compostable plant alternatives from plants

A material made from plants works better than polystyrene, and is decidedly more ecological. Researchers at Washington State University have shown that cellulose nanocrystals, when properly processed, are more insulating than polystyrene pollutant […]