Eco-Friendly
Extraordinary Hobbit Home
Since this post (also pulled from Inhabitat) on Fascinating Underground Homes has been our most popular thus far, we could not overlook the Hobbit Home. Turns out, you don’t have to be an architect to design and build a beautiful, cozy, low-energy home. With £3,000 (about $4,500), a few simple tools, continue reading…
The Farm Hotel – India
When visiting Jaipur, India the eclectic art hotel, The Farm is certainly something you’ll want to check out. Situated on a green retreat 25 minutes from the “Pink City,” The Farm is a creative eco-resort that places an emphasis on both recycling and art. Visitors can lounge by the pool, rest in art-filled rooms or continue reading…
9/11 Memorial Uses Green Design
Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks is the opening of the highly anticipated and long-awaited national 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero. Designed by architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker, the memorial is a peaceful tree-filled plaza and two reflecting pools that sit in the footprints of the lost towers. Sustainable continue reading…
Bella Sky Hotel – Copenhagen
The Bella Sky Hotel and Conference Center, designed by 3XN Architects, will open next Monday in Copenhagen, becoming one of the largest hotels in Scandinavia. The dramatic twin towers twist and lean as they reach for the sky allowing all of the guests optimal views over the nature park ‘Amager Common’ located nearby. The hotel continue reading…
10 Eco-Friendly Places to Stay in the U.S.
These days you’ll find that more and more hotels are putting up placards and hang tags encouraging guests to reuse towels and sheets on multi-night stays. But there are some hostels and hotels that are stepping up their green efforts even more. Kristin Conard of Matador Network recently listed 10 eco-friendly places to continue reading…
Geely McCar Combines Car & Mototcycle
It’s certainly been too long since we’ve featured a cool vehicle. Geely McCar is cool, cute, and has an adorable name to match. Aww. In essence, Geely is an ultra compact, two-door, four-seater with a built-in, folding three wheeled electric scooter in the rear. When the scooter is docked, the car shares both its battery continue reading…
Cuximala, An Environmental Luxury Nest – Mexico
Cuixmala, a luxurious and protected habitat sitting at the Pacific Coast of Mexico, houses over a mile of lush vegetation, golden sand beaches and lagoons. All of this natural beauty if surrounded a plethora of luxurious villas and private casitas. If service, setting and environmental experience is what you are looking for, Cuixmala delivers an continue reading…
Earth Hour Pictures: Before and After
The organizers behind the fifth annual Earth Hour urged people to turn off lights and other nonessential appliances in a symbolic show of support for action against climate change and for energy conservation in general. In 2010, 128 countries and territories took part in Earth Hour. Eighty-nine national capitals participated, as did nine of the continue reading…