Eco-Friendly
The Coolest Bike Food Carts
Move over food trucks, there’s a cool new guy riding through town…and he’s serving up food in an even more eco-friendly fashion. Bike Food Carts are the newest food on wheels phenomenon popping up in urban areas. Planet Green rounded up a few, though we’re sure there’s plenty more to be discovered.
Urban Tree
The Urban Tree is a skyscraper composed of a series of “floating” cubes clustered together and sprouting from steel “stems.” Designed by green architecture firm Geotectura, the futuristic building would feature greenhouse platforms at every level and be clad in photovoltaic panels all around in order to collect solar energy. While adding much useful space continue reading…
Bicycle City, South Carolina
Bicycle City is a proposed car-free development for cyclists in South Carolina. Headed by Joe Mellett, an internet marketer and bike enthusiast from Cincinnati, the Bicycle City project aims to build an eco-friendly community in the Columbia suburbs that would allow residents to get around by using bikes or by foot, instead of cars. continue reading…
Whitepod – Switzerland
Whitepod hotel is a 24-room, 5-star, luxury boutique hotel in Bretaye, Switzerland. Nestled in the charming village of Les Cerniers, surrounded by a blanket of glistening white snow and panoramic mountain views in the heart of the Swiss Alps. The pods are five eight-foot-high white geodesic-dome tents that are perched 5,600 feet up a mountain continue reading…
Fascinating Underground Homes
We received a great response from our feature on Klima Hotel (Bella Vista), the semi-sumerged underground hote in Bozen, Italy, so we were pleased to come across 6 Fascinating Underground Homes on Inhabitat. Of course, you can’t book a stay in these places like you can a hotel, but they just might change continue reading…
Building Built From Thousands of Books
Matej Kren’s is no stranger to amazing feats of book-stacking, and now his largest book installation to date is on display in Italy at the Museum of Modern Art in Bologna (MAMbo). The piece, entitled “Scanner,” is a gigantic tunnel of books that is meant to inspire reflection, impose greatness, and confuse perspective. Decked out continue reading…
Treehotel – Sweden
A move towards eco travel and environmental values has made way for many hotels and lodging options that promote sustainability in a variety of ways. Leading the pack is Treehotel, which officially opened this past Saturday in Sweden. Located in Harads, about 40 km south of the Arctic Circle, Treehotel currently consists of continue reading…
10 of the Best Eco-Chic Escapes
These days the term “eco travel” isn’t something to fear or a reason to stock up on bug spray. This travel niche has never been stronger and now you can combine sustainability with style and enjoy a wilderness break without a single mention of roughing it. The Washington Post via boutique hotel specialists, continue reading…