Geodesic DOM(E) is a Self-Sufficient Prefab Home for All Seasons
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NBBJ Unveils Striking Biosphere Greenhouses for Amazon’s Seattle HQ
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100-Year-Old Utah Church is Lifted 40 Foot Above Ground Without Moving an Inch
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100-Year-Old Utah Church is Lifted 40 Foot Above Ground Without Moving an Inch
The Best Green Designs From Wanted Design 2013!
Now in its third year, Wanted Design has risen to become one of our favorite annual events during New York Design Week . Whereas ICFF confounds the senses with thousands of booths, Wanted Design presented an expertly curated collection of groundbreaking designers – and we were thrilled to find an abundance of sustainable designs on the show floor. Read on for some of our favorites – from David Trubridge ‘s sparkling LED Light Rain installation to Joe Doucet ‘s electroluminescent Hadron Light, Fabrica ‘s fun and funky recycled furnishings and beyond. Read the rest of The Best Green Designs From Wanted Design 2013! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “green furniture” , eco products , energy efficient lights , green design , green interiors , new york design week , New York Design Week 2013 , nydw , sustainable design , wanted design , Wanted Design 2013 , wanteddesign
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David Trubridge’s Glittering ‘Light Rain’ LED Installation is Inspired by Earth Elements
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32.4 Million People Were Displaced in 2012 Due to Climate and Weather Events
May 20, 2013 by
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Photo by Ritu Raj Konwar via IDMC A new report released last week by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) shows that a whopping 32.4 million people were forced to flee their homes last year, and 98% of that displacement was due to climate and weather related events. While displacement occurred disproportionately in Asia and Africa, rich countries were also affected – and there were particularly high numbers in the U.S. Read the rest of 32.4 Million People Were Displaced in 2012 Due to Climate and Weather Events Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 2012 Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , 32.4 million people displaced in 2012 , 98% displacement caused by climate and weather events , climate change impact on natural disasters , flood disasters in India and Nigeria , global displacement , idmc , internal displacement monitoring center , IPCC , monsoon floods , natural disasters , people forced to flee their homes , rich countries affected by displacement
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Ballroom Luminoso: San Antonio Freeway Underpass Transformed Into a Beautiful Gathering Space
Ballroom Luminoso , a new public artwork by Joe O’Connell + Blessing Hancock , was recently installed in a freeway underpass in San Antonio, TX. Composed of six brilliantly lit, color-changing chandeliers, the sculptures are clad in recycled bike parts gleaned from bike co-ops and collectives across the country. Through their use of materials and refined forms, the piece melds grandeur with a sense of neighborhood rejuvenation. + Joe O’Connell + Blessing Hancock The article above was submitted to us by an Inhabitat reader. Want to see your story on Inhabitat ? Send us a tip by following this link . Remember to follow our instructions carefully to boost your chances of being chosen for publishing! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Ballroom Luminoso , eco light installation , green light installation , Joe O’Connell + Blessing Hancock , lighting installation , recycled bike parts , Recycled Materials
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Supermarkets Transform Their Unsold Spoiled Food Into Green Energy
Two supermarkets are making lemonade out of lemons the green way—by converting their spoiled food into energy . Grocery chains Ralphs and Food 4 Less (both part of the Kroger Co.) have joined forces with FEED Resource Recovery to make use of the rotten and expired foods that their markets don’t sell. Any food that can’t be sold or donated will be transformed into energy to help run their distribution center in Compton. Read the rest of Supermarkets Transform Their Unsold Spoiled Food Into Green Energy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: anaerobic digester , biogas , eco design , FEED Resource Recovery , Food 4 Less , food recycling , green design , Kroger Co , Ralphs Supermarket , sustainable design
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Nadia Belalia’s Steampunk Lamps Are Made From Repurposed Colanders
So far we’ve seen many examples of kitchen utensils being repurposed into customized, low-tech and eco-friendly objects, but these gorgeous colander light shades by New York-based designer Nadia Belalia bring a special steampunk sensibility. Inspired by the “abundance and rawness” of industrial material in the New York, she created the series of lighting fixtures which combine the strength of metal with soft oval forms. Belalia’s lamps are currently on display at this year’s ICFF in New York. Read the rest of Nadia Belalia’s Steampunk Lamps Are Made From Repurposed Colanders Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “lighting design” , colander light shades , green design , icff nyc , Nadia Belalia lamps , new york design week , New York Design Week 2013 , NY designers , recycled colander design , recycled design
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Help Make Abercrombie & Fitch the “World’s Number One Brand of Homeless Apparel”
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries believes that only attractive people should be encouraged to wear A&F clothes , but writer Greg Karber disagrees. Offended by Jeffries’ callous statement and the fact that the company refuses to make clothes larger than a size 10, Karber launched Fitch the Homeless – a campaign to outfit as many homeless Americans in their clothes as possible. Hit the jump for more details. READ MORE > Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Abercrombie & Fitch , clothing for homeless people , ecouterre , fashion campaign , FitchtheHomeless , News , social activism , social media campaign , the world’s number one brand of homeless apparel
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