Disposal weight limits are often treated as a downstream concern in commercial construction, addressed only when a dumpster is full or a hauling invoice arrives. In reality, weight limits exert ...

The cost of solar power has declined dramatically over the past few decades, from $40 per watt in 1977 to $0.74 per watt in 2013. This trend is expected to accelerate as improvements in efficiency and ...

Venger Wind and US renewable distributor SWG Energy just installed the world’s largest rooftop wind farm atop the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) in Oklahoma City. The project saw Venger ...

19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. The device consists of an anchored network of ...

Veev offers an innovative and solutions-oriented homebuilding platform. It revolves around Veev’s proprietary prefabbed panels that facilitate modular construction. The process allows homes to be ...

Honolulu has come under fire in the past year for inadequately addressing homelessness on the island of Oahu; with police officers citing the homeless for a variety of pedestrian violations, and at ...

Robotic construction has taken another step forward with the Future Tree, a recently completed timber canopy built with robots in a project by Gramazio Kohler Research and ETH Zurich. Completed in ...

Electrical grids in cities and countries are overburdened all over the country. Load reduction is no longer an idea, it’s a necessity. Phuis is a nonprofit organization that is creating healthier ...

Global design firm Fentress Architects and Arquitectonia have given the 1950s-era Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) a sustainable and modern redesign — that has also recently received LEED Silver ...

The Bosco Verticale mixed-use towers were constructed with a $2.5 billion public-private investment as part of the redevelopment of Milan’s Porta Nuova district. The towers, measuring 260 feet and 367 ...

The “Greenest of All Buildings”was recently completed in Mumbai, India and we couldn’t be more appalled. The Antilia house which unveiled its first renderings just over two-years ago has become a ...

Here at Inhabitat we’ve showcased a host of amazing structures made from repurposed bottles, but we’ve never a project as polished and sleek as this. The Far Eastern Group sponsored this three story ...