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Micro House is designed to be stacked and packed

by Lloyd Alter from Lloyd Alter's feed  (green blog) — May 24, 2013 01:00 AM
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Studio Liu Lubin designs a housing unit that is transportable and stacks up like a 3D Tetris game.

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Alex Wilson calls Bullitt Center "one of the most important commercial buildings of the past 50 years"

by Lloyd Alter from Lloyd Alter's feed  (green blog) — May 24, 2013 01:08 AM
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The BuildingGreen founder says it is " almost certainly the greenest office building in America if not the world."

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Composting toilets are coming home

by Lloyd Alter from Lloyd Alter's feed  (green blog) — May 24, 2013 01:08 AM
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It's about time that we stopped wasting drinking water to flush away our waste; Allison Bailes did it and isn't complaining.

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Sydney home

by Scandinavian Retreat (noreply@blogger.com) from Scandinavian Retreat  (prefab blog) — May 24, 2013 01:08 AM
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Photo: Sean Fennessy/The Design FilesI spent almost two years studying in Australia, like many Norwegians. Loved it there - and really like this Sydney apartment, home of Cassandra Karinsky of Kulchi. More [...]

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Robo Cup Noodle Timer by Vstone

by Kimberly from GBlog » DESIGN  (design blog) — May 23, 2013 01:07 AM
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It is pretty amazing how many cup noodles are consumed by college students on a semester basis. Whether for late-night charettes or coding frenzies, the easy-to-make commodity might be even more prevalent once students learn that Nissin Food Products, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original Cup Noodle, had VStone put together a [...]

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Koo Koo Mailbox by Bill Playso

by Kimberly from GBlog » DESIGN  (design blog) — May 23, 2013 01:07 AM
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Carrier pigeons are an outdated form of postal service, but that won’t stop the friendly birds from infiltrating your mail route. Bill Playso of Australian design brand Playso has crafted a low maintenance companion for carrying – well, housing – your mail. Koo Koo is a mailbox that derives its silhouette from the feathered creature, [...]

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Help Save the Gap Filler Shipping Pallet Pavilion in Christchurch, New Zealand!

by Jon Dioffa from Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Architecture  (design blog) — May 23, 2013 01:07 AM
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The Gap Filler Pallet Pavilion in Christchurch, New Zealand, was built as a community space following devastating earthquakes. The recycled shipping pallet pavilion is an incredible facility, but unfortunately it was only ever funded for one year. The organizers

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Insane $1.93 Billion Artificial Island With Space Hotel and Zero-Gravity Spa Proposed for Barcelona

by Lori Zimmer from Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Architecture  (design blog) — May 23, 2013 01:07 AM
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A soaring zero-gravity space hotel set atop a man-made island might sound like the latest project proposed for Dubai, but Mobilona and designer Erik Morvan plan to construct just such a resort off the coast of Barcelona. Barcelona Island would bring Europe’s

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100-Year-Old Utah Church Lifted 40 Feet Above Ground Without Moving an Inch

by Lidija Grozdanic from Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Architecture  (design blog) — May 23, 2013 01:07 AM
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A historical treasure and city landmark, the Provo Tabernacle was originally constructed from 1883 to 1898 and has since been used as a gathering place for community meetings and cultural events, most notably an annual performance of Handel’s Messiah. After

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Two-Story Green Wall Freshens up Renovated Hotel SevenFourOne in California

by Tafline Laylin from Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » Architecture  (design blog) — May 23, 2013 01:07 AM
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The owners of Hotel SevenFourOne commissioned Horst to renovate and remodel the hotel in a way that would reflect their overarching commitment to sustainability and Orange County's cottage vernacular. In addition to the gorgeous vertical garden, which not

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