Do people in tiny houses live more sustainably?

A new investigation into the habits of tiny house residents reveals that living in smaller houses encourages people to adopt more sustainable habits across the board.

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/do-people-in-tiny-houses-live-more-sustainably
via Inhabitat

Energy-efficient greenhouses surround the new French Open tennis court

Plants from around the world are flourishing in four curved greenhouses in an unexpected place — directly behind the spectator stands of the new Simonne Mathieu tennis court at Roland Garros, home of the French Open.

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/energy-efficient-greenhouses-surround-the-new-french-open-tennis-court
via Inhabitat

This funky, hobbit-like home is immersed in lush greenery

Channeling Mother Nature into built form, Mexican architect Javier Senosiain designed a peanut-shaped bespoke home with nary a straight line in sight.

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/this-funky-hobbit-like-home-is-immersed-in-lush-greenery
via Inhabitat

Holiday Inn hotels will phase out mini shampoo bottles

The owner of Holiday Inn, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has pledged to do away with the convenient but wasteful mini shampoo and soap bottles that are a staple in its 843,000 guest rooms.

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/holiday-inn-hotels-will-phase-out-mini-shampoo-bottles
via Inhabitat

Award-winning Geographies of Urban Filth rethinks waste in cities

In a bid to break down boundaries between “clean” and “dirty” spaces, New York City-based Canadian designer Liyang Zhang created Geographies of Urban Filth, a thesis project that proposes the transformation of the North Toronto Wastewater Treatment Plant into an unconventional urban destination with public baths.

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/award-winning-geographies-of-urban-filth-rethinks-waste-in-cities
via Inhabitat

Greta Thunberg will sail across Atlantic to attend UN Climate Summits

Climate activist Greta Thunberg wanted to attend the U.N. Climate Summit in New York City this September, but didn’t want to fly from her home in Sweden, because flying is bad for climate change. She said she would “figure it out,” and luckily, sailors Boris Herrmann and Pierre Casiraghi reached out to offer her a ride on their high-speed, zero-emissions sailboat. The sailboat journey will take two weeks to reach New York and then after the Climate Summit she will journey down to Santiago,...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/greta-thunberg-will-sail-across-atlantic-to-attend-un-climate-summits
via Inhabitat

UNStudio designs terminal for worlds first cross-border cable car connecting Russia with China

UNStudio has won a competition to design the Blagoveshchensk Cable Terminal for the world’s first cross-border cable car that will connect Russia and China.

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/unstudio-designs-terminal-for-worlds-first-cross-border-cable-car-connecting-russia-with-china
via Inhabitat