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Room in a Wardrobe: Second Skin by Rene Siebum

We love furniture that is multi-functional and space saving. This beautiful wardrobe designed by Rene Siebum not only functions as a light fixture, bookcase, closet and room divider, but with the doo...

Q&A With Michelle Kaufmann
Mind Body Green

Michelle Kaufmann, as you probably know, is an architect, designer, and advocate for smarter and more sustainable designs. mkDesigns actually led the movement towards prefabricated green homes. We ...

The $200,000 Prefab Project
Dwell

A few years ago (before modern prefab became quite as popular in America as it is today), Dwell threw down a challenge: They asked 16 architects to design a modern prefab for $200,000. We weren't awar...

RainTube: Perforated Gutter Protection

There is nothing more frustrating than gutters that are clogged during the fall and then ice-damaged during the winter. It's bad for your house and a nuisance to repair. RainTube, one of Sustainable...

LiveRoof Modular Green Roof System

LiveRoof, as seen at this year's West Coast Green, is the first invisible modular green roof system. We're thinking this product would be great for not only homes, but that garden shed you have plan...

Blu Homes Acquires Michelle Kaufmann Designs

In case you haven't already heard the green news, we wanted to let you know that Blu Homes has purchased all of the assets of mkDesigns. This is good for anyone who ever dreamed of living in an mkLo...

Flashback, Flashforward: Building With Solar Storage Tubes

Some technology just doesn’t change. Around for decades, water storage tubes provide thermal mass to moderate indoor air temperatures. Use to store heat during the day and keep warm at night, you ...

Modern, Small, Prefab: Idea Box

For some reason, we never tire of small, green, prefab designs. They tend to be so inventive—making tiny spaces seem luxurious. Idea Box is no exception......

Look! A Seasonal Vertical Garden

Many big cities share the same characteristic of tight lots and side yards with little room to grow plants and unsightly views of neighboring homes as close as a few feet away. In the Lincoln Park n...

Inspiration: Froschkönig Treehouse

This is a beautiful small dwelling located in a private garden in Muster among the trees. The tree house has everything you need to relax: a large terrace, white-glazed ash furniture and beautiful w...

Look! Another Bike Trailer House

Come winter, we don't imagine we'll be posting often about low insulated bike trailer homes, so keep them coming while they're hot! Designed originally for Burningman and powered by a roof-mounted ...

RED+HOUSING Emergency Shelter Prototype

New York's OBRA Architects developed RED+HOUSING as housing for disaster relief. Made for temporary use, the structures uses methods that allow for quick construction, easy transport, and minimum wa...

Camper Kart & Camper Bike by Kevin Cyr

Brooklyn based artist Kevin Cyr has an affinity for homes on the go. His projects include the Camper Bike and Camper Kart, and he's documented other types of mobile living in various photos and sket...

Bio-Luminum: Recycled Airplane Tiles

ECOvering’s newest line, Bio-Luminum, is made of recycled airplane parts to create a modern and sleek looking tile with an industrial edge......

Chicago’s First LEED Platinum & Zero Net Energy Home

We’re in lurve with this house: it's gorgeous, modern and super innovative. Slated to be one of Chicago’s first LEED platinum homes and run the city's first residential grey water system, the ho...

Look! Prefab Home Delivery and Interior

We got a kick out of seeing an oversize load truck hauling this prefab house designed by San Francisco architect Christopher Deam. It's so cool to see it straight from delivery to the finished inter...

Inspiration: Mobile Home + Office Trailer
The Los Angeles Times

On the Mexican coast of Baja located in the Guadalupe wine-making region, architects Alejandro D’Acosta and Claudia Turrent have been performing experiments in green design for wineries — bu...

Cement Fiberboard: Eco-Friendly Siding

If you’re looking to replace or upgrade your existing siding, cement fiberboard is a great material to consider. Less maintenance than wood, more durable than vinyl (and less toxic) and guaranteed...

Carré d’Etoiles: A Prefab Getaway

Carré d’étoile is mini prefab getaway, like a vacation in a box. Each one comes equipped with a transparent dome and a telescope for star gazing. A compact and efficient design all...

How To: Carry Just About Anything On a Bike
Treehugger

So, maybe you’ve decided to go carless and are using a bike to get you around town. Getting yourself from A to B may be simple enough, but what about toting your groceries, kids, pets and other be...

COMPACT Modular Furniture by Pedro Gomes

We love the COMPACT line from Portugese designer Pedro Gomes. Made from cardboard and recycled polypropylene, this modular furniture line is eco-friendly and sustainable... ...

Solar Hybrid VW Westfalia Camper by Alexandre Verdier

Growing up with hippy parents, VW buses have always held a special place in our heart. Well, the feelings have been rekindled with this modernized eco-friendly version developed by Alexandre Verdier...

Moonroom from Roomworks

So if we can't have this private writing studio, maybe we'll move on to this: UK-based design firm Roomworks specializes in contemporary eco-friendly architecture, and they're currently working on a...

Is Prefab For You? One Man's Quest to Find Out
Sunset Magazine

We came across an interesting article in Sunset Magazine about one man's journey to build his own prefab house. Aaron Jones had always been interested in prefab homes, and finally settled on a $22,0...

More Fab Prefab: LionForce ecoLiving

As the saying goes, "Everything's bigger in Texas." But Texans are starting to understand that smaller —and sustainable — is the new big. Enter the gorgeous prefab homes from LionForce e...

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