“This building puts 4,450 households on two acres and it is actually designed with energy conservation in mind. By going huge they are getting tremendous manufacturing efficiencies; by going vertical they get the kind of repetition that makes it affordable. By going half a mile high and 220 stories they are going to get noticed.”

That is Lloyd Alter describing the sustainable case for what will be the world’s tallest building. See more pictures and a video here: One Building, One City: World’s tallest prefab, Sky City, is breaking ground in June

Transplanted from California to the neighbourhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ariele Alasko of Brooklyn to West makes some pretty darn cool pieces, transforming salvaged wood into tasteful, geometric wonders.

(via Brooklyn designer rescues landfilled wood for stylish geometric furniture : TreeHugger)

Happy Valentine’s Day, you guys! 

Here are 10 Businesses Going Green for Romance.

Bow chicka bow wow.

3D Printed House Is a Giant Möbius Strip!

(via Bridge Being Built From Shipping Containers : TreeHugger)

“The things you own end up owning you. It’s only after you lose everything that you’re free to do anything.”

― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

via The Most Inspiring Art of 2012 : Page 7

credit: Sannah Kvist

Coverage of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake disaster have dwindled from the news, but rebuilding efforts continue. Check out these Eye-Catching, Disaster-Resistant Earthbag Homes! 

© georgi manassiev

The base is made of water reeds. The method is very similar to that employed by traditional thatchers: the reed is tied together in bundles, then trimmed down and padded into the final shape.

Thatched Reed Benches Take a Cue from the Past

20 Seasonal Craft Beers From Local, Green Breweries

From biofuels to fish-free health supplements and interactive, energy-generating “cyber-gardens,” there are a lot of potential green uses for algae. On the design side, we’ve previously seen London-based designer Julia Lohmann’s prototypical lamps made out of sheep’s stomachs, and now she has turned to kelp — a fast-growing, large kind of algae best known in Asian cuisines — for creating lighting made out of abundantly-available and natural materials.

via Luminous Laser-Cut Lamps Made Out of Kelp

How do you like them apples? No, really, do you like apples? It’s harvest season! 

Photo of the Day: Apple Harvest

Image credit: Richard Drury/Getty Images

Winter is coming! 

We love these net lights and chairs made from old belts. See more great interior design from the largest and most prestigious interior design event from Argentina, Casa FOA.