The strain of city life often forces people to seek accommodation in unusual places, like forest or even water. Living on a houseboat is increasingly becoming a lifestyle choice, offering people an escape from the traffic noise and pollution of the city. A consortium of two Fraunhofer Institutes, along with their partners, is currently working…
Meet Wayne Adams and Catherine King, the owners of one of the world’s greenest homes. Since 1992, the couple has been been living in an ingeniously-designed self-sustainable, off-grid and off-land floating house, situated in Cypress Bay, British Columbia. Made up of 12 adjoining platforms, the structure, known as Freedom Cove, promotes eco-friendly living, based on…
A growing trend in the field of architecture is to create sustainable housing units that bring people closer to nature. Developed by London-based EcoFloLife, the new WaterNest 100 champions the cause of eco-friendly, low-impact living. An adorable floating habitat, the structure is constructed using sustainable, locally-sourced materials, which in turn make it up to 98-percent…