The HELIOtube is a radical departure from conventional CSP technology, as it is based around tubes of inflatable plastic film.

Tesla's tiny house integrates solar power and its Powerwall home battery into a seamless system, and can be towed by the Model X.

While the world chases solar generating windows, we see how to do solar generating walls.

A new breed of solar panel can do double duty on greenhouse roofs by not only generating renewable electricity, but also by using a light-altering dye to help optimize photosynthesis in the plants beneath them.

When printed in a precise pattern onto carbon nanotubes on paper, these photosynthetic bacteria can produce electricity from sunlight, which could power biodegradable environmental and medical sensors.

The technology makes for better energy generation and a better window.

And now, in the 'Give me a break' category, the folks behind this garbage can scanner assume you can't make a grocery list on your own.

Not only will this save home owners money, but it will also allow utilities to manage demand during peak times.

This WiFi- and Bluetooth-enabled smart bulb features plug-and-play functionality, doesn't require a central smart home hub, and is designed to last for "up to 50,000 hours."

It also comes with its own beer dispenser, built-in right in the couch.

A smart fridge might well make you fatter and poorer.

It learns your usage patterns but can do a lot more.

In which I try out a smart lighting system in my dumb home.

This home for a family of three and two cats has been built with efficiency, comfort and health in mind.

The sustainable fashion design competition is encouraging Asia’s emerging fashion designers to create mass-market clothing with minimal textile waste.

It is both a parody of the real estate business and a shocking exposé of Hong Kong Housing

The fashion event's EcoChic Design Awards inspire Asia’s emerging fashion talent to create with minimal textile waste.

Hong Kong has been trying for a long time, through various 'clean air' measures, to deal with smog that is estimated to cause 3,000 premature deaths every single year.

This stunning temporary pavilion utilizes Hong Kong's time-honored bamboo construction methods in conjunction with cutting-edge computational design.

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.

One design attempts to deal with the problem of plastic bottle caps -- which often get discarded rather than recycled.

It is estimated that around 100 elephants are being killed each day by poachers to meet the growing demand for ivory in Asia.

The CATable will keep the cat off the keyboard.

This crowd-funded design features a special honeycomb structure that is strong enough to be transformed into a stool or table -- yet remains lightweight and flexible enough to stay incognito on your bookshelf.

It would be a good way to further broaden the appeal of electric vehicles.

Featuring an interlocking system that's inspired by traditional Japanese joinery, this desk also has a swappable, modular system for organizing your stuff.

Different zones are delineated with simple, sculptural structures in this minimalist apartment.

Built with the help of a village's last remaining bamboo weaver, this computer-designed pavilion was built by hand using local materials.

This digitally fabricated project revives a traditional material with new building technologies.

An under-utilized element becomes a bench, a place to eat, nap and store things in this redesigned scheme.

I may have once mused on the environmental impact of my backyard chickens, but I have no doubt that, overall, keeping them has been both a wonderful experience and a significant contribution to improving our family's

I grew up in the West of England. I like hard cider. And as a failed beekeeper, I owe a deabt of gratitude (or guilt?) to our furry pollinating friends. So I was delighted to hear that one purveyor of hard cider is

We've heard of transformer apartments, but what about a transformer garden. These movable green walls create flexible outdoor spaces.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you a global economic crisis, a gloomy real estate market, and an uncertain currency future, make a house out of shredded-up money.

It's a house made out of a billion euro notes, but you can't spend any of them.

Designer Orla Reynolds Designs a Bookcase Like a Stage Set for Small Spaces

Anti-littering ad reminds Dublin residents to put trash in its rightful place--or else!

In honor of World Environment Day, organizers of the World’s fair highlighted the greenest exhibit designs.

People are "risking their lives every winter by wearing dark clothing."

It may lead to as many as 20,000 passive houses being built over the next five years.

A quantity surveyor deals with construction costs for a living, and shows how it's done.

The Irish beer giant has stopped using fish bladders for filtration of its keg beer; cans and bottles to follow suit by the end of the year.

Passivhaus or Passive House does not mean they are just houses.

Another country joins the ranks of the Powering Past Coal Alliance.

As part of their "I Have a Green Job" series, Grist talks to Michael Thompson, a professional bee keeper and co-founder of Chicago Honey Co-op, an agricultural cooperative that's dedicated to chemical-free beekeeping.When

The head of a cooperative of honey harvesters, a park guide, and a doctor who uses a garden of medicinal plants to treat asthma and other ailments are

The plight of the bumblebee is a matter of great concern. Their numbers are declining, some species are on the brink of extinction and colony collapse disorder has spread in the U.S. Albert Einstein may (or may not) have said

Environmentalists marched in Istanbul to demand solutions to climate change (L) while members of Greenpeace (R) face jail time for protesting plans to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant. Photos: 350.org (L), Greenpeace Akdeniz

Earlier in the week, the New York Times reported that bees in Brooklyn had started turning red, and their honey was looking like bright red goo. It turned out that

If you ask me, the real "Turkish delight" is served at breakfast time: A square of rich, thick kaymak (clotted cream), topped with fresh-off-the-comb honey (bal).