Elephants are thought to bring good luck, and that's certainly true for anyone lucky enough to stay in this elephant-shaped eco-resort in Sri Lanka. Located near the famous Yala National Park in southeast Sri Lanka, this...
Passive House certification — one of the leading green standards for ultra-low energy architecture — has finally touched down in South Asia with the completion of the Star Innovation Center near Colombo, Sri Lanka...
Scientists at the University of Buffalo have discovered an adept way of storing renewable energy thanks to waste water produced from the textile industry...
Sri Lanka’s most celebrated wildlife park is famous for leopards, elephants, and sloth bears—and now Yala National Park is also known for a stunning, sustainably minded safari camp next door...
Bangladesh was still picking up the pieces after flash floods in April affected millions of people when a cyclone hit. Cyclone Mora just struck the country's southeastern coast with rain and winds hours ago, and the BBC reports...
Bio-centres turning human waste into electricity prove that faeces is the ultimate source of renewable energy
A Sri Lankan newspaper may have just found a a way to sustain the struggling print business - and it's helping to stop the spread of mosquito-borne diseases at the same time...
One newspaper in Sri Lanka may have just found the answer to the struggling print newspaper business - and is helping to stop the spread of mosquito-borne diseases at the same time...
After consulting with locals about the preferred layout of their new micro homes, Ban designed the 31 square meter homes with a bathroom and kitchen that is separated by the living area...
Bungalow Mathugama stands between a rubber plantation and the start of a jungle in the Sri Lankan region of Kalutara. The light and opening building stands on a series of convergent steel supports located at various heights...
After consulting with locals about the preferred layout of their new micro homes, Ban designed the 31 square meter homes with a bathroom and kitchen that is separated by the living area...
This looks to be a huge story, the first evidence of extraterrestrial life, if it holds up. I would remind readers that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence“. This needs to be confirmed by others...
Louise Gray, who wrote this amazing piece of journalism in the Telegraph the other day: Fish carried up a mountain on backs of llamas to escape global warming Has boobed given us yet another story worthy of discussion here...
Read the rest of Shigeru Ban’s Villa Vista is a Cantilevered Open Air Beauty in Sri Lankahttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed...
Row over responsibility for sold-off systems has left Sri Lankan communities unable to replace faulty equipmentShell has become embroiled in a major row with the World Bank and green energy companies after allegations that...
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