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The Leaf House is an Energy-Efficient Tiny Home Built for the Cold | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Andrew Michler INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough INHABITAT: What inspired you to write ‘Cradle to Cradle‘ (the book) and launch the Cradle to Cradle system? William McDonough: From an early age, I was fascinated by differing attitudes towards resources. Growing up in Japan and Hong Kong, I was given my first look at complete material cycles, where waste becomes food, and resources […] READ MORE >, inhabitat.com

Mod­ernist, min­i­mal, and able to with­stand the bit­ing cold of the Yukon, Laird Her­bert’s Leaf House is built with ener­gy effi­cien­cy and con­ser­va­tion in mind. With just 215 square feet of func­tion­al liv­ing space, the house boas…

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