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They built an entire village of houses with their own hands made of earth and old tires, in the ecovillage Aardehuis, in the Netherlands, where 44 residents live in Earthships that generate almost all the energy, heat with the sun, and treat sewage in their own garden.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 15/06/2026 at 13:47

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Villagers dig a road by hand on a 1,200-meter cliff in China after decades of extreme isolation, creating one of the most dangerous and impressive tunnels in the world.

Bruno Teles 15/06/2026 at 13:44

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Malaysia created a tunnel that becomes a road on a normal day and a giant flood drain when rain threatens Kuala Lumpur.

Bruno Teles 15/06/2026 at 13:33

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Libya built over 4,000 kilometers of underground pipelines to bring water from the Sahara to coastal cities in a project that the government itself called the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Bruno Teles 15/06/2026 at 13:14

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Concrete reinforced with carrot and beetroot nanoplatelets defies the logic of traditional additives, outperforms graphene in initial tests, saves 40 kg of cement per cubic meter, and can build buildings and bridges stronger than current products.

Valdemar Medeiros 15/06/2026 at 10:42

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Family builds natural pool without chlorine and without mud; the water is so crystal clear that fish and shrimp clean the bottom by themselves and guests get a free “fish manicure.”

Bruno Teles 14/06/2026 at 22:17

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Without cement, glue, or a single screw, interlocking wooden blocks promise to erect the skeleton of a house in about seven days, with one worker assembling one square meter of wall in less than a minute.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 14/06/2026 at 21:35

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Suspended house made with reused containers, wood, and steel, does not have a television or Wi-Fi system and was designed to operate without air conditioning; the residence was built among trees in the interior of São Paulo and relies on natural ventilation and a green roof.

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 14/06/2026 at 21:23

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Scotland creates a brick made with over 95% recycled debris, eliminates kiln firing, and attempts to reinvent a piece used in construction for almost a thousand years.

Flavia Marinho 14/06/2026 at 18:47

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In Taipei, 1.5 million recycled plastic bottles were saved from becoming waste, turned into building blocks, and formed a nine-story pavilion for an international exhibition.

Flavia Marinho 14/06/2026 at 18:35

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Slums in India painted roofs white to cope with 46°C heat, cool down stuffy homes, improve sleep, reduce energy consumption, and even ease the burden on refrigerators.

Flavia Marinho 14/06/2026 at 18:02

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Couple builds a 62 m² house with two containers and draws attention for the creative and sustainable proposal; the property was built on a 3,123 m² plot in Belgium, combining solar energy, reused materials, and a lifestyle more connected to nature.

Andriely Medeiros de Araújo 14/06/2026 at 17:53

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They built an entire village of houses with their own hands made of earth and old tires, in the ecovillage Aardehuis, in the Netherlands, where 44 residents live in Earthships that generate almost all the energy, heat with the sun, and treat sewage in their own garden.

Villagers dig a road by hand on a 1,200-meter cliff in China after decades of extreme isolation, creating one of the most dangerous and impressive tunnels in the world.

Malaysia created a tunnel that becomes a road on a normal day and a giant flood drain when rain threatens Kuala Lumpur.

Libya built over 4,000 kilometers of underground pipelines to bring water from the Sahara to coastal cities in a project that the government itself called the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Concrete reinforced with carrot and beetroot nanoplatelets defies the logic of traditional additives, outperforms graphene in initial tests, saves 40 kg of cement per cubic meter, and can build buildings and bridges stronger than current products.

Family builds natural pool without chlorine and without mud; the water is so crystal clear that fish and shrimp clean the bottom by themselves and guests get a free “fish manicure.”

Without cement, glue, or a single screw, interlocking wooden blocks promise to erect the skeleton of a house in about seven days, with one worker assembling one square meter of wall in less than a minute.

Suspended house made with reused containers, wood, and steel, does not have a television or Wi-Fi system and was designed to operate without air conditioning; the residence was built among trees in the interior of São Paulo and relies on natural ventilation and a green roof.

Scotland creates a brick made with over 95% recycled debris, eliminates kiln firing, and attempts to reinvent a piece used in construction for almost a thousand years.

In Taipei, 1.5 million recycled plastic bottles were saved from becoming waste, turned into building blocks, and formed a nine-story pavilion for an international exhibition.

Slums in India painted roofs white to cope with 46°C heat, cool down stuffy homes, improve sleep, reduce energy consumption, and even ease the burden on refrigerators.

Couple builds a 62 m² house with two containers and draws attention for the creative and sustainable proposal; the property was built on a 3,123 m² plot in Belgium, combining solar energy, reused materials, and a lifestyle more connected to nature.

Mother and daughter build a 70 m² house with more than 8,000 discarded glass bottles and impress with their creativity; known as the Casa de Sal, the property is located on Itamaracá Island, in Pernambuco.

Workers were opening a new road connection near the Marginal Tietê when they found, in the underground of the construction site, remnants of locomotives, wagons, and boilers from the 19th century linked to the forgotten history of Lapa.

Instead of burning or burying old tires, an American city is transforming about 2,000 of them into the street itself, paving its first sections with a quieter and more durable rubber asphalt.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

Greek island offers free housing for volunteers, but there’s a condition: you need to take care of rescued cats.

Engineers want to carve through Africa with a giant canal to bring water from the world’s second-largest river to a dying lake on the edge of the Sahara Desert that has already lost 90% of its water.

China has deployed snake-shaped robots to slide along power lines, where they have already inspected over 130 kilometers of cables using cameras and sensors to detect damaged wires, worn-out parts, and overheating.