At Inhabitat, we always keep our ear to the ground for new green structure techniques and technologies as we seek more sustainable methods to shape our world. For the past year, we have actually been following the tale of the Chinese developer BSB, who is planning to create the world’s tallest skyscraper– the completely prefabricated 220-story building is set to break ground next month, and the building is anticipated to take just 210 days to develop. In Chicago, transportation representatives held a formal groundbreaking ceremony last week for the “greenest street in America,” a 2-mile stretch of roadway that is paved with permeable, smog-eating pavement.

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