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Houses built into treetops and made from trees are the ultimate in green building.

Tree houses aren't just for kids anymore. They are used increasingly as primary residences, vacation getaways and meditation retreats.

Homes perched high in a forest canopy or woven from the very branches of trees take ecofriendly building to the extreme. Future-forward designers are concocting tree houses that live and "breathe". such as the Fab Tree Hab. It uses high-tech computer modeling and ancient techniques such as pleaching, which weaves together living branches and trunks to create walls and ceilings.

"Most folks that contact us are not looking for a product that is 'environmentally friendly,'" explained Mitchell Joachim, an architect at the Smart Cities group of the MIT Media Lab. "Instead they want a product that is the environment."

Credit: Mitchell Joachim, Terreform

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