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Info and sites that help with building a sustainable and green home in Australia and useful government agencies to be aware of. Also advice on dealing with architects and builders.

Hempitecture, a nonwoven materials manufacturer, announced its new manufacturing plant location and the 33,000-square-feet facility is an example of both sustainable building techniques and eco-minded business practices.[...]

Swimming with some of the most notable firms in the industry, UNStudio, with b720 Arquitectura and engineering firm Esteyco, rose to the top of the competition pool with a winning design for Madrid-Chamartín Clara Campoamor.[...]

A lot of the single-use items we use today were not always one-use. In fact, it is only through industrial developments that took place within the last century that these items began to be produced as disposables. Because...

A new architecture contest urges entrants to explore the potential of Italy’s Torbiere del Sebino Reserve. Winners may be awarded up to 7,000 Euros, a prestigious prize from a prestigious international jury.[...]

What do you get when you combine an architect, a farmer, an artistic mindset and a pile of thick bark? If you’re farmer Robert Petterson and architect Ulf Mejergren, you get Pine Bark Hut. [...]

The contours of the landscape literally form the basis for the design of this Mount Shefford, Québec, Canada home. Set into the hillside, Shefford House by Atelier BOOM-TOWN is laid out in three distinct sections for function,...

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, on the site of Woodstock, recently finished its first design-build camp called the 2022 Bethel Woods Art and Architecture Festival...

The use of hemp as a material is gaining speed across industries, including health and beauty, textiles, food and more. One of the industries that now utilizes it is in construction. Hemp can be used to create building materials...

Traditional photovoltaic panels, while an excellent source of renewable solar energy, have some design flaws. One of the main drawbacks is that they require lots of open, flat space for installation. As a solution to this,...

Facades are an essential aspect of architectural design. They envelope interior spaces and protect them from climatic conditions. Since facades are the first part of the building that people interact with, designers must...

Each year, the construction industry accounts for 6.9 billion U.S. tons of greenhouse gas emissions. This quantity is only surpassed by the transport and energy industries. To minimize our construction footprint, green building...

The new Senang residential block is smack dab in the middle of one of the world's busiest, and most historic, cities. This new project by M3H Architects is a sustainable dream that's packed with features designed to make...

Five apartment buildings front the water in the Czech Republic where a marina brownfield used to stand. The designers, QARTA Architektura, say these sustainable buildings are created to evoke the atmosphere of a local "Liben-style...

What makes this high-rise building in Singapore different from all the other tall buildings around the world? Not only is this one of the tallest towers in Singapore, but it also honors the natural world and the history of...

Kengo Kuma and Associates, a world-renowned Japanese architecture firm, recently completed the Kusugibashi Bridge in Osogoe, Shuto Town, Iwakuni City in Japan...

Listed here are business and service providers who do so with an eye on the environment.

Architect David Wright helped pioneer the concept of passive solar architecture, and his thoughts and experiments have helped shape the evolution of solar design throughout the world...