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Passive solar building design is explained and how passive solar principals are used to design green homes and buildings, and save you money.

To prove the versatility of its new pop-up bar made from a recycled shipping container, Canadian prefab home builder Honomobo transported the bar up the snow-covered hills of Fortress Mountain in the Canadian Rockies...

Portland studio Skylab Architecture's Owl Creek Residence is an angular retreat that blends into Colorado’s mountainous landscape while offering expansive views of the Rocky Mountains...

SOM recently just unveiled the first images of a spiraling mixed-use tower planned for China. The Hangzhou Wangchao Center features an undulating glass façade and eight mega-columns that slope outward at the corners. This...

Building a self-sustaining home can involve a higher upfront investment, but it usually pays off in the long run thanks to increased efficiency and lower energy bills...

This remote cottage, nestled deep in a thick forest 160 miles from Toronto, Canada, allows for sustainable living deep within its wooded surroundings. It occupies a quiet lakeside site and functions as a weekend retreat for...

With its CORE 9 home, architecture firm Beaumont Concepts aims to redefine how affordable sustainable housing is designed and built. The compact, low-maintenance house can be adapted for energy ratings from 6 to 10-star,...

With its CORE 9 home, architecture firm Beaumont Concepts aims to redefine how affordable sustainable housing is designed and built. The compact, low-maintenance house can be adapted for energy ratings from 6 to 10-star,...

Nestled in a densely populated residential area of West Jakarta, Indonesia, the Pedongkelan-YN house provides a quiet tropical oasis in the midst of the surrounding city...

If you’re strolling through Amsterdam and notice a houseboat with a design that doesn’t match the surrounding architecture, you’ve probably found this prefab floating house with an interior inspired by Japanese design...

Intuit’s new Marine Way Building (MWB) in Mountain View, California, aims to become an antidote to the trend of building insular campuses across Silicon Valley...

Want to see the Northern Lights without dealing with the dark and the cold? With this luxury glass cabin in Iceland, you can now do just that. The Panorama Glass Lodge lets you enjoy views of the Northern Lights and amazing...

With a sinuous, meandering form that blurs the line between interior and exterior, the new Media Library in Thionville, France, is a unique public space...

Many of us can remember having a childhood treehouse, but Montana Treehouse Retreat owners Kati and Daren Robison have taken this idea one step further...

Boston-based architecture firm Arrowstreet has been named as the winner of the 2018 Architecture at Zero design competition. The winning design, Bay Area Transect, envisions a four-tiered complex embedded into the surrounding...

The residents of Greenacres, Austin Maynard Architects' first completed project in New South Wales, originally asked for a light-filled home and a room with a view...

Been efficient in our energy usage not only helps reduce the demands placed on the planet it can also save money. There are various ways in which you can reduce your energy usage ranging from energy efficient light bulbs...