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Home Ventilation improves the quality of living in your home, we look at the ventilation system options available.

How the R-value of a buildings insulation or home is calculated and the factors that effect the final R value, and how to use it.

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.

Millennials are changing office culture in visible ways — you can see it in the design sensibilities of modern workplaces and the thoughtfulness of office layouts...

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...

This beautiful brownstone in Brooklyn has been refurbished into the first Passive Plus House in the United States. Located in Carroll Gardens, 78 Third Place features an impressive array of cutting-edge renewable technologies...

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...

A striking aquatics center at the University of British Columbia Vancouver melds elite-level swimming facilities with impressive eco-credentials. Canadian architecture firm MJMA worked with Acton Ostry Architects to design...

A striking aquatics center on the University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus melds elite-level swimming facilities with impressive eco-credentials...

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...

Owning a house no longer means you have to stay in place. This tiny house on wheels, built to withstand extreme climates, can both change locations at a moment's notice and expand in order to adjust to specific user needs....

In a property it is important to ensure adequate ventilation to ensure the air is fresh and clean, also it helps keep mould under control. There are ways to do this that are energy efficient.

It is possible to control the air quality within a property whilst being energy efficient and sustainable.

Sustainable houses with websites on the Internet.

In this day and age its important that any development be as green and as eco friendly as possible. This section provides information on the experts, products and services that will help your development be green.