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- Innovative micro-house uses digital fabrication on low-cost timber construction Fri, 7 Jun 19, 4:30amCan digital fabrication unlock a new frontier in low-cost timber construction? All signs point to yes in the IBA Timber Prototype House, a micro-architecture project that’s been playfully described as “a log cabin turned...
- Woodcube: Carbon-Neutral Five-Story Wooden Apartment Building Opens in Hamburg Fri, 23 Aug 13, 12:13amThe Woodcube was made for the International Building Exhibition, which Hamburg is hosting this year on the island of Wilhelmsburg. The event, which showcases a wide variety of innovative green building techniques, runs through...
- Hamburg’s WaterHouses Draw Geothermal Heat from Groundwater Mon, 22 Apr 13, 3:00pmThe five buildings that comprise the WaterHouses are designed to demonstrate how residential developments of the future could interact with water from an environmental and recreational perspective...
- Hamburg’s WaterHouses are Heated by the Natural Heat of Groundwater Mon, 22 Apr 13, 3:00pmThe five buildings that comprise the WaterHouses are designed to demonstrate how residential developments of the future could interact with water from an environmental and recreational perspective...
- The World’s First Algae-Powered Building Opens in Hamburg Thu, 11 Apr 13, 5:09amThe world’s first algae-powered building just opened in Hamburg! Dubbed the BIQ House, the project features a bio-adaptive algae facade and it will serve as a testing bed for sustainable energy production in urban areas...
- Candy-Colored Urban Development and Environment Office Opens in Hamburg Tue, 9 Apr 13, 3:00pmRead the rest of Candy-Colored Urban Development and Environment Office Opens in Hamburg Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Daylighting, DGNB Vorzertifikat Gold, Environmental Ministry, geothermal,...
- Hamburg to Convert a WWII Flak Bunker Into a Renewable Energy Bunker Tue, 15 Nov 11, 8:48amRead the rest of Hamburg to Convert a WWII Flak Bunker Into a Renewable Energy Bunker Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: energiebunker, Energy Bunker, germany, hamburg, IBA Hamburg, International Building...