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- Czech Republic sports hall maximizes passive energy Wed, 27 Oct 21, 3:30amEncircled by a deciduous forest, the Sports Hall by OV-Architekti provides a space of gathering and leisure for the small community of Borky, northeast of Kolín in the Czech Republic...
- NY man spends 6 years building this incredible, energy-efficient hobbit home Fri, 14 Sep 18, 2:30amA lot of lives have been touched by the Lord of the Rings films, but super fan Jim Costigan took it one step further by building his own Bag End-inspired hobbit home...
- Solar-powered DURAhome is a 100% self-sufficient shelter built to withstand natural disasters Wed, 7 Oct 15, 8:36amThe New York City College of Technology (NYCCT) developed the DURAhome—Diverse, Urban, Resilient, and Adaptable—for the 2015 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon that’ll kick off this Thursday, October 8. Designed...
- Solar-powered DURAhome is a 100% self-sufficient shelter built for disaster zones Wed, 7 Oct 15, 12:00amThe New York City College of Technology (NYCCT) developed the DURAhome—Diverse, Urban, Resilient, and Adaptable—for the 2015 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon that’ll kick off this Thursday, October 8. Designed...
- This energy-harvesting plastic could have revolutionary green energy and medical applications Tue, 31 Mar 15, 4:01amWe’re learning a lot about new green energy technology these days, from wireless solar power to smog-eating concrete. And now this: a plastic used in tubing can actually produce electricity when stretched. Researchers...
- SURE Architecture Presents Endless City, a Vertical Ecosystem You Can Walk On Sat, 2 Aug 14, 12:54amThe skyscraper designed for London comprises six structural steel tubes that support two ramps and enclose different elements of the vertical flux-people, energy, waste, water and prefab modular steel elements...
- Berlin’s Passive Minimum House is a Modernist Glass Residence in the Woods Thu, 3 May 12, 12:08amWith the aim of blending the boundaries between indoors and outdoors, Ahlbrech Felix Scheidt Kasprush Architects designed this glowing glass home within a pine forest in Germany...