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The World Green Building Council's mission is to mitigate the high environmental impact caused by the building and construction industry. It is comprised of around 70 Green Building Councils from around the globe. All of...

A recent competition sponsored by the National Agency for Administrative City Construction aimed to find a comprehensive design for the new Korean Museum of Architecture and Urbanism (KMUA) in Sejong, South Korea...

Australia was recently voted the destination of the year for 2020. If you are thinking about going down under for a vacation, make sure to check out this beautiful B&B located in a shed in New South Wales. Made almost...

The architects at MNMA Studio have created a natural beachy oasis made of eco-friendly elements in the region of Pontal do Cupe, Pernambuco of northeastern Brazil...

From crystalline-inspired homes to funky cargotecture office spaces, James Whitaker's unique shipping container designs have taken the world by storm. However, the prolific architect is now branching out to design modular...

It’s no secret that the building sector is a resource-intensive industry, but La Mesa, California-based nonprofit Green New World believes that the future of construction can and should be greener, healthier and energy-producing...

Integrating nature into the built environment is no easy feat, but when done correctly, it can be a work of art that gives back to our world instead of taking from it...

A 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...

Paraguay-based design firm Equipo de Arquitectura has created a number of innovative structures, but when it came to constructing their own office space, its designers decided to go back to basics...

You may have heard about green walls or even seen a few. Also called living walls, live walls, eco-walls and vertical gardens, these structures are essentially walls covered in vertically grown plants, and they can appear...

Snøhetta just revealed designs for the world’s first energy-positive hotel in the Arctic Circle—an incredible proposal given the region’s below-freezing temperatures...

Snøhetta has revealed designs for the world’s first energy-positive hotel in the Arctic Circle—an incredible proposal given the region’s below-freezing temperatures...

Architect and builder Ty Kelly wanted to disconnect from the stresses of city life in Seattle - so he built an incredible shipping container home deep in the picturesque Montana plains...

The world's biggest conference dedicated to green building just kicked off in Boston - and you won't want to miss it! The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo convenes sustainable building experts, professionals and...

The world's biggest conference dedicated to green building kicks off tomorrow - and you won't want to miss it! The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo will convene sustainable building experts, professionals and...