Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Shigeru Ban Architects unveil plans for the worlds tallest hybrid timber building Tue, 6 Jun 17, 7:02pmPritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban just unveiled plans for the world's tallest timber hybrid high-rise, the Terrace House. Slated for Vancouver's Coal Harbour neighborhood, the angular structure will have multiple...
- Nonprofit teaches communities how to build homes out of straw, clay and soil Wed, 31 May 17, 9:50pmEmily Niehaus was working as a loan officer when she see realized that there was a need for affordable, sustainable housing options in her community. So she founded Community Rebuilds - a nonprofit that teaches people to...
- Dwell on Design 2017: The West Coast's largest design event is coming to Los Angeles! Wed, 24 May 17, 10:28pmDwell on Design, the West Coast's largest design event, is back and better than ever for 2017. The highly-anticipated three-day design event to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center June 23 - 25 will feature 300...
- Lush gardens hang from dramatic student housing proposed for Birmingham Fri, 14 Apr 17, 8:05pmAn oasis-like residence has been envisioned for Birmingham’s growing, multicultural student population. Tapped by Chinese private equity fund PGC-Capital, London practice Architects of Invention created Garden Hill, a stunning...
- This garden house grows enough food for three generations of one family Fri, 14 Apr 17, 10:00pmVietnamese firm Vo Trong Nhia Architects are no strangers to bringing green space indoors, but their new Binh House can actually grow enough food for three generations of one large family...
- This futuristic vertical factory feeds off a city's waste to produce energy Thu, 13 Apr 17, 9:00pmMost factories gobble up natural resources while belching out pollution - but could these mammoth buildings actually benefit the cities of the future? Designers Tianshu Liu and Lingshen Xie just unveiled plans for a cleaner...
- Hairy house stays cool in So Paulo with an amazing palm fiber facade Fri, 22 Jul 16, 9:00pmThis "hairy" house in Sao Paulo is covered in palm fiber to protect the interior from excessive sunlight. Brazilian brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana designed the house for Zunino and Solange Ricoy. The house takes cues...
- Earthships heading to Canada will provide First Nation communities with low-income housing Wed, 20 Jul 16, 10:21pmAn Earthship is a unique type of low-cost home that strives for self sufficiency and is built primarily with recycled materials. These sustainable homes have been installed in India, Haiti, Sierra Leone, and other countries...
- Hillside home in Sonora, Mexico features rammed earth walls and native landscaping Fri, 24 Jun 16, 6:40amSal Casa was built with the idea of honoring the landscape around it. To that end, the architects utilized rammed-earth walls to give the home texture, climate control and natural color. The earth was obtained from the hillside...
- Striking louvered facade controls solar gain and updates an aging retail space Tue, 28 Jun 16, 5:40am[embed]https://vimeo.com/153654438[/embed] The building consists of two main volumes with a footprint of 70 by 52 meters. The building has three stories, with additional available space on the lot for future use. According...
- This Canadian passive house factory was built from its own prefab wood panels Sat, 28 May 16, 2:30amThe firm estimates the factory will produce 971 fewer metric tons of carbon dioxide each year, when compared to a facility built from concrete. A heat-recovery ventilation system and incredibly well-insulated walls help...
- Green high-rise keeps cool in sultry Singapore with passive design and living roofs Fri, 27 May 16, 12:30amThe tropical climate and dense urban area of Singapore demands housing that accommodates both factors. Each phase of this project’s planning takes into consideration the need for low-environmental impact cooling needs,...
- Sustainable high-rise keeps cool in sultry Singapore with passive design and green roofs Thu, 26 May 16, 3:00pmThe tropical climate and dense urban area of Singapore demands housing that accommodates both factors. Each phase of this project’s planning takes into consideration the need for low-environmental impact cooling needs,...
- Extraordinary thatched Enterprise Centre may be the UK’s greenest building ever Fri, 11 Mar 16, 2:53amMorgan Sindall, CEO of Architype, the firm contracted for the construction, proposed the use of thatch to cover the building. Three hundred prefab panels were built and sent to master thatcher Stephen Letch for final touches....
- Turkey’s first certified Passive House cuts energy use by 90% Mon, 15 Feb 16, 5:00pmThe 310-square-meter building was constructed in 2013 in collaboration between local architects EG Mimarlık Planlama ve Kentsel Tasarım and partners in Germany-German architecture company r-m-p acted as the passive house...