passive solar design
Gorgeous Modern Home is Built Inside a Cave
Modern living meets subterranean splendor in this gorgeous home nestled inside of a 15,000-square foot sandstone cave in Festus, Missouri. Built by Curt and Deborah Sleeper, the underground abode features
PHOTOS: Inside Williamsburg’s New Passive House by Loadingdock5
We write about cool green buildings all the time on Inhabitat, but seeing them with our own eyes is a special treat. That’s why we were stoked when the owners and architects of Williamsburg’s
Elegant Grand Stade de Casablanca Stadium To Be Built In An Abandoned Quarry
The Moroccan National Football team is set to have a brand new stadium designed by French studio Scau in collaboration with local, Moroccan firm Archi Design. The Grand Stade de Casablanca will be built
Loq•kit Modular Homes Made With Interchageable Parts
The concept behind Loq•kit homes is the use of modular and interchangeable parts – kinda like Legos for homes. Loq•kit homes were originally conceived by PAF Architecture back in 2003 and
Toyo Ito Breaks Ground on Taichung Metropolitan Opera
Taichung, a city in central Taiwan, has broken ground on a new metropolitan opera house that it hopes will make the region known for its culture. Designed by Toyo Ito, the Taichung Metropolitan Opera
Puri Indah House: Poetic Sustainability in Jakarta, Indonesia
When Architect Adi Purnomo of Mamostudio set out to design a live, work, and exhibition space for a photographer/painter client, he knew that maximizing natural light would be a necessity. Purnomo also
Modular Passiv-Haus Concept Offers Customizable, Net-Zero Home
This prefab concept house, Mini40, comes out of Austria and has a slant towards the increasingly popular Passiv-Haus design method, which promotes a very tight and low-energy design. Hailing from
SOLAR DECATHLON 2009: Team Ontario/BC’s North House For Cold Climates
We’ve been bringing you breaking coverage of this week’s Solar Decathlon in Washington DC throughout the week and one of the most interesting homes to emerge from the competition is the North
RESIDENCE: Passive Solar “Cascade House”
Having moved from Arizona to Toronto, the owners of this modern home looked to Toronto-based architects Paul Raff Studio to create a passive solar design that would maximize daylighting for a bright
Eco Education Slunakov Center Uses Passive Design
Situated on the outskirts of the ancient town of Olomouc in the eastern Czech Republic, Slunakov is a center for ecological and educational activities that acts as a gateway to the Litovelske Pomoravi
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