passive solar design
40,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles Insulate the Gorgeous Zero Energy Tvzeb Studio in Italy
Comfort, environmental sensitivity and livability were among the main driving principles behind this stellar design, which partially explains the use of natural materials that integrate so well with the
Bonnifait + Giesen’s Cornege-Preston House is a Passive Solar Sink in New Zealand
The Cornege-Preston house is 40 meters long and six meters wide. Spread out thusly, which is made possible by a large plot, every section of the home is exposed to achieve maximum solar gain. Oriented to
Rutgers New Business School Designed by TEN Arquitectos Is Now Under Construction
The new business school will accommodate five academic departments and research centers organized in clusters. The site will include faculty offices, visiting scholar offices, and conference/meeting room
The Transforming D*Haus Changes Shape to Accommodate Different Seasons
The house was originally designed as Grunberg's graduation project to deal with extreme temperatures like hot summers and frigid winters. The geometries and movement of the house are based on a
UC Irvine Contemporary Arts Center is Finely Tuned to Southern California’s Climate
The Contemporary Arts Center is UC Irvine's most recent addition to the Claire Trevor School of the Arts and includes many innovative educational spaces. Built into a slight slope, the building contains a
Radio Nacional de Espana’s New Headquarters Features a Smart Facade That Cuts Emissions by 50%
The extensive modular façade not only screens the sun from the building strategically, but it also provides interest and beauty. Between the vertical exterior screen and the glass facade of the building
Studio Albori’s Casa Solare is a Self-Sufficient Home Set High Up in the Alps
Studio Albori's Casa Solare is perfectly designed to benefit from the sun’s position in the sky, and it includes passive solar design details that allow the house to stay cool on the warmest of days.
Luxurious Floating Home Makes the Most of Its Small Footprint on Lake Union in Seattle
Docked in the heart of the city on Lake Union, this floating home enjoys panoramic views south of downtown Seattle, Queen Anne Hill to the west, and Gas Works Park northward. With no room to spare, the
The Garden School is a New Green-Roofed Learning Facility for China
Strategic orientation of the 51,000 square meter Garden School, construction of which is currently underway, makes optimum use of passive solar design, daylighting, and natural ventilation. Some of the
The Sunday Stuga is a Compact London Cabin Flooded With Daylight
A weekend entertainment area and garden shed, this compact cabin was expected to match the energy efficiency of the client's main home even though it is bound on three sides by massive stone walls typical
SOLAR DECATHLON: Team Massachusetts Takes a Passive Approach with their 4D Home
The home is constructed of fiber cement and wood-clad windows. Since the passive windows and walls are built to collect, store, and distribute solar heat in the winter and reject it in the summer
Barndominium: Green Live-Work Space is a Modern Update to the Vernacular Barn
The Barndominium is a long and narrow barn-like building with a wood exterior and a high-pitched roof. One half the building is occupied by a double-height wood workshop and the other half is a 1 bedroom,
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
Spanish Train Station Renovated Into A Green-Roofed Youth & Public Art Center
The site of the train station was owned and operated by the Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE light rail line), but the station had fallen into disuse. Since it's located in a very busy part of the
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 very first
Solaleya’s Shell-Shaped Solar “Pearl” House is a Breezy Green Retreat
Over the past few years we've seen many architects move away from traditional architecture in an attempt to make their designs more sustainable. One of the great things about this trend is that it gives
WaterShed: University of Maryland’s Solar Decathlon Home Gives More Than It Takes
Although the University of Maryland may have a home court advantage for the upcoming competition, now set to take place at West Potomac Park, we're not going to hold it against them. The small home is
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
Off-Grid Vacation Home In California’s Gold Country
The home, located near Murphys, CA, is split into two 875 sq ft buildings - one for living and the other for sleeping. The buildings are sited for views as well as the prevailing breezes which come up
Eco Wellness Retreat Lets You Unwind in Beautiful Rammed Earth Guesthouses
Among the many projects that Mithun worked on for Miraval are the guestrooms, which make use of simple, natural and durable materials suited for the desert environment. The buildings are constructed of
Green-Roofed Superblock for Fargo, North Dakota
Recently Fargo demolished an older parking garage and wanted to update it with increased parking capacity. At the same time they wanted the urban block to add to the livability, sustainability and beauty
Brazilian House Harnesses Natural Materials and Smart Design
This Bahian house in Salvador is a five-bedroom home designed as a square with an interior courtyard. A reflecting pool on one side of the courtyard helps cool the air as breezes blow across it. Two large
6 Fascinating Underground Homes That Go Above and Beyond
STUNNING BURIED HOUSE IN VALS, SWITZERLAND Unlike other homes whose goal in life is to stick out like a sore thumb (read: that guy on your block who strings up enough holiday lights to cause a
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 they've
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
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 House, a
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
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