Ignatov Architects’ Super Efficient Solar Equinox Passivhaus Tracks the Sun

Team China Fuses High & Low Tech With The Y Container Solar Decathlon House

Middlebury College’s Self-Reliance Solar Decathlon House Wins Communications Contest!

Colorful Hawai’i Wildlife Center Protects and Rehabilitates Endangered Species on the Big Island

Solar-Powered Split Bathhouses Provide Sanitation for 700 Children in Gansu Province

Beautiful Environmental Housing Project Adds Green to the Heart of Paris

Great Barrier Island Solar Home Elevated On Stilts To Avoid Flooding

Eliosolar Thermal Shades Provide Solar Hot Water for a New LA Home

A new house being built in Los Angeles next to the Hollywood sign will feature Eliosolar‘s multi-tasking thermal shades, which provide solar hot water for domestic use and radiant floor heating.

LEED Platinum Boulder House First in US to Use German System

While a relatively new concept in the US, the German company Weberhaus has long been developing prefab house construction technology for 50 years. Designed by Studio H:T Architects the 2002 Alpine House

Photovoltaic Solar Hot Water Panels Reap Multiple Benefits

Solar panel manufacturer Solimpeks is offering a hybrid solar panel that is capable of providing both electricity and water heating from the same panel. The panels are ideal for applications where there

Oakland Fire Station Honored With LEED Gold Certification

Clip-On Plant Room Adds Green Space to Apartment Buildings

Villa Nyberg: A Passive Swedish Prefab with a Cool Circular Floorplan

Leave it to the Swedes to design and build a curvaceous and elegant prefab house out of timbers. Villa Nyberg is the first in a series of prefab homes by Göteborg-based Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture to

New Canary Islands Concert Hall Has a Semi-Intelligent Shading Facade

The shores of Arrecife on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands will soon be graced by a beautiful new concert hall. Dutch architecture firm, Henning Larsen, took first place in a competition in

Wood Clad Science Academy Showcases Sustainable Design

The recently unveiled Langley Academy in the Berkshires, UK, is yet another exemplary model of sustainable education facilities. Designed by Inhabitat favorite Foster + Partners, the gorgeous wood clad

National Solar Homes Tour Kicks Off This Weekend!

If you’re looking for something to do this Saturday, may we suggest checking out the amazing Solar Homes Tour, which will be happening this weekend in many cities around the country? The American

Beautiful Atherton Residence Sustainably Connects With Nature

It’s always a pleasure to see a stunning home with sustainable features, but isn’t pretentious about it. This beautiful residence in Atherton in the Bay Area is such a house – gorgeous,

Sears Tower Going Green With $350 Million Renovation

Just like the Empire State Building, the famed Sears Tower in Chicago will be soon receiving some major eco upgrades to become more energy efficient. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture is responsible

Foster + Partners Break Ground on Virgin Galactic Spaceport

It’s an exciting time for space fanatics everywhere as construction recently began on the world’s first commercial space launch pad, Spaceport America. Designed by Foster + Partners, the

SOLAR DECATHLON: Solar house design competition

How difficult is it to design a house fully powered by the sun? That’s what the U.S. Department of Energy is trying to find out. To do this, they have staged, once again, the Solar decathlon, a