Zero energy
Elegant No Glue No Screw Lamp is Made From Recycled Wood and a Chinese Lantern
Recently spotted at New Designers exhibition in London, this long and lean wooden lamp is made with neither glue nor screws. Designed by recent Plymouth University graduate Dan Murley, the design is made
Net Zero Savannah iHouse Opens For Tours At Green Bridge Farm
So far, Clayton Homes has built 9 iHomes around the country with their i-House 1.0 concept. These homes are all prefabricated and come with bamboo floors, Energy Star appliances, no VOC paint, CFL
Ghent University Students Develop DIY Zero Energy E-Cube Building Kit For Solar Decathlon
The goal of the Ghent University students was to create a comfortable, solar-powered house with a lot of space on a small budget. Simplicity is at the core of their design and the home is stripped of
PHOTOS: The Best Green Designs at London’s Central St. Martins’ Graduate Show
Product designer David Bennett created a fantastic machine called Natural Factory that you can bring to the beach for building public seating, while engaging people in a DIY activity. The idea behing the
Team Hawai’i Withdraws From Solar Decathlon Competition Despite Amazing Design
Hale Pilihonua, which translates to the “home that is one with the land,” was designed using a holistic approach that functions in harmony with naturally available resources. The tubular home is
JustK PassivHaus In Germany Is a Fab Prefab Wooden Tower
The four bedroom, 1,485 sq ft home was designed for two parents and their four children. Built on a compact lot, the home has a small footprint and is built up to taper as it reaches the fourth floor.
The Netherlands’s First Energy-Neutral Monumental House by Zecc Architects Wins BNA Building of the Year
While the house appears to be pretty conventional from the outside, we can sense a mysterious that radiates from within. Surrounded by high trees, the has a solid front door facing the street and actually
Brockholes: UK’s First Floating Nature Reserve Is Now Open For Exploration
The brand new nature reserve was created from the abandoned remains of a quarry near Preston, England. Owned by Lancashire Wildlife Trust, the 67-acre reserve and visitor centre was made possible with
Cascadia Center For Sustainable Design Aims To Be Most Efficient Commercial Building In The World
The Cascadia Center will be a mixed-use commercial and office building and will eventually serve as the future headquarters of the Bullitt Foundation. Located at the crossroads between Seattle's Central
SCIArc & CalTech Team Fight to Bring the Solar Decathlon Back to the National Mall
When the U.S Department of the Interior announced its decision to kick this year's Solar Decathlon off of the National Mall in January 2011, we doubt they expected such an uproar. One of the competing
SCIArc & CalTech Solar Decathlon Team Forging On Despite Unknown Competition Location
While the basic concept of the home remains intact from their first design incarnation, CH:IP has evolved into a more sophisticated net zero project. The home is designed for residents who live in the
Spider-Legged Templestowe Sporting Pavilion Built With Recycled Brick From Old Stadium
Located outside of Melbourne, Templestowe's football and cricket club's new home is made from brick and represented by different jumpers & crests in the form and facade of the building. Built from the
PepsiCo UK Announces It Will Be Fossil Fuel Free by 2023
PepsiCo UK announced that within the next 13 years, all of its operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland will be completely fossil fuel free.
1840s Victorian Home Receives a Zero-Energy Retrofit
Christophers and his wife searched for two years to find the right house that they could renovate and transform into a home capable of producing as much energy as it consumed. The 1840s Victorian brick
Chicago Home Renovation Receives the Most LEED Points Ever Recorded
The Chicago, IL Helenowski Residence was gutted and all the inefficient systems, insulation and appliances were removed. Soy based spray foam insulation with no CFCL's was sprayed into the walls for extra
ARKit Prefab Eco-Homes Sit Light on the Earth
ARKit designs and manufactures factory-built buildings using a wall panel system they designed themselves that incorporates sustainable materials and achieves a high degree of thermal performance. The
Zero Energy Solar Powered Building in India
This futuristic building in South India provides a healthy and comfortable indoor environment which consumes about 60% less energy than other homes - and it receives the remaining 40% of its energy load
Koostik’s Wooden iPhone Speakers Are Completely Unplugged
If you like the raw, unplugged sound of acoustic music, how about amping up the volume of your iPhone with a set of speakers that can also deliver music in the same vein? That's right, with no electricity
Modern Chuckanut Ridge House is an Off-Grid Solar Stunner
The wood-clad home reflects the spirit of the upper Northwest, and it's built to efficiently integrate into its surroundings and local climate. While Washington may not be known for its solar resource, it
University of Tennessee Students Build a Zero Energy House
Students and faculty at the University of Tennessee Knoxville have created a zero energy house that not only teaches the students around campus about sustainable design, but also reaches a wider audience
Swedish Passive Home Could Cut Carbon Footprint by 8x
The One Tonne Life project was started and sponsored by Swedish wooden home builder A-hus, renewable energy firm Vattenfall and car maker Volvo. Designed for a four person family, the One Tonne Home is an
Michelle Kaufmann Launches New Zero Series Prefab Homes!
The line consists of three new models, the Ridge0™, the Vista0™ and the Contours0™, which range in size between 422sf and 2643sf. The Contours0™ and the Vista0™ have interior and exterior rooms
Zero-Energy Housing Wedge in Denmark Covered in Solar Panels
Housing+ was designed by C.F.Møller in collaboration with Moe & Brødsgaard, Cenergia, Phillips, Schüco, Erik Juul and Vogt landscape. The zero energy development includes 60 residential units in a
Re:Focus Teaches an Old House New Tricks at the Solar Decathlon
The entire house is panelized to allow it to be flat packed and assembled around 7 square “ribs”. Because of the standardization of the system it can be configured in many different ways. Keeping cool
Australia’s First Zero-Energy Teaching and Research Building Unveiled
Griffith University in Australia recently secured funding for a $21 million dollar research facility that will be the country’s first zero-emission and self-powered building driven by solar-hydrogen
Sun-Powered Armadillo Box House Closes in on Solar Decathlon Prize
The Armadillo Box was inspired by its namesake, a sturdy desert creature whose unique outer shell and slow metabolism helps it keep cool in the desert heat. The team from France utilized the same concept
Wuhan’s Lily-Shaped Zero Carbon Energy Center Set to Bloom in China
A new Calla lily-shaped research center for Wuhan University is set to bloom in China as one of the most sustainable buildings the world. Netherlands-based firm Grontmij, in collaboration with Soeters
Stuttgart University’s Shimmering Solar Decathlon Home+
All of the homes in this year's Solar Decathlon Europe utilize advanced building technologies and green strategies to optimize their energy use -- this is especially evident in the home+ by Stuttgart
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