Berlin’s Jungfernheide Park Lets You Climb Amidst Hundred-Year-Old Treetops

Abandoned Food Factory to be Transformed into Chicago’s First Zero-Energy Vertical Farm!

Solar-Powered Painters Hall is a Net-Zero Community Center in Salem, Oregon

Painters Hall is a 100 percent solar-powered building nestled in the beautiful surroundings of quiet Pringle Creek community, in Salem, Oregon. The 80-year-old Painters Hall recently earned

Zero-Energy Huginn & Muninn Sauna on Stilts Inspired by Norse Mythology

Transparent Typographical ‘Teacher’s House’ Facade Doubles as a Sunscreen in Norway

Zero Carbon IDeAs Z2 Design Facility Pops up in Renovated Silicon Valley Bank

Heralded as one of the first zero-energy, zero-carbon commercial buildings in the US, the IDeAs Z2 Design Facility is located in a formerly windowless bank that has been transformed into a light-filled

Belgravia Green is a Net Zero Energy Showhouse in Edmonton

Compact Shipping Container House Challenges Space Requirements in Colorado

Passive House Debate Heats Up on the Future of the US Standard

When we first broke the news of the split between Passivhaus Institute (PHI) and Passive House US (PHIUS), it was a murky proposition to project what the results would be. That answer has become much

Net-Zero Yin Yang House Soaks up the Sun’s Rays in Venice Beach, California

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West Aiming for Net-Zero Energy

Frank Lloyd Wright‘s reverence for the natural world is well documented – the famed architect coined the term “organic architecture,” a style of building that blends in seamlessly

Austria’s Climate Protection Supermarket Produces More Energy Than It Uses

Jihyun Ryou’s Charming Art Objects Save Food From The Fridge

Refrigerators are currently the most popular (and in many cases, only) way to keep our food fresh, but since they run 24/7, they’re hardly the most eco-friendly. Wondering what kinds of alternatives

Clemson Students Win Design To Zero Competition With Sustainable and Stylish LiveWork Units

RAU Architecture’s Serpentine Dutch De St@art (The T@il) Aims for Net Carbon Neutral

Portugal’s Off Grid Garducho Biological Center Promotes Habitat Protection

Four-Cornered Villa is an Off-Grid Minimalist Retreat in Finland

Pixel Building: Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Building is Now Complete!

MVRDV Unveils Plans for Zero Energy ‘Bastide Niel’ City District in Bordeaux

MVRDV Architects and the Urban Community of Bordeaux (CUB) have joined forces to design a brand new eco-community called Bastide Niel on the banks of the Garonne River. Spanning nearly 86 acres of

The Ridge: Net-Zero Energy Mixed-Use Passive House Project Gets Thumbs Up In Philadelphia

Philadelphia just gave the go-ahead for a large mixed-use multi-family housing project that is urban friendly and energy frugal. Conceived by design/build group Onion Flats, The Ridge’ will be

Influx_Studio Wants to Turn Chicago’s Marina City Into an Algae-Producing CO2-Scrubbing Powerhouse

Self-Sufficient Thessaloniki Piers Pavilions Are Topped With Shiny Solar Orbs

UC Davis’ Newly Opened West Village Is the Largest Net Zero Project in the US

The University of California at Davis has just opened the doors to the first phase of its West Village complex — an ambitious net zero energy housing and recreation development that will eventually