New technology to make edible cement from food waste
Researchers at Tokyo University have developed a new technology that can turn any type of food waste into edible...
Veev takes environmental approach to modular home building
Veev offers an innovative and solutions-oriented homebuilding platform. It revolves around Veev's proprietary prefabbed...
How using 3D-printed foam can cut down concrete waste
The construction industry is highly unsustainable. In fact, 7% of global CO2 emissions result from cement production...
Plant Prefab aims to make housing accessible and affordable
Between impact on the land, use of resources, construction waste and effects on air quality, the building and maintenance...
Zero waste homes are 3D printed in less than 24 hours
Industries around the world are constantly innovating, however, the construction industry has been slow to adopt...
Innovative i-Mesh fabric takes shape at Expo 2020 Dubai
The construction and textiles industries are two of the most targeted industries for creating waste, toxins and...
KOGAA upcycles construction waste into a plant-filled coffee hub
In Prague’s developing area of Karlín, Czech studio KOGAA has recently completed GROUNDS, an industrial coffee...
Architects turn invasive plants and forestry waste into a sculpture
After Architecture co-founders Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann recently installed Homegrown, a large-scale installation...
BIG unveils sustainable, 3D-printed lunar igloos for Moon exploration
As part of its Plan for Sustained Lunar Exploration and Development, NASA has teamed up with architecture firm...
This industrial complex has a facade made from its own construction waste
Located in the North India city of Kishangarh, this innovative industrial complex for Stonex India and designed...
The prefab Tiny Tetra House in Bali is made of recycled waste
Launched by Stilt Studios, the Tiny Tetra House in Bali is a small, prefabricated home that makes use of recycled...
Taming plastic waste with silica plastic blocks
In a bid to curb plastic waste pollution, India-based company Rhino Machines has invented a way of using plastic...
Eco-friendly housing startup Module breaks ground in Pittsburgh
Home building and buying are modern-day decision-wheels with size and location options balanced with a desire for...
Wood waste strengthens recycled concrete, new study finds
Research from the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Science has revealed that discarded concrete...
Kendeda, a net-positive Living Building, opens at Georgia Tech
After a visit to the Bullitt Center in Seattle, Diana Blank was inspired to fund a similar project in Georgia....
Recycled plastic to soon pave Los Angeles roads
To better manage plastic waste, Los Angeles is in talks with Technisoil, an innovative manufacturing company, to...
Designers made this pavilion out of upcycled paper waste
Originally created for the Copenhagen Art Fair to showcase a new sustainable method of design, the Paper Pavilion...
Prefab housing pods pop up with speed at Dyson Institute’s modular village
The future of student housing may mean greater energy efficiency, faster construction times, and less waste if...
Is cargotecture the future of construction? What you need to know for your next project
As the construction industry continues to evolve and adapt to innovations like green buildings, the push for more...
Potato peels offer a sustainable alternative to traditional building materials
Many of the typical building materials used in construction — like medium-density fiberboard (MDF) — contain...
Experimental prefab home eschews fossil fuels in Geneva
In the centrally located town of Lancy in Geneva, Switzerland, a compact and experimental timber home bucks the...
Garden-facing timber home uses highly efficient SIPs to minimize waste
When asked by a long-time friend to build a garden-facing retirement home in Hobart, Australia, Brunswick-based...
Nissan debuts pop-top and fully-electric camper vans for summer adventures
Just in time for summer road trips, Nissan has debuted two new camper vans at the Madrid Motor Show. The company...
Green foods could clean up the construction industry
We've all heard of eating our vegetables, but what about building with them? A new study by Lancaster University's...
A prefab hotel with lakeside views pops up in northern Russia
St. Petersburg-based architecture firm Rhizome group designed and built Tochka na Karte Hotel, a prefabricated...
This tiny timber cabin was built from construction waste for under $30K
Transportable, versatile, and low-cost, this tiny timber cabin shows how the crafty use of local and recycled materials...
Copper-clad Copenhagen landmark boasts Denmark’s most energy-efficient laboratories
Copenhagen’s recently completed Maersk Tower boasts the nation’s most energy-efficient laboratories, where...
The Timberline camper lets you hit the road in handcrafted, sustainable style
Sustainably sourced timber and non-toxic materials make Homegrown Trailers’ new Timberline camper a beautiful...
These amazing zero-waste buildings were grown from mushrooms
Could the buildings of the future be grown instead of built? Brunel University student Aleksi Vesaluoma has found...
The prefab house of the future is made from recycled, reusable, and sustainable materials
This prefab home by Arup Associates is made from recycled, reusable and sustainably sourced materials. The Circular...
