These upcycled bricks filter pollution from rainwater runoff
AquiPor Technologies paver bricks absorb runoff water and pollution from rainwater runoff. Started in 2015, the...
Green roofs cover this sustainable school in Prague
Architecture firm XTOPIX has won first prize in an architectural competition for the design of Komořany Elementary...
The Garden House is built like a renewable power station
This seemingly small, shingle-covered home in Melbourne, Australia may not look like a sustainable powerhouse,...
Rainwater-capturing holiday home is an extension of the landscape
Early last year, Mexican architecture firm fabian m escalante h | arquitectos completed a holiday home in the central...
Pinea RV has its very own green roof
Barcelona-based studio ERA Architects is raising the bar for sustainable camping with its Pinea Mobile Ecological...
This home in Vietnam stays cool with a rooftop rainwater sprinkler
Located in Hai Duong, Vietnam, this solar-powered home designed by H&P Architects and completed in 2020 is...
Bee-killing pesticide approved for emergency use in the UK
The U.K. government is reversing a ban on a dangerous pesticide. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and British...
Townhomes with living roofs cost 45% less to build than area average
A Seattle-based architect is proving that high quality doesn't have to come at a high price. Matt Wittman of architecture...
Modern, energy-efficient office harvests rainwater in Surat
New Delhi-based multidisciplinary firm Urbanscape Architects along with Utopia Designs have recently completed...
Greenhouse-inspired home harvests rainwater for backyard garden
In the idyllic town of San Miniato in the region of Tuscany, Italy, local architecture firm LDA.iMdA architetti...
This energy-efficient home in Spain has a rainwater-fed infinity pool
Find Casa Palerm on the beautiful Balearic island of Mallorca, located in the Spanish Mediterranean. The area is...
LEED Platinum Stockman Bank harvests rainwater and solar power in Missoula
In Montana’s historic downtown Missoula, a Stockman Bank branch has recently earned LEED v4 Core and Shell Platinum...
Snazzy garden shed doubles as rainwater runoff solution
When most people think of a garden shed, they more than likely conjure up simple images of utilitarian boxes stored...
A sculptural office crowns the solar-powered Stellar building in India
Following four years of design and construction, Mumbai-based design studio Sanjay Puri Architects recently completed...
ciguë creates a hotel room of the future that emphasizes water recycling
For the Hôtel Métropole exhibition at the Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Parisian design collective ciguë recently showcased...
Net-zero Del Mar Civic Center celebrates community and the great outdoors
After decades of planning, the Californian seaside city Del Mar has finally welcomed a new civic center to consolidate...
Former scrapyard is now a site for sustainable, solar-powered homes
Unit One Architects has turned a disused London lot into a row of dwellings with energy-saving features to meet...
Restored Georgian townhouse has rainwater-fed green roof
The Sun Rain Room is an extension and restoration of a two-story Grade-II listed townhouse designed and constructed...
Modular Aquatecture panels can harvest rainwater from the sides of buildings
In response to the severe water shortage that recently gripped Cape Town, South African-born designer Shaakira...
Copenhagen’s new eco-friendly “bicycle hills” hide parking for thousands of bicycles
Danish architectural firm COBE recently completed a one-of-a-kind public space in Copenhagen that not only serves...
Zaha Hadid Architects completes futuristic, energy-saving airport in Beijing
China has officially opened the Beijing Daxing International Airport, a futuristic transit hub designed by Zaha...
Canada unveils its first chemical-free public outdoor pool and it’s gorgeous
Toronto-based architects, gh3* have just unveiled a stunning chemical-free natural pool in the city of Edmonton,...
Eco-sensitive community in northern India harvests rainwater
Near the Himalayas, a new eco-conscious residential development known as the Woodside has taken root in the mountains...
High-tech public toilets proposed for San Francisco can recycle rainwater for reuse
The San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) has crowned SmithGroup the winner of its design competition...
This off-grid retreat in Ohio was inspired by a treehouse
With features like a natural ventilation system to cool the home and rainwater collection to supply plumbing, The...
LEED Platinum fire station is powered with solar energy in Seattle
The north end of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood has recently become home to a new, contemporary fire station...
LEED-seeking winery in Uruguay is built almost entirely of locally sourced materials
Nestled in the bucolic countryside of Garzón, Uruguay, the boutique winery Bodega Garzón produces estate-grown...
A 1960s home gets a modern facelift with solar panels and rainwater collection
Needing more room to accommodate their growing family, a young couple enlisted the help of North Melbourne-based...
Sydney’s vibrant Green Square Library and Plaza collects and reuses rainwater
Former marshland in Sydney has been transformed into the new Green Square Library and Plaza, a striking project...
Award-winning innovation center harnesses recycled rainwater and solar energy
Rio de Janeiro-based architecture firm Atelier77 recently completed CASA FIRJAN, an innovation center that’s...
