Energy-efficient home uses recycled heat to reduce C02 emissions
The Lane End House by PAD studio incorporates natural building material and sustainable solutions to increase energy-efficiency....
Aperture-like windows maximize shading in this stunning Vancouver residence
When Arno Matis Architecture was tapped to help reshape the identity of Vancouver’s Cambie Street, they designed...
Honeycomb shading keeps Büro Ole Scheeren’s skyscrapers naturally cool in Singapore
Büro Ole Scheeren recently completed DUO, a pair of sculptural glass towers in Singapore’s Kampong Glam neighborhood....
SolarGaps’ new solar blinds shade windows and generate clean energy
What if your window blinds could power your home in addition to shading its rooms? That's the idea behind SolarGaps'...
Breezy addition keeps cool in Melbourne’s summers with smart passive design
Sustainability and a tight budget were the driving features for this bright and airy lean-to extension to a detached...
Mountain-inspired skyscrapers unveiled for Zhengzhou
London-based architecture firm Tonkin Liu recently revealed their competition-winning designs for the Cradle Towers...
Solar-powered Xinhee Design Center is inspired by human skin and bones
The office spaces are organized around a central atriumfrom which six structures extend out like arms. Each of...
A dynamic solar shading screen wraps this garden-filled home
Located on a highly visible corner site at the junction of two roads, the Kyeong Dok Jai house draws the eye with...
Sublime Nook Residence blends seamlessly into the snowy Canadian landscape
The home's sharp angles and stark white facade mimic the steep terrain and snowy landscape that lead up to the...
Massive solar-powered garden towers to spring up in Tokyo
The Toranomon Project will comprise two buildings: a 175,000-square-meter office tower and a 122,000-square-meter...
Kansas heat is no match for this moving facade of perforated screens
The glass facade of the 18,000 square-foot, two-story building is wrapped in perforated metal panelsthat run parallel...
Solar-powered Polak building paves the way to a more sustainable university campus
The Polak is a five-story multifunctional building that offers an impressive range of services, from study rooms...
Old Belgian barn is transformed into a gorgeous contemporary home
Wrapped in a thick insulating shell, the Nukerke barn house is designed for optimal comfort. Natural light streams...
Green-roofed Flower Building springs to life in Shanghai
Created as the “landmark in [the] overall plan,” the Flower Building comprises four towers that appear to telescope...
Prefab Parisian housing is clad in a double-skin timber facade to optimize solar shading
Tectône won the project bid in a 2011 design competition that specified wood as the primary structural material....
Israel’s First LEED Platinum Building Opens in Tel Aviv [PHOTOS]
The building's sustainable features include solar PV panels, wastewater recycling, a green roof and an "EcoWall"...
B.I.O. TECture’s Hybrid Shades Double as Solar Hot Water Collectors
LA-based B.I.O. TECture is an integrator and manufacturer of unique building-integrated solar hot water collectors....
Pasture Project is a Low-Energy Communal Home in Holladay, Utah
The 2,850 square foot Holladay home is an open-plan structure strategically placed to maximize views of the pasture...
Ambient River Bank House Opens Out to a Pine Forest in Montana
The River Bank House receives quite a lot of summer sun, which is partially mitigated by solar orientation and...
The Houl: A Sleek Net-Zero Carbon Long-House in Scotland
The house makes use of classic solar passive design strategies like clerestory windows on the north side, and principle...
Team Florida’s Solar Decathlon FLeX House Harnesses Passive Design to Keep its Cool in Hot Climates
The FLeX House is a carefully considered design for hot, humid climates that creates a comfortable, efficient interior...
Velux Sunlighthouse is Austria’s First Net-Zero Energy and Carbon House
The home's long skinny lot, with partial shading and awkward orientation prevented the architects from achieving...
Luxury Residences On Phuket Island To Feature Modular Louvered Screens
The 21 unit luxury Bluepoint Residences were designed to take in breathtaking panoramic views while maximizing...
Flexible & Lightweight Solar Fabric by FTL Solar
FTL Solar has created a lightweight tensile fabric with integrated thin film solar panels that is capable of shading...
Madrid’s ‘Distrito C’ Self Shading Solar Office
Distrito C is an ambitious project designed to consolidate 40,000 employees in Madrid from Spain's largest company,...
Passive Homes Heat Up Around the World
Passive design is architectural design that eliminates the need for mechanical heating and cooling of a building...
