
This self-sustaining planter doesn’t require sunlight for plants to thrive
Every gardener and plant enthusiast knows that plants grow best with access to sunlight, either direct or indirect....

As temperatures increase, so do rat populations
The warmer weather creeping into cities across America is cause for international concern, but there’s one group...

Scientists warn CO2 from warming soils could lead to uncontrollable temperature rise
There's a lot scientists don't know about how global warming could impact Earth's natural systems. Now, a 26-year-study...

Minimalist Leyda House takes inspiration from local farmer’s huts
When Chilean architects Alfredo González Briceño and Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen were contracted to build a country...

Chilean Folding House allows owners to control the temperature to adapt to the season
The Folding House in Las Cabras, Chile was strategically wrapped with a wooden "flap" to give the owners optimal...

Kengo Kuma’s colorful new Sogokagu pavilion glows from within its translucent skin
Located in Mie Prefecture Iga, this two-level building shelters a showroom and production facility for furniture...

Seattle’s Palatine Passive House consumes 90% less energy than a conventional home
The Palatine home's distinctive façade is made from hand-charred cedar slabs treated with the Japanese “shou...

BeCool HVAC system generates clean energy while keeping buildings cool
Most air conditioning units are energy hogs that can send an electric bill sky high, often leading people to limit...

Festo’s new automated glass facade outsmarts Germany’s strict energy standards
The 67-meter-high (220 feet), diamond-shaped office building has a reinforced concrete structure consisting of...

Bubble-shaped stadium controls light and temperature with ETFE air pillows
The Sports Hall will cover an area of 8,000 square meters, with a roof made of thin steel elements and a triple...

World’s first smart microhabitat can grow just about anything in your home
Meet Biopod, an app-controlled smart terrarium that lets you grow just about anything you want, from an herb garden...

Energy-Saving Luxury: Jestico + Whiles’ Intelligent Czech Villa
This is a home that can think for itself, using the latest technology. Automatically optimised temperature control...

Architect Provides Budget-Minded Family with Stunning Rammed Earth Ajijic House
Inspired by the affordability of the material, Bilbao decided to build the walls using rammed earth in order to...

Adorable Vegetable Nursery Home Made of Bamboo and 2,000 Plastic Bottles Pops up in Vietnam
The bottles used to complete the structure, all of which were donated by students and the local community, help...

Tree-Like Plaza Andaro Shopping Center in Mexico is Built From Reused Railway Ties
The metal structure of the 2,000 square meter plaza echoes the verticality of the surrounding logs. Reused wooden...

Italy’s Green-Roofed Antinori Winery is Topped With a Vineyard!
Constructed with natural materials such as terracotta that not only fit in with the vernacular architecture but...

Syracuse’s Green-Roofed “Kinky” Lab Cuts Energy Use in Half
Most buildings use energy-sucking, complex climate control systems to keep things cool or warm, but in the Kinky...