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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....

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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...

Marine Biological Laboratory, Harvard Forest, Massachusetts, forest, hardwood forest, forests, tree, trees, soil, soils, soil carbon, carbon, carbon emissions, carbon dioxide, climate change, global warming, warming, nature, environment

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...

Leyda House, Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen, Alfredo Gonzalez Briceño, architecture, design, homes in chile, timber homes, timber-clad structures, wooden homes, wood floors, wood ceilings, minimalist design, chilean architecture, chilean homes, leyda valley,

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...

B+V Architects, Folding House, Folding House Chile, climate-controlled homes, responsive design, home design, passive cooling techniques, passive cooling technology, passive cooling, passive homes, energy efficient home design, green design, sustainable design, efficient design, home design, architecture, wooden shade, wooden facade,

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...

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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...

Malboeuf Bowie Architecture, energy-efficient home, Palatine Passive, architect Tiffany Bowie, Scandinavian influence, shou sugi ban Japanese technique, smart monitoring system, passive house, Kiro, charred wood facade

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...

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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 AutomationCenter, Festo, office building, biomimcry, glass facade, glass panels, smart facade, green architecture solar power, automated facade, automated design, reinforced concrete

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...

Sports Hall of Lamezia Terme, Vittorio Grassi Architetto and Partners, green stadium design, translucent stadium roof, ETFE membrane, lightweight stadium roof, natural light, naturally ventilated stadium, stadium for disabled athletes, stadium visibility, stadium acoustic performance, low energy consumption, modulate temperature and light with ETFE membrane

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...

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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...

eco-luxury living, sustainable architecture, czech green architecture, Jestico + Whiles, minimalist home design

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...

Titiana Bilbao, Ajijic House, rammed earth, architecture, sustainable architecture, rammed earth construction, mexican architecture, Jalisco homes, residential design, sustainable materials, sustainable home design,

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...

1+1>2 International Architecture, Action for the City, Vegetable Nursery Home, Vietnam rice field greenhouse, community learning center, plastic bottle construction, recycled materials, Vietnam and Ireland, greenhouse, plastic bottles, bamboo, renewable materials, agriculture projects, Vietnam

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...

CANOVERA Arqutectura, Plaza Andaro Mexico, Plaza Andaro shopping center, Mexico sustainable architecture, reused railway sleepers, reused building material, sustainable architecture, wooden louvers, wooden architecture, biomimicry, recycled railway sleepers, sustainable shopping center

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...

Archea Associati, Antinori Winery, vineyard, Florenc, Siena, Green roof, rooftop vineyard, cultivatable roof, vegetated roof, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, historic vineyard

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...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, Syracuse Center for Excellence, Toshiko Mori, Kinky Building, Energy efficient architecture, sustainable architecture, alternative climate control systems, green roof, holistic design solutions,

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...

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