Eco-friendly Everlasting Forest Pavilion champions circular living in Bangkok
For this year’s Bangkok Design Week, which took place in February 2020, Thai design firm Plural Designs created...
Wood waste strengthens recycled concrete, new study finds
Research from the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Science has revealed that discarded concrete...
A nearly century-old Copenhagen school gets an eco-friendly makeover
Danish architectural practice JJW Architects has used recycled bricks and Cradle-to-Cradle certified mortar to...
Upcycled materials make up this beautiful cabin retreat in Denmark
Located an hour outside of Copenhagen, this beautiful vacation home is tucked into a lush forest mere steps away...
LEED Platinum Co|Lab Building brings first-ever CLT structure to Virginia
Earlier this summer, William McDonough + Partners and HITT Contracting officially opened Co|Lab, an innovative...
thredUP partnerships open the door to secondhand shopping at major retailers
Whether it is a handbag from the 1970s or a leather motorcycle jacket circa 1999, what’s old is new again, and...
Second Nature transforms abandoned fishing nets into 3D-printed seashells and bowls
Did you know that ghost nets are considered among the deadliest ocean debris in the world? The term refers not...
An old school bus is upcycled into an open-air theater in India
When Doaba Public School in Punjab, India decided to retire a 20-year-old school bus, it was reluctant to part...
'House of Trash' proves how waste can transform into beautiful home design
Taipei-based engineering firm Miniwiz is already known as a pioneer in technology for the circular economy, but...
France could ban stores from tossing out unsold clothing
Earlier this year a viral Facebook photo of a clothing store in France destroying apparel sparked outrage — and...
Sustainable ‘circular economy’ principles inform Amsterdam’s flexible Circl pavilion
Interdisciplinary design studio DoepelStrijkers designed the interiors of the Circl pavilion, a sustainably minded...
World’s first circular-economy business park mimics nature to achieve sustainability
The Triango sustainable business park in Paris, designed by RAU Architects, SeARCH, and karres + brands, embraces...
Pentatonic launches new brand of modern furniture made with nothing but trash
Trash never looked so good. Pentatonic has launched a new brand of modern, modular furniture made with nothing...
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...
Former industrial district in Finland to be transformed into an eco-friendly innovation hub
The Finnish city of Tampere just declared Schauman & Norgren Architects and Mandaworks the winners of an international...