
Sunderland’s riverfront to house UK’s first carbon-neutral community
Northern England’s post-industrial port city of Sunderland will soon welcome a major riverside regeneration as...

Low-impact geodesic dome hotel immerses guests in Patagonian nature
A “zero garbage” approach, recycled wood construction and low-impact energy systems combine at the Huemules...

ORA inserts a modern home into a romantic brick ruin
When Znojmo-based architecture studio ORA was tapped to reconstruct a fascinating old ruin into a new home in the...

World’s largest Passive House building to open in Kansas City
The largest Passive House building in the world is set to welcome its first tenants this October in the historic...

Hello Wood launches flat-pack kits for DIY tiny cabins
In one of its latest timber-centric projects, Budapest-based design studio Hello Wood has created the Kabinka,...

SUNY New Paltz Engineering Innovation Hub achieves LEED Gold
In New York’s Hudson Valley region, the public liberal arts college SUNY New Paltz has earned a LEED Gold certification...

Berkshire Residence targets Passive House standards
Brooklyn-based design studio Of Possible recently completed the Berkshire Residence, a 3,600-square-foot contemporary...

Solar-powered House of Music mimics the shape of an orchestra
Bologna-based Mario Cucinella Architects has crafted the House of Music, a solar-powered community landmark in...

A puzzle-inspired sliding facade improves this building’s energy efficiency
In the Ballard neighborhood, close to Seattle’s downtown, local architecture firm Graham Baba Architects has...

Solar-powered Lowell Justice Center will be Massachusetts’ first LEED Platinum courthouse
Half-an-hour north of Boston, the Massachusetts city of Lowell has recently welcomed the new Lowell Justice Center,...

Geothermal-powered dorm minimizes its carbon footprint in Quebec
Near Sherbrooke, Quebec, Montreal-based ARCHITEM Wolff Shapiro Kuskowski has recently completed the Mitchell Family...

'Hovering' gardens passively cool this energy-efficient home
Indian design firm Niraj Doshi Design Consultancy has unveiled a stunning home in Pune, India that proves that...

Pittsburgh’s MuseumLab for children achieves LEED Gold
MuseumLab, one of Pittsburgh’s most creative and innovative youth learning spaces, has earned LEED Gold a year...

Architects squeeze 2 energy-efficient homes into a narrow infill lot in Toronto
Toronto-based firm baulkultur/ca has unveiled a pair of beautiful homes built into a very narrow infill lot in...

This luxe, solar-powered, prefab home was completed in 6 months
High-end luxury meets energy efficiency in the Jesolo Lido Pool Villa, a 320-square-meter Venetian villa in the...