Naturalis Biodiversity Center reopens with a sustainable, future-proof renovation
After nearly a year of renovations, the Netherlands' prized Naturalis Biodiversity Center — a museum and research...
WilkinsonEyre gets green light for giant geothermal-powered biodome in Iceland
London-based practice WilkinsonEyre has just been granted planning permission for the Aldin Biodomes, a massive...
Minimalist home in northern Spain uses geothermal energy to reduce energy consumption
There are few things we love more than a gorgeous minimalist design that boasts energy-efficiency features, and...
Inspiring zero-energy church in Iowa embraces nature in more ways than one
An inspiring new church in Coralville, Iowa is lifting spirits and bringing people closer to nature — while generating...
Green-roofed NY home taps into passive solar with contemporary style
New York-based design firm Slade Architecture has reconciled a client’s need for privacy with their desire for...
Net-zero home brings sustainable design to a walkable Iowa City neighborhood
A 1960s home has been reborn into an eco-friendly abode with an impressive net-zero energy footprint. Designed...
Treetop House combines the best of two worlds
There’s nothing as special as being with family – that is, until you need to be alone. The family of five who...
A net-zero modern farmhouse kicks off a sustainable community in Texas
When a pair of retired ordained ministers set their sights on creating a sustainable community for “spiritual...
Geothermal-powered Forest House showcases sustainable features in Maryland
Set on the edge of a forest conservation area in central Maryland, the Forest House is a contemporary home integrated...
The LEED Gold-seeking Edible Academy teaches urban farming in NYC
New York-based architecture firm Cooper Robertson and Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects (MNLA) recently completed...
Eco-friendly Community Rowing Boathouse boasts a stunning kinetic facade
Cambridge-based Anmahian Winton Architects has designed a new eco-friendly home for the largest public rowing organization...
A striking concrete home in Ontario targets minimal environment impact
Toronto-based Teeple Architects has paired a beautiful but unusual site in Ontario with the sculptural Port Hope...
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects wins bid for carbon-neutral Solvay HQ in Brussels
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has won an international competition for the design of global chemical company...
Elegant net-zero home wraps around a large pond in Connecticut
Cutler Anderson Architects completed a modern woodland home that fully embraces the outdoors. Built to wrap around...
The net-zero Frick Environmental Center is officially one of the world’s greenest buildings
The Frick Environmental Center (FEC) in Pittsburgh just became the first municipally owned building in the U.S....
Minimalist artist retreat with rammed earth walls draws upon 100% renewable resources
A formerly uninspired site in North Boulder, Colorado has received a new lease on life as an artist retreat with...
Gleaming copper-colored steel wraps this solar-powered Dutch sports campus
You don’t need to be a sports fanatic to be taken with Sportcampus Zuiderpark—a €50 million sports park designed...
Curvaceous geothermal-powered home “floats” on a French lake
Lyon-based architecture studio AUM convinced their clients to build their home on a lake rather than in the middle...
The future of energy on islands
Islands are places of exceptional biodiversity and economic value, not to mention their great natural beauty. However,...
Green-roofed office is the first large-scale CLT structure in southeast Europe
Instead of concrete or metal, this striking eco-friendly office building in Romania features a sturdy timber skeleton...
Geothermal-powered forever home targets environmental and social sustainability
Japanese influence weaves throughout the stunning Pound Ridge Residence, a luxurious forever home in rural New...
Super-insulated modern log cabin withstands frigid Finnish winters in style
Winters in Finland can plunge to a freezling -22 degrees Fahrenheit, but those chilling temperatures are no match...
NASA considers puncturing Yellowstone supervolcano to save life on Earth
A new study from NASA's Jet Propulsion unit has determined that the threat of a supervolcanic eruption to life...
Dandelion brings affordable geothermal energy to homes in upstate New York
When you think of home renewable energy systems, geothermal probably isn't the first source that springs to mind....
Iceland’s “Thor” volcano power plant can generate 10X more energy than oil or gas wells
Tapping into geothermal energy is nothing new, but Iceland is taking things majorly next level by drilling nearly...
Wind and solar-powered Thunder Valley Regenerative Community rises in South Dakota
The Thunder Valley Regenerative Community masterplan is a sustainable community of single family homes, multi-family...
Russian ice skating rink doubles as a solar-powered outdoor cinema and geothermal spa
This solar-powered ice skating rink for a natural lake in the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia, is designed to double...
This gorgeous brick house is heated and cooled by the earth
Studio Iredale Pedersen Hook wrapped this beautiful family home in Australia with one of mankind's oldest and most...
Iceland building biodome community to be fully sustainable oasis
Iceland's weather extremes poses unique challenges for residents and travelers - but the country's capital Reykjavik...
Iceland’s Ion Hotel offers dramatic views of the Northern Lights
So as not to detract from the surrounding landscape, the Ion Hotel was built to look like an extension of the land,...