Geothermal-powered home fuses high-end luxury with restraint
In central Hungary, Budapest-based architectural studio Benyei Architectural Studio has designed an elegant family...
Ecosistema Urbano designs a digitally integrated eco-campus for the University of Malaga
The University of Malaga in Spain will soon be home to a high-tech campus that will redefine the urban fabric with...
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...
Century-old Iowa warehouse is transformed into LEED Platinum offices
Des Moines-based Neumann Monson Architects has breathed new life into a historic industrial warehouse in Iowa by...
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...
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...
Steven Holl Architects unveils designs for geothermal-powered Angers Collectors Museum
Steven Holl Architects and Compagine de Phalsbourg have won an international design competition for the new Angers...
Steven Holl Architects unveils funky “Parachute Hybrids” residences for Moscow
Steven Holl Architects and Art-group Kamen have unveiled designs for a playful and unusual-looking mixed-use development...
Geothermal-powered Halifax home uses automation for energy savings
Omar Gandhi Architect completed a handsome luxury home in Halifax that’s both modern in appearance and in its...
World’s first ‘negative emissions’ power plant opens in Iceland
Go, Iceland! On Wednesday, the nation flipped the switch on the world’s first power plant that eliminates more...
Report: solar power is the fastest growing source of new energy
The world is going green at an unprecedented rate. In 2016, renewable energy accounted for two-thirds of all new...
Geothermal-powered Lake Austin Home is tuned in to nature
Local studio A Parallel Architecture designed the award-winning Lake Austin Residence, a beautiful luxury home...
Midwest greenhouse heated with geothermal energy produces citrus year-round for $1 per day
Those who live in the Midwest United States understand how difficult it can be to eat local during winter. But...
How the upcoming solar eclipse will affect 7 million homes and businesses
A total solar eclipse will block sunlight from reaching parts of the Earth for an estimated three hours on August...
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....
Switzerland votes to ban nuclear power and invest in renewable energy
Switzerland just passed a new energy law that promotes renewable energy and bans nuclear power plants. The landmark...
EarthCraft-certified Organic Life House teaches Atlanta agrihood residents about healthy living
An American agrihood making waves with its sustainable living movement turned heads again with the completion of...
Light-filled Compass House prioritizes low maintenance and energy savings
Toronto-based superkül architects designed a vacation home for a family of six transitioning back to Canada after...
Inflatable spiky pinecone-shaped roofs top this forest resort in Latvia
Spiky ETFE roofs top this airy forest resort and spa in the historic region of Kurzeme, Latvia. 3GATTI Architecture...
Futuristic power plant complex generates clean power through wind, solar and geothermal energy
A newly designed futuristic power plant complex, EXOSPHERE, pioneers a unique paradigm for sustainable buildings...
LEED Silver visitor center is a portal to a historic American battlefield
Calling attention to a historic landscape can be difficult when there are few artifacts to differentiate it from...
Iceland is drilling the “hottest hole on Earth” to harvest energy from magma
Geothermal energy plants use the Earth’s own heat as a power source - and now Iceland is taking the technology...
Costa Rica celebrates 113 days of 100-percent renewable energy (and counting)
Costa Rica is much more than a lush, green tourist paradise; it’s also a green energy pioneer. The small Central...
Innovative solar, geothermal, microhydro projects win New York ‘Energy to Lead’ competition
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) just announced that Bard College, University...
Nevis is on track to become the world’s first carbon-neutral island
The Caribbean island of Nevis is on track to become the first carbon neutral island on Earth. Around 12,000 people...
Solar-powered Murphy House is one of Edinburgh’s most adaptable and sustainable homes
Inspired by Carlo Scarpa and Reitveld’s Schroder House, the Murphy House is remarkable not only for its customized...
Giant bubble “greenhouse” covers this lush new retail center in Turkey
In their design brief, Avci Architects says sustainability, as a practice and as a goal, is key to unlocking the...
GLANHOF Housing is an energy-efficient, solar-powered zig-zagging complex in Austria
The complex comprises three structures housing 150 living units organized around a green courtyard. All of the...
Green-roofed shipping containers give Montreal’s floating Bota Bota spa an eco boost
Located in the heart of Old Montreal, the famous Bota Bota spa is docked at the Port of the Saint-Lawrence River,...
Renewable energy costs to drop 40 percent in next two years
A new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has exceptionally good news for the...