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World's largest 3D-printed building opens in Dubai after 2 weeks of construction

Quickly gaining popularity as an affordable and sustainable way to build, 3D printing is becoming a go-to construction...

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Artist installs nature-inspired tiny house made out of recycled glass and plastic in Times Square

Brooklyn-based artist Fernando Mastrangelo has combined his passion for art and sustainability into one gorgeously...

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Potato peels offer a sustainable alternative to traditional building materials

Many of the typical building materials used in construction — like medium-density fiberboard (MDF) — contain...

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1960s home remodeled with energy-efficient and non-toxic hempcrete

When homeowner Pam Bosch was looking for ways to remodel her 1960s home in Bellingham, Washington, she was determined...

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Green foods could clean up the construction industry

We've all heard of eating our vegetables, but what about building with them? A new study by Lancaster University's...

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The world's first "Biological House" opens in Denmark

Danish firm Een til Een just unveiled the world's first "Biological House." The designers developed a process that...

Anwa Junior Academy, Kounkuey Design Initiative (KDI), Kenya, sustainable school, green school, locally sourced wood, bamboo, local building materials, green building materials, green architecture

New green school in Kibera slum replaces original started by concerned Kenyan mothers

A group of concerned mothers started the Anwa primary school in Kibera, Kenya, where extremely disadvantaged children...

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Beautiful cow barn in Basel is made of tree branches topped with a grassy roof

Swiss architects Forschungs + Architekturbüro AG have made some lucky cows very happy with a stunning new barn...

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Woven bamboo pavilion offers shelter to passion fruit farmers in China

A team of students at the University of Hong Kong is exploring the limitless potential of bamboo as a sustainable...

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Spectacular 'Dome of Visions' greenhouse pushes the envelope for wood construction

Finnish company Metsä Wood is known for pushing the envelope when it comes to building with wood. Their latest...

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Sustainable Konbit shelter replaces home destroyed by Haiti earthquake

Many Haitians are still trying to rebuild their lives seven years after a powerful earthquake devastated much of...

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Beautiful bamboo building withstands floods and storms in Vietnam

Architecture firm RÂU ARCH created this beautiful thatched roof building burrowed deep into the lush rainforests...

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Australia's largest commercial timber building rises in Sydney

Timber constructions are rapidly carving their rightful place in urban environments all over the world, and now,...

Grown Structures, Aleksi Vesaluoma, Brunel University London, Astudio, mycelium, mushrooms, green building materials, zero waste, natural building material, biomimetics, green architecture

These amazing zero-waste buildings were grown from mushrooms

Could the buildings of the future be grown instead of built? Brunel University student Aleksi Vesaluoma has found...

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Dilapidated 1800s dairy barn resurrected into a stunning home in Wyoming

Architecture firm JLF Architects has breathed new life into a dilapidated 1800s dairy barn by transforming it into...

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