
Habitat for Humanity develops its first 3D-printed home in US
Habitat for Humanity is a long-standing nonprofit whose mission is to provide affordable home ownership to low-income...

6 of the best places to donate your things
When you are going through the tedious task of cleaning out your closets, it’s always nice to know that you can...

6 places to find the best recycled building materials
If construction is in your future — either with a new home build or a remodel — using recycled building materials...

7 ways you can help people affected by Tropical Storm Harvey
Tropical Storm Harvey is battering the Houston area, affecting over 6.8 million people. With so many people and...

How Habitat for Humanity recycles the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree to build homes for those in need
We contacted Habitat for Humanity to get the full story behind what happened to the ghosts of Christmas trees...

Habitat LA and SCI-Arc students complete an affordable, eco-friendly home for a U.S. veteran
Developed over the course of a full academic year, IVRV House was designed during SCI-Arc’s fall semester, followed...

Houston's Emory House is a spatially-efficient marvel on a tight lot
The architects designed a large open volume to house a living room, dining and kitchen. To create more square footage...

These prefabricated mnmMOD wall panels could revolutionize the way we build
Minarc, a Santa Monica based design studio, designed the mnmMOD prefabrication system as an innovative and energy-efficient...

Old city buses to be reborn as homeless shelters in Hawaii
Honolulu has come under fire in the past year for inadequately addressing homelessness on the island of Oahu; with...

Seattle teens make solar powered tiny homes for area homeless
In the vein of programs such as Habitat for Humanity, Sawhorse Revolution helps to recycle leftover construction...

Habitat for Humanity now focusing on renovating rather than building from scratch
Known for building new homes for families in need, Habitat for Humanity has been forced to switch gears as land...

Bright and Airy Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Townhouses Achieve Passive House Standards
BarlisWedlick Architects (formerly Dennis Wedlick Architects) was also responsible for the Hudson Passive Project,...

2013 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lights Up the Night with 45,000 Solar-Powered LEDs
This year’s tree was a 76-foot Norway Spruce hailing from Shelton, Connecticut. The approximately 75-year-old...

LightWall Salvaged Material Pavilion Features an Upcycled Glass Bottle Wall
LightWall was one of about a dozen entries in the 2012 ReSpace Competition and was selected as the Grand Prize...

Building Trust International Announces Winners of Competition for Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Cambodia
Building Trust International’s competitioncalled for entrants to design homes that could withstand flooding and...