7 eco-friendly insulation alternatives for a green home
Insulation is an important part of any home. Not only does it retain heat during the winter by restricting air...
Experimental prefab home eschews fossil fuels in Geneva
In the centrally located town of Lancy in Geneva, Switzerland, a compact and experimental timber home bucks the...
Garden-facing timber home uses highly efficient SIPs to minimize waste
When asked by a long-time friend to build a garden-facing retirement home in Hobart, Australia, Brunswick-based...
The Screen House comfortably and sustainably connects with the outdoors
When Camberwell-based design practice Warc Studio Architects was tapped to renovate and extend an existing Edwardian...
This bold, sustainable home will age gracefully near an Indiana wetland
Compact, energy-efficient and built with locally sourced materials, this hillside home takes a low-impact approach...
Solar-powered cork house pursues healthy, sustainable living
Berlin-based architecture office rundzwei Architekten recently completed a light-filled home that showcases the...
Energy-efficient Guitar House embraces indoor-outdoor living in Calgary
Near downtown Calgary, the Guitar House is a compact modern home that celebrates music, family and the natural...
The origami-like monocoque pavilion in London is shaped by its environment
A striking prefabricated monocoque pavilion has popped up in London, bringing with it a social-enterprise cafe...
Recyclable House is an eco-getaway that celebrates the circular economy
A recently completed environmentally friendly retreat has opened for bookings on AirBnB in the picturesque countryside...
An energy-efficient extension in Melbourne captures the owners’ adventurous spirits
A century-old Edwardian home has been updated with an airy and environmentally-friendly extension in Melbourne,...
Energy-plus home is a beacon of sustainability in Tel Aviv
Israeli architecture firm Geotectura recently completed a striking modern home that can produce more energy than...
German company converts old shipping containers into gorgeous living spaces
Building with shipping containers may be a growing trend, but converting these steel boxes into livable spaces...
New nanowood insulation is more environmentally friendly than Styrofoam
Scientists have created a new insulating material from wood that bests Styrofoam: it's "stronger and much more...
Zero-energy tiny home has a near-invisible footprint
COULSON architects' Disappear Retreat is a tiny, mirrored house that not only appears to disappear into the landscape...
Amazing new biodegradable insulation only burns after one hour of fire exposure
Chilean company Rootman has developed a new 100 percent natural insulation that is remarkably resistant to flames....
Gorgeous live/work home in Melbourne is built with recycled materials
Austin Maynard Architects completed their latest project, a 12-month build that’s stunning, playful, and eco-friendly....
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...
Two protective layers keep this angular house in Chile cool in the summer
The angular Two Skins House, designed by architect Veronica Arcos, is enveloped in two insulating layers that help...
Futuristic solar home hidden inside 18th-century stone ruins
The stone ruins of an 18th-century Scottish farmhouse have been brought back to life as the envelope for a surprisingly...
Angular cedar-clad home in New Zealand is designed to go completely off-grid
New Zealand firm Herriot Melhuish Oneill has created a beautiful eco-friendly home deep in the rolling farmland...
Modular Lego Lunch restaurant built from recycled shipping containers pops up in Lithuania
A modular fast food restaurant popped up in Siauliai, Lithuania, to provide a healthy communal space that can be...
Atelier Space turn a 1925 nursery into a daylit solar-powered residence in the Netherlands
Smart adaptive reuse can do wonders with old, abandoned and disused buildings. Dutch firm Atelier Space breathed...
Seoul’s multi-tiered Deep House slopes into a gorgeous grassy roof
This house in South Korea's capital utilizes negative space to create various micro-environments that boost the...
Ultra-green house in Seattle marries aesthetics and sustainability
This ultra-green house for a Seattle family of four has achieved an exceptional level of sustainability without...
Historic Dutch nursery transformed into stunning solar-powered home
A stunning solar-powered home has emerged from the bones of a former school for infants in Leiden, the Netherlands....
Leaky cottage retrofitted with straw bale sees 80% energy reduction
One of the world’s oldest insulation materials has breathed new life into a leaky cottage in Ontario’s Lake...
7 new micro-cabins in Colorado provide superior insulation in extreme weather
These seven rustic cabins designed and built by students at the University of Colorado Denver function as base...
Prefab smartdome homes can pop up practically anywhere
Smartdome constructions developed four types of domes: skydome for elevated applications; aquadome for water landscapes;...
Solar-powered Casa C is an affordable prefab home for a family of five
The house is located in Ziefen, a village near Basel, Switzerland. Instead of ordering a pre-made, prefab house...
How to keep an old home warm with modern technology
If you’ve fallen in love with an early 20th century home but feel iffy about the costs of heating it, don’t...