
3D-printed recycled waste can be turned into insulated walls
Digital Building Technologies (DBT) is a team at ETH Zürich that researches additive manufacturing and computational...

Casa Numa is built out of 50-year-old coconut palm wood
At a first glance, you might not believe that Casa Numa is entirely built out of coconut palm wood over 50 years...

Zero Energy Ready Homes can bring you net-zero energy bills
Zero Energy Ready Homes push the limits of sustainable living. With solar panel installation in these houses, the...

Jade brings green space and passive design to Kuwait
Jade is a multi-level residential building located in a high-density area of Salmiya, Kuwait, where architects...

This prefab home expansion in Ecuador enjoys gorgeous views
The province of Pichincha in the northern Sierra region of Ecuador wraps around the slopes of a dormant...

Viewfinder House combines great views with energy efficiency
In an initial meeting with Faulkner Architects, the client requested every room be oriented towards the Sierra...

A green roof makes Lazy House a sustainable beauty
Lazy House's design emphasizes the relationship between house, garden and city. Each element flows together in...

Groundfridge uses insulation, not electricity, to stay cool
Designed by Studio Floris Schoonderbeek, the Groundfridge refrigerated cellar uses the soil’s natural insulation...

Sustainable Tasmanian home boasts big views and a small footprint
In Tasmania’s breathtaking Tamar Valley, Australian architecture firm Cumulus has completed the Darkwood Residence,...

Noa* tucks a 3-star hotel beneath a refurbished barn in Italy
When Network of Architecture (noa*) was asked to expand the traditional South Tyrolean restaurant Schönblick with...

Residential building from the '60s gets an energy-efficient remodel
Located in the Italian city of Turin, this residential building from the '60s has undergone a sustainable renovation...

Green-roofed Czech cabin is built with recyclable hempcrete
After living as a modern nomad for years, Ondřej Koníček finally decided to settle down by realizing his dream...

EconOdome offers versatile, DIY dome home kits
Illinois-based designer and builder Wil Fidroeff has been helping people build their own dome homes for the past...

Den's DIY flat-pack cabin kit takes just 3 days to build
DIY cabin company Den recently released its newest flat-pack cabin kit. The Den Complete A-Frame Cabin kit costs...

Old industrial building is now an energy-efficient complex in London
International practice Make Architects has transformed a 1950s industrial building into the Asta House, a mixed-use...