
French wood house builds a connection with its environment
The PRS House in Mereville, France, a 150 square meter of living space, is an answer to sustainability. The design...

The net-zero Frick Environmental Center is officially one of the world’s greenest buildings
The Frick Environmental Center (FEC) in Pittsburgh just became the first municipally owned building in the U.S....

Desert Rain House in Oregon is one of the greenest homes in the world
There's a new contender for the world's greenest home: Desert Rain House in Bend, Oregon. Designed by Tozer Design,...

One of the world's greenest buildings 14 feet above sea level prepares for climate change
According to CBF Hampton Roads Director Christy Everett, the ambitious project was designed to be a model for future...

Bright 'n Green Net-Zero Energy Community to Open for House Tours This Weekend
Construction on Bright ‘n Green, the aptly-named net-zero energy building in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach area,...

M:OFA Unveils Air-Filtering Green Office for the Delhi Pollution Control Committee
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee's design brief for their new building called for an affirmation of the organization’s...

Canada's Gorgeous Green-Roofed VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre Now Open to the Public
The design of Perkins+Will's VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre wasinspired by the organic forms and natural...

Grimshaw Breaks Ground on the Miami Science Museum Which Will Be Its Own Living Exhibit
Grimshaw Architects broke ground on the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science in downtown Miami’s Museum...

Okanagan College Centre for Excellence is a Solar Powered Living Classroom
Planning for the hands-on, living classroom began back in 2009, with a design charrette led by CEI that involved...

Cascadia Center For Sustainable Design Aims To Be Most Efficient Commercial Building In The World
The Cascadia Center will be a mixed-use commercial and office building and will eventually serve as the future...

Green School On Track To Become Washington State's First Certified Living Building
The Bertschi Science Wing is a 1425 square foot addition to the existing campus and will serve as a learning tool...

Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens
Plants have found a home on walls for centuries, but are sometimes incongruous with architecture, often breaking...

World's First Living Building Certified Projects Unveiled
Since the start of the Living Building Challenge in 2006, over 70 projects have registered for Living Building Certification....

Omega Center Achieves LEED Platinum Certification!
We've been closely following the Omega Center for Sustainable Living in upstate New York, and we're thrilled to...

Blooming Terraced Building to Spring up in Slovenia Next Year
The seven story mixed-use building includes four levels of boutiques and three terraced levels of residential apartments....