Disney World McDonald's to be first net-zero fast food restaurant
Chicago-based Ross Barney Architects has given the iconic McDonald's at Walt Disney World Resort a sustainable...
A net-zero compact home in Seattle is inspired by Shibui minimalism
Refined, elemental and minimal: these words were the inspiration behind a recently completed net-zero home in West...
Distinctly modern net-zero home sits in harmony with its woodland surroundings
Chapel Hill-based firm Arielle Condoret Schechter is known for its commitment to building sustainable homes that...
New net-zero LivingHomes capture the future of sustainable living
Koto Design has teamed up with Plant Prefab to create two new incredible net-zero energy homes. Koto LivingHome...
Modern farmhouse targets net-zero energy in Vermont
On a hillside meadow in rural Vermont, local architecture firm Birdseye has completed Bank Barn, a new residence...
Dark Chalet in Utah will generate over 350% more energy than it needs
Los Angeles-based Tom Wiscombe Architecture will be putting the final touches on its “Dark Chalet” by October...
LEED Platinum Sonoma Academy building takes cues from California’s landscape
Private college-prep high school Sonoma Academy has elevated its reputation for sustainability with its newly achieved...
Net-zero Del Mar Civic Center celebrates community and the great outdoors
After decades of planning, the Californian seaside city Del Mar has finally welcomed a new civic center to consolidate...
New BU academic tower will be 100% free from fossil fuels
To advance a Climate Action Plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2040, Boston University has recently broken ground...
Net-zero community planned for Hamburg will rely on geothermal and solar energy
The formerly industrial borough of Harbugh in Hamburg, Germany will soon get a strikingly modern and eco-conscious...
Solar-powered Dutch home produces all of its own energy with surplus to spare
When Marjo Dashorst and Han Roebers set their sights on designing a sustainable home in Zutphen, a municipality...
Architecture students design and build a LEED Platinum smart home in Kansas
Every year, graduate students at the University of Kansas Department of Architecture enroll in the nonprofit Studio...
This prefab tower was built using net-zero design principles
Located 100 kilometers from Beijing, the Lakeside Plugin Tower was developed as a model prototype for a city concept...
Certified Passive House in New York generates all of its own energy
In New York’s Hudson Valley, a beautiful new beacon for sustainable, net-zero design has taken root. New York-based...
Near net-zero energy Helsinki Central Library boasts an award-winning, prefab design
Helsinki has entered a “new era of libraries” with the completion of Oodi, the Helsinki Central Library that...
