Renewable energy to power 2024 Olympic aquatic center
The architectural team of VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4/ have revealed plans for a timber aquatic center in Paris,...
Renewable energy lab glows like a lantern in Germany
On a site formerly used for experiments on solar energy, Stuttgart-based architectural practice Behnisch Architekten...
New green technology could harvest body heat as energy
Scientists have created thermocells, energy-efficient devices, that can harvest excess heat and convert it into...
"Climate-neutral" Spiral Tower lets you see the city from new heights
A Dutch consortium of companies has teamed up to propose an ambitious city landmark — the Spiral Tower, an eco-friendly...
Office towers to boast first AI-driven facade powered by renewable energy
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Australia-based architecture firm Fender Katsalidis Architects have placed first...
HIVE Project proposes biophilic, self-sufficient homes of the future
As part of RIBA’s The Home of 2030 design competition, Gianluca Santosuosso Design has created The HIVE Project,...
IceWind launches residential wind turbines in the US
IceWind, an Iceland-based company, has launched its groundbreaking products in the U.S. The wind-based energy company...
Rehabilitation Center of China is topped with a healing roof garden
Stefano Boeri Architetti’s Chinese office has won an international competition with its design for the Rehabilitation...
World’s tallest hybrid timber building proposed for Sydney
Australian software company Atlassian has tapped New York-based architecture firm SHoP Architects and Australian...
IceWind demos new residential wind turbine in Texas
Residential micro wind turbines may one day become a popular way for people to produce their own power at home....
US renewables hit milestone in surpassing coal output
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nationwide energy supply-and-demand patterns. Stay-at-home...
Luca Curci Architects designs a zero-energy smart city of the future
According to the United Nations, 5 billion people are projected to live in cities by 2030. In response to the growing...
Solar-powered “bubble shield” focuses on physical distancing in public
As of May 5, more than 3.5 million people in 215 countries around the world have been infected with the novel coronavirus,...
Sweden and Austria close their last coal plants
Europe just gained its second and third coal-free countries. Sweden and Austria have both shut their last coal-fired...
Recycled wind turbine blades proposed as a playscape for Burning Man
Washington-based architect and designer Michael Mannhard has unveiled designs for BladeYARD, a proposal for a Burning...