
Rocky Mountains experience more severe and frequent wildfires
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that high elevation forests...

A Rocky Mountain forever home passively offsets heating costs
When Ed and Leigh approached Colorado-based architecture firm F9 Productions to design their custom Rocky Mountain...

This house from Skylab Architecture mimics the appearance of the Rocky Mountains
Portland studio Skylab Architecture's Owl Creek Residence is an angular retreat that blends into Colorado’s...

VW is building an electric race car to set a new speed record
Buckle your seat belt! Volkswagen, on a mission to become a top producer of electric vehicles, is proving itself...

Modern lodge in the Rocky Mountains produces as much energy as it consumes
Colorado architecture firm Arch11 replaced a small stone cabin with a contemporary net-zero energy retreat in the...

Green-roofed Colorado home is buried into the earth to save energy
The 2,850-square-foot House in the Mountains comprises two rectilinear steel-framed forms that intersect to form...

These student-designed cabins for Outward Bound are rustic and awesome
The cabins were designed for Colorado Outward Bound School in Leadville, one of 40 schools in the world run by...

Geothermal-powered Wildcat Ridge Residence boasts breathtaking views of Aspen, Colorado
The 14,300-square-foot, two-story Wildcat Ridge Residence was built on a site that had been previous excavated...

Affordable Boulder is a tiny mobile home that's big on contemporary style
Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses had two main design goals when they started the Boulder project: first, to design a...

Gorgeous Flathead Lake Cabin is a Minimalist Home for the True Adventurer
Andersson Wise salvaged pieces of a variety of materials and put them together like new. Timber was sawn off site...