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Sunflower, Sunflower by ShadeCraft, ShadeCraft, Armen Gharabegian, umbrella, umbrellas, shade, sun, sunlight, solar powered, smart, technology, green technology, green gadget, green gadgets, design, product design

Solar-powered robotic umbrella tracks the sun to provide shade

What if you could sit outside in the shade all day without ever having to move your umbrella? That's the vision...

passive house, passive home, passive home renovation, passive design features, green home, eco home, daylit home, passive architecture

6 ways to add passive solar features to your home

Looking for a way to reduce that electric bill, lower your carbon footprint, and show off to your neighbors? The...

Mexico Pavilion, Milan Expo 2015, green design, sustainable design, green architecture, italy, photos, mexican food, natural light, shade, prefabricated, recyclable, gastronomy, culture, history

Mexico’s sublime Milan Expo 2015 pavilion resembles corn on the cob

The facade of the 1,901 square-meter Mexican pavilion resembles a series of overlapping corn husks that provide...

sologic, etree, solar, charging, station, solar, energy, shade, devices, environment, energy

Sologic Unveils the First Ever Life-Sized eTree Charging Station

As Gizmag notes, the eTree harks to the Green Sun Rising Solar Benches that offer shade and device charging, as...

Sustainable sites, native environment, erosion, green roof, water, water table, water runoff, rainwater, indigenous plants, native flora, shade, pergola, trees, native vegetation, green roof, green roofs

GREEN BUILDING 101: Sustainable Sites—How to Live in Harmony with the Natural Environment

Welcome back to Green Building 101. In our last post, we touched upon how to select an environmentally responsible...

shade, solar homes adapting of desert equilibrium, arizona state university, university of new mexico, solar decathalon 2013, southwest suburban sprawl, sustainable house, passive heating and cooling, desert appropriate design, adaptability in architecture, modularity in architecture, flexible floor plan, flex space, movable walls, indoor outdoor spaces, radiant cooling, thermal storage, solar photovoltaic panels, us department of energy, irvine

ASU’s SHADE House is an Affordable Eco Home for Suburban Living in the Southwest

SHADE isn't just shelter from the sun - it stands for Solar Homes Adapting of Desert Equilibrium, which is the...

Marc Prosman Architecten, manmade island, artificial island, IJburg Villa, sustainable design, green design, eco-design, daylighting, natural light, shade, glazing, timber, pine

Pine-Clad IJburg Villa Pops up on a Manmade Island in The Netherlands

Restricted by very particular building codes for the artificial island project just outside of Amsterdam, the designer...

Dojo, Umwelt, Lucía Cavecedo García, passive cooling, shade structure, chile,

Passively-Cooled Dojo Provides Space for Quiet Meditation Outside of Santiago, Chile

  Dojos are spaces used for training, and this Dojo in Chile is used for meditation, yoga and group...

NL Architects, Bike Pavilion, Velodrome, urban design, China, Hainan Province, VANKE, Netherlands, cycling, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, bicycles, shade, tropics, China

Awesome Velodrome Trebles as a Bike Pavilion and Cafe in China

The Dutch are both bike-mad and safety-conscious, so there's no need to worry about anyone crashing down the short...

Asmacati Shopping Center, Tabanlioglu Architects, turkey, shopping center, shade screen, sun shade, public space

Shady Asmacati Shopping Center is Topped With Beautiful Perforated Leaf Skylights

Asmaçatı Shopping and Meeting Point is a semi-open shopping facility in Balçova, Izmir, Turkey. Inspired by...

LaVance Shade Screen, Benjamin Hall, shade screen, sun shade, reclaimed wood, arizona, michael lavance

LaVance Shade Screen Protects an Outdoor Kitchen From the Intense Sun in Arizona

Home owner Michael LaVance desperately needed shade for his backyard outdoor barbecue pit and kitchen in Scottsdale,...

Mankgaile Primary School, SAOTA, primary school, south africa, shade, community centre, green design

South Africa’s Mankgaile Primary School Doubles as a Thriving Community Center

The project was sponsored by PetroSA and now is the commanding focal point for the village in the Limpopo province....

Casa Rio Cedro, Plan B Arquitectura, open air, natural ventilation, palapa, colombia

Plan B Arquitectos’ Casa en Río Cedro is an Open Air Delight in Colombia

The surrounding area has been ravaged by extensive deforestation of the native forest for livestock grazing and...

Kodaira-shi Residence, Suppose Design Office, Tent House, shade screen, daylighting, natural ventilation, tokyo

Kodaira Shi: Tokyo Residence is Covered in a Tent to Create a Private Shaded Garden

The 93 sq m (1,001 sq ft), two-story home sits on a corner in a residential area. The owners wanted a small garden...

Urban Woods, Yoshiaki Oyabu Architects, green renovation, shade, re-skinning, vertical garden, exoskeleton

Urban Woods: Parasitic Wooden Exoskeleton in Osaka Will Soon Be Covered In Ivy

The goal of the renovation was to reintroduce the concept of nature alongside a wide and very busy street. Additionally,...

rammed earth, stone, Oaxaca School of Plastic Arts, Taller de Arquitectura, Mauricio Rocha, vernacular architecture, earth construction, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, natural lighting, natural ventilation, low-maintenance indigenous flora, shade, passive design

Rammed Earth and Stone Buildings Make Up Oaxaca School of Plastic Arts

Instead of wasting the soil that on-site construction projects produced, Taller de Arquitectura saw a wonderful...

Recycled Bottle Shades, Heath Nash, recycled bottles, shade structures, found materials, recycled materials

S. African Designer Heath Nash Builds Shade Structure Out of Recycled Bottles

Upon arrival, Nash walked around the city and was interested how people congregated under the shade of trees to...

albanian cultural center, islamic cultural center, BIG, tirana, mosque, shaded space

Mosque for All: BIG Wins Competition To Design Inside-Out Albanian Cultural Center

Albania sits at the crossroads of three major religions: Islam, Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity, and two...

baton rouge, municipal dock, trahan architects, shade screen, mixed-use development

Baton Rouge Municipal Dock Set to Revive Mississippi Riverfront

The existing dock was once used to load and unload barges on the river, but it has since fallen into disuse. As...

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