Solar panel technology breakthrough to increase efficiency
With the pressure on to save ourselves from global warming, we need more efficient solar panels like yesterday....
A history of sustainable energy efforts at the White House
Global warming, carbon emissions and climate change have been hot topics for decades. All the while, the reigning...
Marjan van Aubel's solar roof couples renewable energy with beauty
Expo 2020 Dubai is gearing up to open in October 2021. This multi-national event will bring together ideas to improve...
Groundfridge uses insulation, not electricity, to stay cool
Designed by Studio Floris Schoonderbeek, the Groundfridge refrigerated cellar uses the soil’s natural insulation...
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens LEEDs the way in green design
“Imagine the beauty of humanity living in harmony with nature.” This is the goal behind the ongoing work to...
The Garden House is built like a renewable power station
This seemingly small, shingle-covered home in Melbourne, Australia may not look like a sustainable powerhouse,...
World’s first 3D-printed neighborhood planned for Rancho Mirage, California
Development company Palari Group and construction technology company Mighty Buildings are teaming up to create...
Solar-powered umbrella uses the sun to cool you down
Sun umbrellas are an ubiquitous scene on coastal beaches, offering shade from the blistering sun. So it makes sense...
Nation’s first triple net-zero housing development to rise in New York
New York City-based Garrison Architects has unveiled designs for The Seventy-Six, a housing development that’s...
This administrative office building features a net-zero carbon design
New buildings offer an opportunity for innovations in efficiency and eco-friendly design. ZAS Architects, in collaboration...
Sustainable Tasmanian home boasts big views and a small footprint
In Tasmania’s breathtaking Tamar Valley, Australian architecture firm Cumulus has completed the Darkwood Residence,...
A telecoms building gets a new life as energy-producing apartments
Dutch practice orange architects has given an old telecommunications building a new lease on life by transforming...
Ephemeral Station provides a solar-powered shelter for large gatherings
Like an extraterrestrial hot air balloon in the middle of Gerlach, Nevada (one of the gateways to the Burning Man...
Residential building from the '60s gets an energy-efficient remodel
Located in the Italian city of Turin, this residential building from the '60s has undergone a sustainable renovation...
Green-roofed campus brings a sustainable social nexus to Toronto
Community building recently received a boost in Toronto's bustling downtown core with the completion of the new...
