Asia’s largest organic rooftop farm can grow 20 tons of food annually
Organic urban agriculture, renewable energy and beautiful landscaping come together at the Thammasat University...
Biomimicry Institute reveals 2020 Global Design Challenge finalists
The Biomimicry Institute has revealed this year’s 10 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge finalist teams, which...
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...
Award-winning solar home with spectacular desert views asks $5.35M
On the edge of the Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area, just outside of Las Vegas, an AIA award-winning home has...
Modern passive house is carbon-negative and energy-positive
Designed by McLean Quinlan Architects, the Devon Passivhaus combines contemporary architecture with a rustic outdoor...
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,...
Solar-powered dome in the Texas desert is the perfect place to go off the grid
The Terluna off-grid adobe dome home is located in a remote part of the Texas desert near Big Bend National Park,...
Pittsburgh leads in green energy with largest single sloped solar array in the US
The shift from non-renewable sources of energy to green energy continues to gain momentum. In the past few years,...
Meet eBussy, the new modular, electric truck-to-van
The eBussy has a look and name like no other electric vehicle you've seen before. German company Electric Brands's...
Solar-powered Brink Tower is a sustainable solution to Amsterdam’s housing shortage
Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo has won an international competition with the design for the Brink Tower, a new...
Solar-powered House of Music mimics the shape of an orchestra
Bologna-based Mario Cucinella Architects has crafted the House of Music, a solar-powered community landmark in...
Luxury home in Kerala produces all of its own energy
Thrissur-based design studio LIJO RENY Architects has taken full advantage of Kerala’s sunny, tropical climate...
Solar-powered coastal home opens up to views of the Arabian Sea
Mumbai-based architecture firm Architecture BRIO has transformed a decrepit coastal property into a solar-powered...
Solar-powered luxury home celebrates contemporary style at Lake Huron
On the banks of Lake Huron in a remote Canadian town, South African architecture firm SAOTA completed a contemporary...
These solar-powered cabins are made of natural materials and shungite plaster
The Karg Cabin provides owners with a cozy opportunity for off-grid living with 100% solar-power capabilities (and...
UNStudio unveils “future-proof” energy-generating education building for TU Delft
UNStudio has unveiled designs for Echo, a new multipurpose academic building for TU Delft that will not only generate...
LEED Platinum Stockman Bank harvests rainwater and solar power in Missoula
In Montana’s historic downtown Missoula, a Stockman Bank branch has recently earned LEED v4 Core and Shell Platinum...
This net-zero home is integrated into the slopes of Carmel Valley
Tehama 2 in Carmel-by-the-Sea by Studio Schicketanz is a net-zero home built using reclaimed wood and local stone....
NBBJ to design Tencent’s futuristic “Net City” in Shenzhen
Global design firm NBBJ has won an international competition to design Net City, a 2-million-square-meter masterplanned...
Passive House-certified development offers affordable housing in South Bronx
New York City-based Curtis + Ginsberg Architects has completed Park Avenue Green, the largest Passive House development...
A puzzle-inspired sliding facade improves this building’s energy efficiency
In the Ballard neighborhood, close to Seattle’s downtown, local architecture firm Graham Baba Architects has...
Ecocapsule launches SPACE for semi off-grid living
Slovak company Ecocapsule has just debuted their newest egg-shaped micro-unit — SPACE, a tiny mobile...
This dreamy eco villa runs on solar and wind energy
Located inside the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in the municipality of Tulum in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo,...
Solar-powered Lowell Justice Center will be Massachusetts’ first LEED Platinum courthouse
Half-an-hour north of Boston, the Massachusetts city of Lowell has recently welcomed the new Lowell Justice Center,...
GoSun Flow is a portable water purifier and sanitation station powered by solar
Small enough to fit comfortably in a backpack with a filter strong enough to remove 99.99% of pathogens (including...
Modernist, off-grid home in Los Angeles features a huge green roof
New York-based Marc Thorpe Design has brought its savvy architectural talents to the City of Angels in the form...
Self-sustaining retreat in Idaho is the perfect social distancing getaway
When a family sought reprieve from the rigors of urban living, they asked Salt Lake City-based architecture firm...
CX Landscape proposes futuristic coastal park in response to climate change
Australia-based CX Landscape has unveiled designs for Sea Line Park, a conceptual project to link the eastern and...
Whimsical, off-grid earthship is made out of reclaimed tires and bottles
It's not everyday that you get to stay in an earthship, but if you're able to travel to Ironbank, South Australia...
Spain’s first Passivhaus nursing home generates surplus energy
Madrid-based design studio CSO Arquitectura has completed Spain’s first Passivhaus-certified nursing home in...