Examining wastewater treatments and the way forward
Water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource. As a result of water pollution caused by human-related activities,...
Rainwater-capturing holiday home is an extension of the landscape
Early last year, Mexican architecture firm fabian m escalante h | arquitectos completed a holiday home in the central...
LEED Gold Columbia Building cleans stormwater runoff with green roofs
When Portland-based Skylab Architecture was asked by the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services...
Early learning center sustainably embraces rural New Zealand
In the rural New Zealand haven of Dairy Flat, U.K.-based architecture firm Collingridge and Smith Architects has...
This timber home weaves around pine trees for reduced site impact
A cluster of timber boxes make up Haus Koeris, a new eco-friendly home by architecture firm Zeller & Moye....
Craft beer waste saves Montana town $1M for wastewater treatment
A Montana town has found a money-saving solution to its sewage and wastewater treatment expenses, thanks to a nearby...
Rammed earth Kopila Valley School is the “greenest school in Nepal”
In Nepal, access to education doesn’t just improve job prospects — schools can save lives, whether it’s rescuing...
Low-budget, bioclimatic home boasts a minimal energy footprint in Costa Rica
When clients Luis and Marce approached design collective YUSO proyectos for their new home in Costa Rica, they...
Natural wetland in India filters 198 million gallons of wastewater a day with zero chemicals
The East Kolkata Wetlands in India processes almost 198 million gallons of wastewater and sewage produced by the...
Bee-killing pesticides have been found in US drinking water
We’ve known that neonicotinoid insecticides are bad news for bee populations for several years now, but one thing...
Danish city becomes world's first to power water treatment plant with sewage
The Danish city of Aarhus is on the cusp of becoming the first city in the world to use energy created from household...
UK fracking company proposes to dump wastewater into the sea
As public concern continues over the environmental costs of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, one United Kingdom...
New eco resort in the UAE desert will be fully powered by 157,000 square feet of solar
Commissioned by the Eco Resort Group for a remote site in southern Abu Dhabi, the resort is definitely designed...
World's largest waste-to-energy system turns Washington D.C. poop into power
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority just unveiled a new $470 million waste-to-energy system that...
Solar-powered Josey Pavilion beats wicked hot Texas summers without air-conditioning
The Josey Pavilion was built for the Dixon Water Foundation, an environmental group that “promotes healthy watersheds...
