Retrofitting a few city buildings would have big impact on overall carbon emissions Many programs encourage owners of homes and other buildings to improve their energy efficiency, sometimes offering substantial subsidies or tax incentives
This House in Adelaide Was Built With $170K and a Lot of Used Tyres Night is close to falling across the Adelaide Hills as a permaculture group talks about what Martin Freney should be
These two arboretum buildings were built using waste timber sourced and milled on-site. The Wolfson Tree Management Center and the Mess Building in the UK were built entirely from locally grown unseasoned and untreated
Sitting at home in the summer heat, your mind may start to wander to that fancy new air conditioner. But when it comes to making your house comfortable and sustainable,
You don’t need to start from scratch to have a more efficient home. Find out how you can boost your home’s environmental credentials with some smart retrofits. Building regulations require today’s new homes to
Concrete that absorbs carbon dioxide has made slow progress but is finally hitting the market. In 2010, this publication cited more environmentally friendly concrete as one of its 10 Breakthrough Technologies of the year
Buildings designed by Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta often look like the mountain peak for which the company is named. Snøhetta’s designs are simple, stark, and by all accounts breathtaking. But the company’s latest
These walls systems are all solid walls made out of dense materials, of which the modern Brick, Block and poured concrete walls are the most common variety. Since these common variants are all have
Thinking about new flooring, but don't know where to start? Check out our suggestions for 5 super sustainable, eco-friendly flooring materials for your home. I think we can all agree that less is more
A Holland architecture firm has proposed a high-density community of buildings covered in greenery that would function off-the-grid. “OAS1S” is a proposal for a community of “treescrapers” that would create a forest of buildings
