eco building, Tag

Using naturally-occurring resources for construction, such as wood and bamboo, have been used for centuries. Meanwhile, other nature-derived materials like mycelium are only just becoming increasingly researched and explored....

What is the relationship between a building and its location, and what should that relationship be? Inhabitat writer, passive house consultant and author Andrew Michler tackles that question with his new book: [ours] Hyperlocalization...

First ecological, economical and social home 100% open source in Argentina. Suyana means “hope” in Quechua language. EcoCasa Suyana is a project lead by a young couple of engineers and travelers. Noa is French and Venezuelan,...

This design is the second in Torsten's series of biomorphic structures that transform ideas from nature and are based on improvisation. His simple concept is also complimented by the more complex idea of programming a natural...

This project was built in connection with the walkabout project (Breddelangs), which is a local initiative organized to bring awareness to the Lahelle river area...

ECOnnect has developed an innovative puzzle piece home that could provide one solution to the current housing shortage. The Dutch studio created the home after a hurricane hit Haiti and hundreds of thousands of people were...

One solution for the current housing shortage has evolved from disaster relief designs by ECOonnect. The Dutch studio created their puzzle-inspired concept following the devastation that ensued after the hurricane in Haiti...

We've seen other bamboo buildings before but what makes Nghia's stand out is the dynamic domed shapes he is able to achieve with the material - especially without the use of modern machinery or metal structures...

If you’re reading Inhabitat, you’re probably interested in green building, and if you work in the building and construction industry, it’s likely that you strive to build in as environmentally conscious a manner as...

Biomimicry’s Cool Alternative: Eastgate Centre in Zimbabwe The Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, typifies the best of green architecture and ecologically sensitive adaptation...

When VLK Architects was hired to design iProspect’s new office in Fort Worth, they sought to intertwine the city’s historical elements with a high-tech industry...

Scientists have been trying to develop cheap, alternative building materials for years. But there’s one material that is surprisingly strong, secure, waterproof and perhaps just too creepy to handle: animal blood. Recent...

Read the rest of David Hill and In Situ Studios Propose Gorgeous Affordable Alley Homes in Raleigh Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", David Hill, david hill housing, Eco...

Read the rest of Copenhagen’s Tietgenkollegiet Dorm is the Coolest Circular Housing Complex on Campus Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: circular architecture, circular building, college buildings,...

Read the rest of Heneghan Peng’s Giant’s Causeway Visitor Center is a Stone Sanctuary on the Irish Cliffs Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: basalt, causeway, coastal ireland, eco building,...