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Building orientation to the Sun is important to reduce energy consumption, keeping comfortable and saving money. This article explains how best to get building orientation correct. Through a combination of benefits and opportunities...

Meeting the challenge to gently place a home into a valley below the access road and adjacent to a scenic river, Weston Residence is both a primary residence and an award-winning example of minimal site impact architectural...

Today's architecture is no longer about creating the best space just for humans, though of course that has to be a factor. It's also about preserving and living in harmony with the natural world. But being harmonious with...

Electrical grids in cities and countries are overburdened all over the country. Load reduction is no longer an idea, it's a necessity. Phuis is a nonprofit organization that is creating healthier buildings that are better...

Between two ponds in Southampton, New York, you will find one home that looks different from all the rest. The location of Tamsen House posed a lot of environmental challenges and this design by Fernando Fisbein Architect...

Lots of people want to have more sustainable homes, not just to help the environment. Because at the end of the day, it's a lot more affordable to get your energy from the sun and the wind than to pay some oil or coal plant...

It sits on a flat stretch of green, surrounded by the rolling hills and pretty palm trees of Southern California. It's an amazing little oasis, a quiet getaway. And it's the first building in California to receive Zero Carbon...

Fargo is a house located in Louisville, Colorado and is designed for a former high-level design engineer at Apple. Despite the project's modern aesthetic, it blends into the historical neighborhood and meets multiple spatial...

The spirit of sustainability and being eco-friendly is all about using what's already there. Use a piece of land the way it is, without hanging it to suit the needs of a building. In the spirit of reclaiming wood, repurposing...

Where modern design, affordable living and sustainability meet, there is CABN. The first home of this project has just been created and soon, CABN's design will be the basis of a 67-home, net-zero community. If this is what...

What is the true environmental impact of low-energy homes? PAD Studio has answered that question with the completion of a 10-year study on New Forest House...

Why should architecture be a stopping point for nature? This beautiful Zurich lake house designed by Appels Architects shows that everything can flow together...

Sustainable home design begins with the first choices you make, from choosing plumbing fixtures to avoiding harmful chemicals and toxic materials. Inhabitat had the chance to talk to the team at PJC Architecture, based in...

Chuzhi is a residential project located in Shoolagiri, Tamil Nadu, India. The house was designed by Wallmakers, an architecture firm that focuses on utilizing mud and waste products as the key building materials for their...

Speehuis House has a focus on healthy elements, for both the residents and the environment. Located in the Netherlands, the project was designed by Spee Architecten with a mission to create minimal site impact to the surrounding...

Maui Residence by Walker Warner Architects was designed to be a retreat from the world, a place for privacy. It’s a quiet, serene little escape and an homage to sustainability and taking care of the planet, something that...