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- Rivendell net-zero energy house optimizes solar energy Tue, 19 Apr 22, 3:30amSurrounded by lush scenery in Harvard, Massachusetts is the Jenson-DeLeeuw Net-Zero Energy House by Paul Lukez Architecture. The dwelling is often referred to as Rivendell by the owners, a reference to J.R.R. Tolkien's elvish...
- Wellesleys Global Flora greenhouse can generate all of its own energy Fri, 3 Jul 20, 1:30amBoston-based architecture firm Kennedy & Violich Architecture has flipped the script for energy-intensive greenhouses with the net-zero energy Global Flora, a sustainable botanical facility for Wellesley College in Massachusetts...
- LEED Platinum-certified Half Moon Bay Library targets net-zero energy Wed, 27 May 20, 3:30amAt three times the size of its predecessor with a recently minted LEED Platinum certification, California’s Half Moon Bay Library is an impressive community resource in more ways than one...
- Modern farmhouse targets net-zero energy in Vermont Tue, 28 Apr 20, 1:30amOn a hillside meadow in rural Vermont, local architecture firm Birdseye has completed Bank Barn, a new residence that, from afar, might look like any another agricultural building...
- Solar-powered Harvard ArtLab to meet net-zero energy targets Sat, 14 Mar 20, 4:30amHarvard University has added yet another sustainable building to its campus — the Harvard Artlab, a contemporary art space projected to meet net-zero energy targets...
- Century-old building is reborn as a LEED Platinum home in San Francisco Fri, 7 Feb 20, 2:30amWhen architect Jonathan Feldman of Feldman Architecture began remodeling his home in San Francisco in the early 2010s, the growing green building movement in the city inspired him to turn his residence — dubbed ‘The Farm’...
- Net-zero community planned for Hamburg will rely on geothermal and solar energy Wed, 18 Dec 19, 4:30amThe formerly industrial borough of Harbugh in Hamburg, Germany will soon get a strikingly modern and eco-conscious facelift thanks to Neuländer Quarree, a new mixed-use community planned for the area...
- Architecture students design and build a LEED Platinum smart home in Kansas Tue, 26 Nov 19, 3:30amEvery year, graduate students at the University of Kansas Department of Architecture enroll in the nonprofit Studio 804 program to design and build a sustainable, affordable and innovative home over the course of the year...
- DPR office hopes to become Austins first WELL-certified workplace Tue, 12 Nov 19, 2:30amConstruction management firm DPR Construction has recently moved into an impressive new workplace of its own making — a LEED Platinum-certified structure located on the east side of Austin, Texas...
- Net-zero energy DPR office becomes Austins first WELL-certified workplace Tue, 12 Nov 19, 2:30amConstruction management firm DPR Construction has recently moved into an impressive new workplace of its own making — a LEED Gold-certified facility located on the east side of Austin, Texas...
- WOHA unveils a lush, net-zero Singapore Pavilion for the 2020 World Expo Fri, 6 Sep 19, 2:30amSingapore-based architecture firm WOHA has unveiled plans to create a net-zero energy green oasis for 2020 World Expo Singapore Pavilion in the Dubai desert...
- De Stijl-inspired modern home generates all of its own energy Thu, 11 Jul 19, 1:30amWhen a couple decided to “break free” from their cookie-cutter home and realize their long-awaited eco-friendly dream home, they turned to Chapel Hill-based architect Arielle Condoret Schechter to bring their vision to...
- BIG unveils a sustainable floating city in response to rising sea levels Wed, 10 Apr 19, 2:30amBIG and a coalition of partners have unveiled Oceanix City, a visionary proposal for the world’s first resilient and sustainable floating community for 10,000 people...
- Inspiring zero-energy church in Iowa embraces nature in more ways than one Sat, 6 Apr 19, 2:30amAn inspiring new church in Coralville, Iowa is lifting spirits and bringing people closer to nature — while generating all the energy it needs on site...
- Singapores new-build, first net-zero energy building opens its doors Wed, 13 Mar 19, 1:30amOpened earlier this year, the newly completed NUS School of Design & Environment 4 (SDE4) is distinguished as Singapore’s first new-build, net-zero energy building school...