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- Gleaming copper-colored steel wraps this solar-powered Dutch sports campus Thu, 22 Mar 18, 4:00amYou don’t need to be a sports fanatic to be taken with Sportcampus Zuiderpark—a €50 million sports park designed to promote a healthier society in The Hague, Netherlands...
- Gleaming copper-colored steel wraps a solar-powered Dutch sports campus Wed, 21 Mar 18, 8:30pmYou don’t need to be a sports fanatic to be taken with Sportcampus Zuiderpark—a €50 million sports park designed to promote a healthier society in The Hague, Netherlands...
- Elegant cork-clad artists studio slots into a bijou London garden Fri, 8 Dec 17, 9:15pmA lovely little space has popped up in a north London garden as a shared workspace for a musician and seamstress couple. Cork Study—named after its sustainable cork cladding—is the work of design studio Surman Weston,...
- Gorgeous light-filled Nike headquarters opens in New York City Fri, 30 Jun 17, 7:30pmSports giant Nike just unveiled its stunning new headquarters in New York City—complete with a 4,000-square-foot, full-size indoor basketball court. Drenched in natural light and surrounded by enviable floor-to-ceiling...
- Geometric Green-Roofed Education Center Sinks Beneath the Czech Park Landscape Mon, 30 Jun 14, 11:00pmThe angular, mountain-inspired rooftop comprises sedum-covered triangles framed by metal vectors that represent the slopes of the nearby mountain range...
- Geometric Green Roofed Education Center Sinks Beneath the Czech Park Landscape Mon, 30 Jun 14, 11:00pmThe angular, mountain-inspired rooftop comprises sedum-covered triangles framed by metal vectors that represent the slopes of the nearby mountain range...
- Before Supermarkets, People Foraged for Food Out in Nature (and We Still Can) Thu, 12 Jun 14, 2:30amBefore we gathered our food in grocery carts and online services like Peapod, we gathered it straight from the bush. It's a shocking idea that the food we eat might not be hosed with the equivalent pesticides of a 1970's...
- Timber-Clad Villa B is a Green-Roofed Bioclimatic Home Near Lyon Fri, 8 Nov 13, 5:00pmVilla B is oriented for solar exposure, but protected from overheating with a system of Larch wood slats that serve as a rainscreen and encourage natural ventilation...
- Reed Residence: A Zero-Energy Mountain Retreat in Colorado Made From Reclaimed Wood Thu, 14 Feb 13, 1:42amRead the rest of Reed Residence: A Zero-Energy Mountain Retreat in Colorado Made From Reclaimed Wood Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", Architecture, clean tech, colorado, eco...
- Reed Residence is a Zero-Energy Rustic Mountain Retreat in Colorado Thu, 14 Feb 13, 1:42amRead the rest of Reed Residence is a Zero-Energy Rustic Mountain Retreat in Colorado Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", Architecture, clean tech, colorado, eco design, geothermal,...
- Green-Roofed, Mirrored Watergraafsmeer Garden Studio Reflects Light & Greenery in Amsterdam Tue, 16 Oct 12, 4:00pmRead the rest of Green-Roofed, Mirrored Watergraafsmeer Garden Studio Reflects Light & Greenery in Amsterdam Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Amsterdam, cc studio,...
- Mecanoo Architecten Tops Out Its Green-Roofed Amsterdam University College Tue, 27 Sep 11, 2:15amRead the rest of Mecanoo Architecten Tops Out Its Green-Roofed Amsterdam University College Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Amsterdam, amsterdam university college, college,...
- WWF Completes Third Largest Green Roof in Washington D.C. Wed, 29 Sep 10, 7:16amThe recently finished green roof atop the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) headquarters in Washington, D.C. is the third largest in the nation’s capitol. The project involved replacing the original 24 year-old roof with a 27,750...
- Toronto’s City Hall Podium Sprouts a Green Rooftop Park Wed, 2 Jun 10, 1:00amPhoto by Lloyd Alter Over Memorial Day weekend the City of Toronto unveiled a stunning green roof on top of City Hall, and it is getting glowing praise from all who have seen it...
- PREFAB FRIDAY: Beautiful Green Roofed Affordable Housing In the UK Sat, 13 Mar 10, 5:15amRead the rest of PREFAB FRIDAY: Beautiful Green Roofed Affordable Housing In the UKPermalink | Add to del.icio.us | diggPost tags: "solar energy", affordable housing, Birchway, Birchway Eco Community, Daylighting,...