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Trombe Walls can provide free heating, cooling and ventilation. We explain how Trombe Walls work; how to build a Trombe Wall and how such a wall saves money by reducing energy usage.

Why such regional differences from the same CO2 blanket?

Strey Architects is bringing a contemporary style to the countryside with its recent project, Link House. The home, which features a plethora of sustainable design elements, showcases simple living at its finest by meshing...

Completed in 2016, the 8,881-square-foot home sits on a 706-acre rural property surrounded by rivers and blessed by a temperate year-round climate. Golden eagles, red-tailed hawks, falcons, deer, and elk are regularly spotted...

Completed in 2016, the 8,881-square-foot home sits on a 706-acre rural property surrounded by rivers and blessed by a temperate year-round climate. Golden eagles, red-tailed hawks, falcons, deer, and elk are regularly spotted...

Located on an infill site on Southeast Portland's Mount Tabor, the Ash + Ash house, designed by architects Hennebery Eddy, combines stylish modern design with an array of eco-friendly features, making the home largely independent...

One of the building's most important features is the responsive facade made of perforated metal screens-1600 in total-which reference the site and regulate the amount of natural light reaching the interior...

One of the building's most important features is the responsive facade made of perforated metal screens-1600 in total-which reference the site and regulate the amount of natural light reaching the interior...

One of the building's most important features is the responsive facade made of perforated metal screens-1600 in total-which reference the site and regulate the amount of natural light reaching the interior...

The environmentally friendly Passion House M1 is constructed mainly out of wood, with a glulam structure frame and cross-laminated-timber wall panels. The windows are made from wood-aluminum and the furnishings are constructed...

A self-proclaimed advocate of eco-friendly design, Michaelis did his best to source materials responsibly, bringing them in from all over Europe. When scanning the list of environmentally-conscious construction choices, though,...

The traditional dream of a large and spacious home may be becoming a thing of the past. Smaller homes are rising in popularity as more and more people begin to make the most of the benefits that having a small home can bring. In...

Read the rest of Melbourne’s St. Alfred’s Church Boasts Highly Sophisticated Passive Heating and Cooling Systems Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: hydronic heat exchanger, hydronic solar...

French student Florent Bouhey Fayolle created the Sun Container: an elegant freestanding radiator that uses sunlight as its power source. Inspired by the Trombe Wall system, this 120w passive solar heater draws sunlight through...

Read the rest of Crazy Japanese House Features Solar Heated Bathroom Bunker Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", bathroom bunker, eco design, eco home, eco residence, green...

Read the rest of VIlla 4.0: Hexagonal Dutch Home Gets a Green Facelift Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bamboo floors, Dick van Gameren Architecten, green design, green lighting, Hilversum, LED lighting,...

Architect David Wright helped pioneer the concept of passive solar architecture, and his thoughts and experiments have helped shape the evolution of solar design throughout the world...

Passive solar heating and passive cooling—approaches known as natural conditioning—provide comfort throughout the year by reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel...