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- A 1920 Swiss barn is reborn as a modern home for a family of five Tue, 12 Jun 18, 9:00amSwiss design studio Ralph Germann architectes has overhauled an old drafty barn into a beautiful contemporary home with a new timber annex. Located in the rural village of Orsières in southeast Switzerland, the barn renovation...
- Gorgeous timber home in the UK blends local vernacular with sustainable design Sat, 17 Feb 18, 12:56amThe Chalfont Home is gorgeous timber residence located adjacent to the Rye Nature Reserve in East Sussex - one of Britain's most cherished conservation sites...
- Transformable solar building changes shape to teach people how to live sustainably Thu, 5 Oct 17, 8:56pmHow do you persuade people to adopt sustainable lifestyles? A team of Swiss architecture students believes in the power of demonstration—and they’ve designed and built the eco-friendly NeighborHub to prove their point...
- Solar-powered DURAhome is a 100% self-sufficient shelter built to withstand natural disasters Wed, 7 Oct 15, 8:36amThe New York City College of Technology (NYCCT) developed the DURAhome—Diverse, Urban, Resilient, and Adaptable—for the 2015 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon that’ll kick off this Thursday, October 8. Designed...
- Solar-powered DURAhome is a 100% self-sufficient shelter built for disaster zones Wed, 7 Oct 15, 12:00amThe New York City College of Technology (NYCCT) developed the DURAhome—Diverse, Urban, Resilient, and Adaptable—for the 2015 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon that’ll kick off this Thursday, October 8. Designed...
- 3 Green Bars Building wins Hammer & Hand’s net-zero energy architecture competition Thu, 20 Aug 15, 11:00pmNow in its second year, the annual perFORM competition challenges architecture students and interns to design a mixed-use building that’s both high performance and high design...
- Foster + Partners Opens Doors to Lavish Clean Energy-Powered Yacht Club de Monaco Building Tue, 24 Jun 14, 11:00pmIn celebration of Monaco's leading yacht industry, Foster + Partners designed the building after the likeness of a giant ship. Its large, sun-drenched terraces are shaped like ship decks and offer views out to races at sea...
- VELUX and HTA’s Ultra-Efficient CarbonLight Homes Encourage Residents to Live More Sustainable Lives Wed, 7 Aug 13, 3:00pmCarbonLight Homes go far beyond providing an optimal amount of daylight and air quality - the houses are built to change the behavioral patterns of their residents...
- Harmony House Cat Shelter is Chicago’s First Net-Zero Commercial Building Sat, 21 Jul 12, 5:20amDesigned by Farr Associates and dbHMS, Harmony House for Cats‘ brand new shelter is Chicago’s first net-zero commercial building, and is pursuing LEED-NC Platinum certification...
- Cornell’s LEED Silver Plantations Center Glows Like a Lantern In the Woods Fri, 11 Nov 11, 6:50amRead the rest of Cornell’s LEED Silver Plantations Center Glows Like a Lantern In the Woods Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Baird Sampson Neuert Architects, Cornell University Plantations...