How green can you go? A tribute to the surrounding landscape, true, but this manicured 'green' house exterior also makes a clever statement on our new...
Dornob Design | Posted 11.13.2009 | Green
More than just its composite materials, however, built-in grooves are designed to funnel water for gardening or even long-term underground storage....
Laura A. Hutchings | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green
What is the 2030 Challenge and why should we care about residential energy codes? Architecture 2030 is an organization dedicated to reducing the envi...
BBC NEWS | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green
Rising high through the polluted air of Guangzhou City in southern China is a 71-story tower block which, according to its designers, will be the most...
Katherine Gustafson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green
In the wake of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina, a team of college students hatched an ambitious idea: to design an energy-efficient, hurricane-proof and Cajun-style house for the future of the Gulf Coast.
Paula Wallace | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green
There's a lot of talk about sustainability these days, and that's a good thing. It's good to grab the low-hanging fruit, like hybrid cars, community gardens, and low-flow plumbing. But real sustainability is systemic and seismic.
Mark Mennin | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green
The production of plastics, a synthetic, may be greener than the overall impact from fashioning art out of wood, what would seem to be the most organic material.
Fast Company | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green
The Vertical Village, which contains residential, hotel, and entertainment facilities, features a massive solar array on its southern side that automa...
WebEcoist | Steph | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green
With a burgeoning global population that has ever-growing needs for both food and housing, many architects are looking up for sustainable solutions th...
nytimes.com | Leora Broydo Vestel | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green
The company is aiming to become the first mass producer of what is known in green building circles as "net zero energy homes" - those that generate en...
Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green
Roof gardens and green roofs are becoming increasingly popular in the United States, but the rest of the world definitely seems to be planting a fair ...
Jennifer Grayson | Posted 09.30.2009 | Green
In the US Department of Energy's 2009 Solar Decathlon, members of Team California are working around the clock to finish their entry, Refract House.
New York Times | Jennifer 8. Lee | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York
Green roofs have become all the architectural rage these days, with each new one claiming to be the biggest of such-and-such area, type, whatever. But...
Jeffrey Hutchison | Posted 09.19.2009 | Style
Embracing sustainability and crafting a new face of luxury need not be at odds; by exploring ways to achieve both simultaneously, an exciting new era of of design can be borne.
inhabitat.com | Posted 09.19.2009 | Green
Today Germany's historic Hamburg-Harburg Harbor announced the development of a sustainable ECO CITY that combines industry, entertainment and pedestri...
Grist | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green
The green-building news is coming so fast and furious it can be hard to delve deeply into each story. So here's a survey of a few of the shiniest, bra...
Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green
Is any green step a step in the right direction? How do we differentiate between progress and just plain treading water?
treehugger.com | Posted 08.06.2009 | Green
Brad Pitt's "Make It Right" Foundation has released a new set of duplex designs for New Orleans, by yet another round of big name architects from arou...
Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green
Nothing appears particularly green about the building -- which will sit on an "Astroturf-covered angled landscape" and follows no green building criteria -- other than the "conservation" theme.
dornob | Posted 07.02.2009 | Green
Viewed from above or around, the house blends wonderfully into the landscape - even the gentle curves and straight lines seem to work with the horizon...
Wall Street Journal | ALEX FRANGOS | Posted 05.27.2009 | Green
What will the energy-efficient house of the future look like? It could have gardens on its walls or a pond stocked with fish for dinner. It might m...
dornob | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green
Mass Studies pulled no punches in this South Korean shop design, going from an entirely offbeat green-covered building decked in geo-textiles to form ...
wsj.com | JIM CARLTON | Posted 03.14.2009 | Green
In an attempt to boost sales in a dismal market, homebuilders are turning to what has been one of the most overlooked aspects of a house: improving th...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 02.20.2009 | Green
Last week, we asked HuffPost Green readers to send in their photos of green roofs. To recap, when we say "green roof," we mean putting plant life on t...
New York Times | Steven Kurutz | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green
Most homeowners have a general sense of whether or not they are being energy efficient, a hunch confirmed or disproved when the monthly bills arrive. ...
Designs & Ideas on Dornob | Posted 12.05.2009 | Green