Solar panels being installed at the Studio 804 house at 1040 New York St. A new eco-friendly house on New York Street designed and built by University of Kansas architecture students will be open for ...

Explore six truly unusual mini-houses that redefine compact and eco-friendly living. Discover how cutting-edge designs like ...

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Architect Shigeru Ban builds churches, houses and pavilions out of paper and bamboo. These are traditional materials of Japanese architecture, but they are anomalous in the modern world of concrete, ...

Architects across New York have embraced Passive House design, a German energy efficiency standard slowly gaining traction in the states. Despite its name, this new approach to building design can be ...

With natural disasters, an affordability crisis, and limited land on which to build, those in the construction and design industries are creating innovative green solutions to reshape the way we build ...

Traditional craftsmanship meets modern innovation in the work of New Jersey–based Scandic Builders. The environmentally conscious builder utilizes recycled and sustainable materials, renewable energy ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Christopher Maurer holds up a brick-like object and raps on it with his knuckles. The object sounds like a ceramic block, but it’s not made from clay or earth. Rather, it’s composed ...

Keene State College is furthering its longstanding commitment to sustainability by establishing two on-campus eco houses. Composting food waste at the Dining Commons, providing accessible recycling ...

Discover the benefits of eco-friendly homes, from energy savings and tax incentives to sustainable design features that ...