Green Home & Building

In the London borough of Newham, where much of the Olympic Park is located, one of the greenest buildings in the world is on the rise at the Royal Docks.

As part of its overall aim to decrease energy usage by 25%, Starbucks looks to serve up energy efficiency with a little friendly competition between stores.

The Challenge Winner in the 2011 Open Architecture Challenge reimagines an abandoned military base in Portugal as a sustainable center for coastal conservation.

How to design a building that keeps fans cool even as it retains the warmer temps cyclists prefer? The Velodome at the London Olympics is a cool green solution.

The winning proposal in Seattle’s Urban Intervention competition calls for reforesting and enclosing a 9-acre downtown site, allowing for a multitude of uses.

An iconic setting for Olympic and Paralympic competitions, London’s Basketball Arena is a temporary structure composed largely of recyclable materials.

The Rimbunan Kaseh eco-village in Malaysia brings smart tech, aquaculture and renewable energy together to create a self-sustaining, off-grid community.

Brooklyn Grange brings fresh produce, eggs and education on profitable urban farming to New York, with two acres currently under cultivation on city roofs.

Midtown Detroit, Inc., is the non-profit that has brought greenways, community gardens, rehabilitated housing, and now, even a Whole Foods to Detroit’s Midtown.

In this interview with Voltaic Solaire spokesperson David Scott, we ask a burning question: why has it taken New York City so long to join the net zero party

In the interests of accommodating a million more people in the coming years in an energy efficient way, NYC is seeking proposals for “micro-unit” apartments.

Using community input to create accurate maps of vacant lots and properties, two grassroots groups are creating more stable, sustainable neighborhoods.

By using a glass envelope in the shape of a pyramid as a thermal buffer, Beijing’s Parkview Green keeps its heating and cooling demands to a bare minimum.

Three tiny, efficient living spaces that let you pick up and move whenever you feel like it.