Design firm Roel de Boer has created a lightweight roofing tile that can be retrofitted on existing sloping shingles, making green roofs possible in difficult urban locations.
Green Home & Building
Building Affordably In A Small Dutch Town
A Dutch university town has set up a prefab home supermarket for first-time home buyers, with diverse designs from 20 different architecture firms.
Affordable Post-Tsunami Housing Lauded In Sri Lanka
After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Japanese firm Shigeru Ban designed sustainable replacement housing using locally sourced labor and materials for a devastated Sri Lankan village.
Istanbul To Break Ground On Green-Roofed Office Park
Istanbul, Turkey, is set to begin construction of the Kagithane Gardens office project, featuring overlapping green roofs and other sustainable features.
The Whole Tree And (Almost) Nothing But The Tree
Wisconsin firm WholeTrees features sustainable, unmilled wood in all of its residential and commercials designs, harnessing the natural strength of branching tree forms.
Taiwan Tower’s Energy Answer Blowing In The Wind
An undulating 1,150-foot skyscraper design in Taiwan plans to embed thousands of wind turbines in its skin to generate all of its electrical energy and provide dynamic lighting.
Wood-based Sheathing That Breathes And Insulates
A vapor-permeable wood-based insulation product has entered the US market and found its way into new Passive Houses.
Enormous Green Roof Planned For Italian Train Station
Adding a twist to the adaptive reuse trend of turning old railroad tracks into parks, architects in Bari, Italy, want to do the same for a rail line that’s still in operation.
Milwaukee Office Building Fulfills Its Healing Mission
The Clock Shadow Building, constructed on a vacant brownfield site, now uses sustainable methods to reduce its carbon footprint and promote wellness of both mind and body.
German WWII Bunker To Generate Renewable Energy
A hulking relic of World War II in Hamburg is now an adaptive reuse project that will generate solar thermal and biomass energy to heat thousands of homes.
Alaskan Home Ultimate In Energy Conservation
Cold climates need especially warm, tight houses. Alaska just got one via this well designed Passive House.
A Desert House Stays Cool With Rammed Earth
The ancient technique of rammed earth is enjoying a green revival. This retreat is the first building from DUST, a partnership of young architects Cade Hayes and Jesus Robles
Green-Walled World Court Breaks Ground In The Hague
To convey “openness and transparency,” the design for the new International Criminal Court includes green walls and a generous use glazing for ventilation and daylighting.
Minimalist Apartments Behind The Veil
New apartments in Galata, Istanbul offer a novel and very Middle-Eastern solution to the problem of how to adjust solar heat gain seasonally.