Designed, in part, by the visionary behind cradle-to-cradle design, the Bosch Siemens Hausgeräte “Inspiration House” offers a showcase for zero-waste building.
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Green Roof Keeps Science Mixing Chamber Cool
A new college science building in the Netherlands employs sustainable techniques, such as a green roof, natural daylight and thermal massing, to help foster a sense of community.
Renewable Microgrids: A Solution For Remote Communities
Remote communities face unique challenges where electricity is concerned. Renewable microgrids help them overcome those challenges and provide reliable power for individuals living there. To live in a remote place is to depend on oil. Fuel for […]
Tesla Motors Powers Up Quickly In Europe
Tesla Motors ramps up its game in Europe as it opens a new final assembly plant and Supercharger network while also distributing Model S vehicles to new owners.
Dutch Tiles Make Sloped Green Roofs Easier To Install
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.
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.
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.
Warehouse Adapted For Collaborative Innovation
A massive maritime warehouse in Rotterdam is converted into modular classroom space, saving on building costs and reducing the raw materials needed to build new classrooms.
Self-Sufficient House Fits Sculpted Dutch Landscape
This Bridge House uses the traditional Dutch “terp” method of embedding a building in a low mound to harness the geothermal properties of the soil and live off the grid.
Wind Storage Plan: Energy Island Or Fantasy Island?
Belgium says it wants to build an offshore island with a below-sea-level reservoir in the middle that would be used to store power from offshore wind turbines.
Holland’s Floating Pavilion Designed For Rising Seas
To prepare for expected flooding of the countryside due to global warming, Dutch architects are designing a “climate-proof” prototype city that can rise along with the average sea level.
World’s Largest Movable 3D Print Pavilion Opens To Public
DUS Architects of Amsterdam has launched the world’s largest 3D printer, the KamerMaker, which is capable of fabricating room-sized structures from bio-plastic.
In Copenhagen, A Neighborhood Keeps Pace With Climate Change
Plans for Copenhagen’s Saint Kjeld’s neighborhood aim to keep pace with Denmark’s changing climate by slowing storm water run off, creating more green spaces.
Stumptown Gives You Another Reason To Love Its Coffee
Artisanal coffee superstar Stumptown moves into a new headquarters with a regenerative thermal oxidizer to slash the power it takes to clean up its emissions.