Latest Stories in Green Architecture
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Alex Wilson calls Bullitt Center "one of the most important commercial buildings of the past 50 years"
The BuildingGreen founder says it is " almost certainly the greenest office building in America if not the world."
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Skinny house in Tokyo is barely wider than a parking space (Video)
This video takes us inside an ultra-narrow house in Tokyo, showing how the use of a few clever design tricks to make it feel more spacious.
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Eco-minded 204 sq. ft. tiny home packs in tons of thoughtful details (Video)
This wife-and-husband, designer-and-builder team created their own modern tiny home to realize the dream of simplifying their lives, while saving money.
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Fisherman's home turned into ultra-modern 753 sq. ft. transformer apartment (Video)
This small-but-dynamic, renovated apartment in Barcelona takes its design cues from boat design and hides some delightful surprises.
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Student designed Solar Garage produces energy, grows food too
This smart redesign of the common garage uses solar power to optimize the charging of electric vehicles and the germination of food crops.
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The Grow Home is back with these flatpack houses for Dutch first-time homebuyers
It's an old idea that keeps coming back, and just gets better with time: A house that adapts as your family changes
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Cool facade features movable modular skin of recycled pallets
Recycled pallets are the main material in this undulating modular facade of hinged shutters.
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Shed of the Year Competition has some inspiring entries
Vote for your favourite Tardis, Pub shed, home office or eco-shed.
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The Upcycle House goes beyond recycling
The architects claim it's " the first house build only from upcycled and environmentally sustainable materials". Is it?
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Arkansas' Thorncrown Chapel under threat from energy company
The state motto of Arkansas is "The Natural State" and it is the remarkable beauty of the Ozarks with its dense, lush forest, caves, streams and waterfalls that helped earn this moniker. It will be a true shame if SWEPCO is able to win this fight.
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Quotes of the Day: Joe Lstiburek on the good, the bad and the ugly side of buildings
Andrew Michler does a great interview of the building science consultant in Inhabitat
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Cool but endangered conical houses get preservation treatment in Indonesia
Working with the local community on a remote island, a young architect is determined to ensure the survival of traditional building lore.
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Student designed "Elevator B" tower to boost Buffalo's bee populations
In the hopes of increasing local bee numbers, University of Buffalo architecture students created this intriguing wild urban bee habitat.
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Stylish apartments built from stonecutting town's wasted material (Video)
Shortlisted for the 2013 Aga Khan Awards, this elegant building makes good use of wasted stone generated from a town's large stonecutting industry.
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North Carolina law would ban LEED green building certification
The war in the woods is being fought state by state.
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Green Building fights back against the plastic people and the fossil fools
The plastic people lose one as LEED is recommended for all GSA buildings, but there are more battles ahead
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STUDIO-E shows there's more to green building than just saving energy
Air quality, choice of materials and finishes are also concerns in this house in Oregon.
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Forget the Passive House, the JF Kit House keeps you active and fit.
Get a workout while you work and live, in a house that would exhaust Jane Fonda herself.
