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- ZHA creates modular, low-carbon housing platform for Roatn Prspera Wed, 12 Aug 20, 3:30amIn collaboration with AKT II and Hilson Moran, Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled a new digital architectural platform for creating sustainable modular homes in Roatán Próspera, a semi-autonomous Economic Development Hub...
- The affordable, carbon-positive CORE 9 house can generate more energy than it uses Tue, 3 Apr 18, 11:41pmWith its CORE 9 home, architecture firm Beaumont Concepts aims to redefine how affordable sustainable housing is designed and built. The compact, low-maintenance house can be adapted for energy ratings from 6 to 10-star,...
- The affordable, carbon-positive CORE 9 house generates more energy than it uses Tue, 3 Apr 18, 11:41pmWith its CORE 9 home, architecture firm Beaumont Concepts aims to redefine how affordable sustainable housing is designed and built. The compact, low-maintenance house can be adapted for energy ratings from 6 to 10-star,...
- Extraordinary thatched Enterprise Centre may be the UK’s greenest building ever Fri, 11 Mar 16, 2:53amMorgan Sindall, CEO of Architype, the firm contracted for the construction, proposed the use of thatch to cover the building. Three hundred prefab panels were built and sent to master thatcher Stephen Letch for final touches....
- History Meets High Design in Bruno Erpicum’s Adaptive Reuse of a Dusseldorf Warehouse Mon, 12 Aug 13, 3:00pmBruno Erpicum took great care to respect the building’s past. The existing materials and structure play a strong role in the design. The furniture was even custom designed by Erpicum and finished with a high gloss to reflect...
- Embodied Energy: An Alternative Approach to Understanding Urban Energy Use Fri, 13 Aug 10, 12:45amThis is a guest post by David Fridley, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). David posts under the name Sparaxis.