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Traditional building techniques and modern technology come together in the House in Berne, a self-sufficient straw bale house in Graben, a Swiss village located less than an hour’s drive north of Bern...

When a couple finally decided to fulfill their dream of living by the beach, they reached out to Sydney-based architecture firm Rolf Ockert Design to bring their vision to life...

Tesla is revolutionizing the way we power and build our homes - and architects are taking note. Hot on the heels of Tesla’s eagerly awaited solar roof, Tehran-based BMDesign Studios designed Alavi House - a home for Isfahan,...

Tesla appears to be taking aim at revolutionizing homeownership and architects are taking note. Hot on the heels of Tesla’s eagerly awaited solar roof, Tehran-based BMDesign Studios created Alavi House, a home in Isfahan,...

This solar-powered home in Cloverdale, California was built using reclaimed wood from an existing 1970s kit log home. Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects utilized existing site elements to create the new 2150-square-foot...

The project is located on a hilltop in Ramona, California, where temperatures are sometimes below freezing in the winter and often in excess of 100-degrees in the summer...

Friday offers four different models for Floatwing, each providing different levels of autonomy depending on the type of installed equipment. The best-outfitted Floatwing is for off-grid applications and relies on solar energy,...

Despite Portland’s notoriously overcast gray skies, the Skyline Residence receives an impressive amount of natural daylight year-round. The architects achieved this by stacking the home into three levels and orienting the...

The newest property listing from Paris-based property investment firm BM-Finance is La Maison 14, a six-story eco-friendly home offering 663 square meters (7,136 square feet) of sustainable living...

The 310-square-meter building was constructed in 2013 in collaboration between local architects EG Mimarlık Planlama ve Kentsel Tasarım and partners in Germany-German architecture company r-m-p acted as the passive house...

The 310-square-meter building was constructed in 2013 in collaboration between local architects EG Mimarlık Planlama ve Kentsel Tasarım and partners in Germany-German architecture company r-m-p acted as the passive house...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CELFsKLkKbI Built for a client who will live in the house full-time, the tiny mobile home is entirely powered by a 600-watt solar array and a solar collector that heats the water supply. The...

The House on Wheels was commissioned by a yoga teacher from Glasgow who sought a home that would preserve both the site’s integrity and its three ancient olive trees...

Located high atop a ridge, the Stealth House backs into a lush rainforest in the north and west while overlooking breathtaking views of the valley and ocean to the east...

While mobility may be one of the Forest Lodge’s coolest benefits, it’s a feature created out of necessity rather than desire. In order to live in England’s New Forest National Parkland, a beautiful but protected conservation...