sustainable architecture, Tag

Building orientation to the Sun is important to reduce energy consumption, keeping comfortable and saving money. This article explains how best to get building orientation correct. Through a combination of benefits and opportunities...

Info and sites that help with building a sustainable and green home in Australia and useful government agencies to be aware of. Also advice on dealing with architects and builders.

Germany's most sustainable building is in Berlin, and it's a beauty. The EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin is a seven-story office complex consisting of two buildings comprising 32,000 square meters of floor space. It has been built...

With a current zeitgeist around environmental protections and sustainability, more homeowners than ever are focused on green design and eco-friendly features...

With a focus on minimal site impact and environmental protection, the Darwin Bucky project sets a standard for sustainable modular architecture. [...]

If you care about climate change, you may have considered becoming a sustainable architect. But how do you become a sustainable architect, and what does that look like in practice? Here is our step-by-step guide to pursuing...

Architectural and design firm MHTN has a record of introducing sustainably-minded solutions that embrace the function of the building while reducing its environmental impact...

Each year, the construction industry accounts for 6.9 billion U.S. tons of greenhouse gas emissions. This quantity is only surpassed by the transport and energy industries. To minimize our construction footprint, green building...

Any little thing you can do to be more sustainable is a good thing, such as placing a barrel outside to capture rainwater for watering the garden or landscaping plants...

The Jakob Park Stadium, home of FC Basel, in Switzerland is getting a sustainable facelift to extend its use after 20 years. The stadium was originally designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Updates to the architecture hope...

Les Coteaux Fleuris School by HEMAA Architectes and Hesters Oyon gives a nod to the past while interpreting its architecture in a thoroughly modern and sustainable way...

The Jakob Factory in Vietnam is a new manufacturing facility that aims to create a model for sustainable manufacturing architecture in tropical climates...

What is an advanced timber structure? Xylotek, United Kingdom-based design and delivery company for advanced timber structures, creates wooden structures for a number of purposes, defined by unusual and complex uses for wood...

In an effort to get people excited about sustainable building techniques, Lithuania's National Forestry Headquarters and Visitor Centre came up with a competition...

Jury prize winner in the "Unbuilt Hospitality" category at the A+ Awards 2022 from Architizer goes to these gorgeous autonomous summer homes designed by iraisynn attinom for Santorini in Greece...

The Al Dana Amphitheater is an open-air performance space built in the Sakhir Desert, Bahrain, that hosts live events under the stars. Designed by S/L Architects, the project seeks to connect with nature through its context-specific...

Madrid's Ombú, a historic office building used by the Spanish infrastructure and energy company ACCIONA, has just reopened with a sustainable new design...

Green or Eco Architects are architects who specialize in designing buildings that are energy efficient, sustainable and kind to the environment. This is achieved by: reducing the environmental impact of building; designing...