CAGBC Zero Carbon Building standards make carbon the new measure of building innovation and support efforts to decarbonize Canada's buildings.
To make green buildings, it is essential that it consists of energy efficient and eco friendly building materials and made by techniques which are eco friendly. Here we have given brief information on few eco friendly building materials, which can help in achieving green buildings to save environment.
Short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED was established in 1994 by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council.
Looking for inspirations for self-sustaining homes? If you want to start living off the grid and want a home that can sustain itself, here are great ideas!
Sustainable construction is the way of the future. In the construction industry, companies around the world understand and will pursue it despite any
In October I attended a training course on ‘Earthships and Sustainable Building Methods’. Though its name may suggest so, an Earthship is not a futuristic craft that fly’s through space. It i…
Stealth Farmhouse 2.0 _BRIEF _BRIEF Working with the Client for a second time, the primary goal of the new project was to evolve the concepts explored in the original Stealth Farmhouse. The Client desired a low-maintenance family home that could easily welcome regular guests. It was also critical to consider well-framed views that would connect […]
Stealth Farmhouse _BRIEF _BRIEF Our client desired a multifunctional sanctuary: a 4-bedroom, 2-3 bathroom home designed to effortlessly transform from a tranquil holiday escape to a short-stay rental, or a permanent residence. The brief was to create an elegant farmhouse using a carefully curated selection of low-maintenance and readily available materials. The house’s position on […]
Karim Elgendy The Carnegie Center for Global Ecology in Stanford is a research facility that combines Laboratories and office spaces. The 1100 Sqm building was built on a previously developed plot of 7.4 acres. The client’s main concerns were lowering t
Passive strategies enhance the usage of renewable sources of energy, which in turn make the build cost efficient. Different passive design techniques include building’s orientation, window placement, sizes, shading devices
The sustainable Starlight Hotel is a glamping of sustainable cabins to see the stars. Their cabins are very efficient in cold or temperate climates.
Did you know that green buildings cost between 3-5% more to build but can reduce energy usage by 30-50%? Here are dozens of ways to go green and save green.
Daphna Tal is the in-house interiors specialist for Australian Living, a leading sustainable building consultancy which focuses on upping the…
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A sincere dream. Since stumbling on the concept of an earth ship in late 2012, I have wanted to help create an autonomous vista from the ground up – earlier this year I had that opportunity.
Read FRANTZEN et al have designed PATCH22 the tallest wooden apartment building in the Netherlands
Image 1 of 5 from gallery of What Is the Environmental Impact of Each Building Material?. The Construction Material Pyramid. Image © Centre for Industrialised Architecture (CINARK) from Royal Danish Academy
Dissecting deeper into the anatomy of what constitutes a Sustainable home gives us 5 basic design considerations that must be applied.
Architects draw biophilic inspiration from Stefano Boeri’s famous “vertical forest”
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