We are seeing more climate conscious design in architecture: In this case; the rain screen.
A skin over the house is designed to manage and harvest occasional heavy precipitation, to provide protection from premature decay from moisture intrusion.
Buffalo House to Weather Rainstorms in Kansas
June 9, 2009 By 13 Comments
A Steel Prefab Treads Lightly on a Desert Floor
June 4, 2009 By 31 Comments
Zero Energy Houses Creating a New Design Vernacular:
June 3, 2009 By 10 Comments
The traditional gabled roof that we are all familiar with was engineered to slough off snowfall. But in an uncertain post peak oil future of possible energy shortages and water shortages, more and more houses are showing up with roof-shapes engineered to harvest their own rainwater, and support solar power generation.
Lyrical Home for a Music Lover Evokes Forest Songs
June 2, 2009 By 4 Comments
Literally, a home for a treehugger. The musician client wanted a house that not only became part of the natural landscape but also suggested the flow of music. It is on a steep sloping grade which made it possible to set the main level of the house up into the tree canopy to evoke the feeling of being in a tree house.
Carnival of the Green #182
June 1, 2009 By 3 Comments
Welcome to the Carnival of the Green! This is the 182nd edition of Treehugger’s weekly roundup of eco links from around the blogosphere. Welcome to Green Building Elements where home owners and LEED accredited professional alike can learn about advances in green and renewable building materials, current projects in sustainable architecture and progressive urban planning, [...]
