USGBC Announces Top 10 LEED Countries Outside US
May 16th, 2014 | by Dawn Killough
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its list of the top 10 countries for LEED outside of the [&hellip
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Excellence In Green Design Award Winners
May 9th, 2014 | by Dawn Killough
ED + C Magazine announced the winners of its 2014 Excellence in Design Awards. The projects were [&hellip
Earthbag Buildings – Functional to Beautiful
May 1st, 2014 | by Dawn Killough
In homage to our previous post on all natural building products, here is a photo collection of earthbag buildings – [&hellip
Living as One with the Landscape
April 30th, 2014 | by Jennifer Shockley
Buildings that are beautifully and uniquely designed are only made better when they tie in with their surroundings and bring [&hellip
3D Printed Buildings Speed Up Construction
April 24th, 2014 | by Dawn Killough
Will the buildings of the future be printed? Chinese construction materials company Winsun New Materials says it has printed 10 [&hellip
AIA Top Ten Green Buildings for 2014
April 22nd, 2014 | by Dawn Killough
The American Institute of Architects Committee On The Environment has announced its top ten green buildings for 2014. In its 18th [&hellip
Prototype Transitional Housing in Hong Kong
March 14th, 2014 | by Jennifer Shockley
Hong Kong is a city, like many others, that is facing huge population and industrial growth but does not have [&hellip
Vertical Glass House
February 6th, 2014 | by Jennifer Shockley
Architecture, like all art forms, has its lovers and its critics. If a new structure did not draw attention of [&hellip
Treehouses All Grown Up in Stunning Architectural Designs
November 15th, 2012 | by Jennifer Shockley
This article highlights the use of trees in architectural brilliance as tree houses. Three different beautiful buildings are: The conference center, The Redwoods Treehouse and The Wilkinson Residence.
Energy-Efficient Prototype Home Can Power Itself
September 26th, 2012 | by Chris Keenan
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a branch of the United States Commerce Department, has a new project. They [&hellip
Chidley North Hall’s Green Design Receives Gold
August 23rd, 2012 | by Jennifer Shockley
LEED certification is a guiding accredited program that encourages buildings to be more environmentally friendly, through design, materials and future [&hellip
The Next Trend in Green Construction: The Net Zero Building
June 21st, 2012 | by Chris Keenan
In 2012, green building trends are moving solidly in the direction of the "Net Zero Building."
Affordable Housing Goes Green in Georgia
May 12th, 2012 | by Jennifer Shockley
NWGHA recently worked with Lord, Aeck & Sargent (LAS) Architecture creating 10 public-housing, energy-efficient, green apartments called Village Green in Rome, Georgia
2012 eVolo Skyscraper Awards Announced
March 18th, 2012 | by Tom Cranford
eVolo Magazine's annual skyscraper competition looks for a redefinition of skyscrapers through new technologies, materials and aesthetics. This years top three winners demonstrate all these things
Oppenheim’s Architectural Designs
March 10th, 2012 | by Jennifer Shockley
Oppenheim Architecture + Design is one of many bright young firms leading the way to a beautiful and sustainable living/visiting/storing architectural world
Top Ten Building Products of 2011
February 2nd, 2012 | by Jennifer Shockley
2011 marked Sustainable Industries’ sixth annual competition where more than 100 entries were received and evaluated. The requirements to make the top ten list are environmental performance, scalability/market impact, innovativeness, design aesthetic, and value and compatibility with LEED. The top ten were: Adura Wireless Lighting Contols, Breathe Living Wall, Greensulate, HydroRight Dual Flush Converter, Indow Windows, Juice Bar, Mobile Solar Power Systems, Modlet, SageGlass and SmartSlope Living Retaining Wall.
Top Five Greenest Cities
January 27th, 2012 | by Jennifer Shockley
This is a collaborative list of the top five greenest cities in the world. My criteria was that these cities had to make multiple other top lists as being sustainable practiced cities, use unique and innovative green technologies and remain breathtakingly beautiful for the people who live there and for those just passing through.
A DAtE with Disaster: Design Against the Elements 2011 Winner is Announced
August 24th, 2011 | by Jennifer Shockley
DAtE is a global architectural competition meant to find solutions to the problems occurring due to climate change. “Climate change refers to the variation in the Earth’s global climate or regional climates over time scales ranging from decades to millions of years. Changes may be driven by internal processes, external forces or, most recently, by human activities.” This is the third competition of its kind all originating in the Philippines with the winner being announced in early
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