There used to be a time when not much more than wood, bricks and mortar went into the design of a house.
Those days are long gone.
The building world today is one which thrives on efficiency. Innovative ideas are creating an entirely new landscape for homes, high-rises and advanced infrastructure to be built upon.
With the goal of self-sustainability in mind, there is no limit to reused, reduced, or recycled to create the cities and suburbs of the future.
Visit any of the links below for the latest news on green building.
2008 AIA Top Ten Environmental Buildings
The American Last week, the Institute of Architecture announced its 2008 Top Ten Award Winners for Environmentally built projects. Among the list was the Pocono Environmental Education and Visitor Center (pictured left) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylva...
Solar Panels Take To The Skies
Environmental architect Joseph Cory has designed a new way to make the most of the sun's rays: by launching helium-filled, solar-panel-wrapped balloons into the sky, that will then transfer the absorbed energy to a power storage facility on the g...
World's Largest "Green" Building Awarded in Vegas
At an award ceremony being held today, The Palazzo Las Vegas will be deemed the world's largest "green" building by the U.S. Green Building Council, and will receive a certificate declaring its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). ...
Swedish Bodies to Heat Building
The Stockholm Central Station in Sweden sees 250,000 people pass through it each day and, like in any crowd of people, a significant amount of heat is emitted from their bodies. But where a normal building would open windows or turn on fans to releas...
Good To Go (Eco)nvenience Going Green
Good To Go, a national chain of gas station/car wash/convenience stores is launching its first one-stop green shop in Grand Chute, Wisconsin on May 1st. Their plan is to minimize the impact that the store and its customers has on the environment. The...
Vincent Callebaut, Environmental Architect
What's one way to fight against the smog in Paris? Build a self-sustaining green building above one of the canals. Not only will this give travellers and city-dwellers a place to spend some time, but it will also create an enormous amount of awarene...
Masdar Headquarters: Solar Building or Power Plant?
The newest addition to Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is going to be built backwards - so that the solar roof can generate the power needed to complete the construction on the rest of the building. This revolutionary technique is only one of the ways that ...
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