By Kaitlin Krull The need for homeowners to reconsider energy use is greater than many of us realize. If we change nothing about our regular energy consumption, the effects of global warming will make our…
7 Amazing Converted Shipping Container Buildings
Small, well-designed and low-cost homes are a key tool for building cities and dense communities where many people and families can live safely and comfortably while sharing resources efficiently. With the green theme growing in…
Passive House Technology Makes Renewable Energy for the…
The Seifert House by Bau Kultur architects in Austria The UK is going to require that new homes be carbon emissions neutral by 2016. One of the ways that this target can be achieved is…
Save Up to 20 Percent in Energy Costs…
Winter has arrived for us here in the northern hemisphere and it’s time to turn on the heat. The problem is that many of us are using more heat than necessary due to thermal leaks.…
Honda Introduces New Micro CHP Deluxe System
American Honda Motor Company, Inc. introduced its all-new Micro-sized Combined Heat and Power (MCHP) Deluxe cogeneration unit last week at the US Green Building Council’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. The…
itHouse by Taalman Koch
LA-based Taalman Koch Architects have developed a systemized method of building sustainable houses. One such system is the itHouse, which has landed outside of Joshua Tree National Park in what is going to become a…
11 Super-Green Skyscrapers
Here is a list of eleven green skyscraper developments from all over the world. Developments that are not just building up, but building green. As people look for long-term savings and seek to live in…
Video – Building Green Part 1
This is part 1 of a great video of a 'green' renovation. What makes it special was the fact that it was done using green home products and environmentally friendly processes. Reusing what they could,…