Think of a building shading system that intelligently adapts to changing weather conditions, and operates without an external ...

EU ecodesign rules make products placed on the EU market more environmentally sustainable, energy-efficient, durable and circular. Since 2009, the ecodesign directive has set energy efficiency ...

The Big Project Middle East (BPME) editorial team has announced the companies, individuals and projects shortlisted for the ...

Using pine cones as a model, researchers at the universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg have developed a new, energy-autonomous facade system that adapts passively to the weather. The journal Nature ...

She was awarded the RIBA President's Medal Award for Sustainable Design at Part 1 (undergraduate) and was invited to pick up ...

The remodelled two-storey house utilises locally produced materials and features an open-plan space that encourages sunlight ...

On January 23 the Facades+ conference series returns to San Francisco. The agenda consists of case studies covering Bay Area projects as well as topical roundtable discussions on mass timber and ...

Couple shares what it is like to live off-grid in rural Vermont. The post Couple Doesn’t Shy Away From Sharing Details Of ...

Arizona State University is leading an effort to create neighborhood shade plans for Phoenix communities and train the ...

Forget your preconceptions – concrete is capable of so much more than stark, utilitarian structures. From a stylish city pad ...

The Mall of America doesn't have central heating, using body heat from visitors and skylights to maintain warmth.

Design Solution: The project extends a century-old brick townhouse ... and new roof terraces. A large triangular skylight suspended over the kitchen/dining area on the top floor provides great ...