Green Homes

Whitney Thornburg shares a few of her favorite products—from well-loved kitchen towels to stylish reusable containers.

Located in an outlying village three hours north of Berlin, the remote property—which until recently lacked potable water—was transformed by architects Sierra Boaz Cobb and...

Slow Studio uses passive design techniques to create a brick house with a surprisingly light footprint.

Rafe Maclean Architects uses low-cost materials and a few green-building tricks to help a family in the Otago region stay within budget.

London firm McLean Quinlan built out from a dilapidated brick wall that once enclosed a garden, creating an energy-efficient home with an elegant facade.

Barcelona-based Slow Studio builds a bioclimatic home for a couple who work with the United Nations.

Architect Robert Swinburne deploys a collaborative building approach and hyperlocal materials to craft a home that celebrates the land it’s built on.

Drawing on a simple material palette of plywood and corrugated metal, architect Rafe Maclean designs a certified Passive House on a steep, challenging lot in Dunedin.

Built to Passive House standards, the New England home of Tom Risom and Pamela Austen is a trove of modernist design.

Check out our top picks from Model No., a direct-to-consumer brand that's infusing responsible design with clean-lined, contemporary cool.

A renovation by Lever Architecture focused on energy efficiency and well-being infuses a prairie-style home with new life while honoring its timeworn quirks.

Combining creative nous with careful planning, architect Mark Lawton creates a net-zero home inspired by the typology of a fisherman’s shack.

Architect Lee de Wit and his relatives work together to create a getaway where nearly everything in sight tells a story.

Architect Barry Alan Yoakum draws on decades of experience to build what, by one measure, is the first zero-energy, zero-carbon home in the world.

From a shipping container dwelling to architect Steven Holl’s forest retreat, these residences embody the ideal that what’s best for the environment is also best for our...

The design experts behind furniture brand Model No. share everything you need to know before buying a sofa to ensure it’s as healthy and sustainable as possible.

Christine Marvin shares the Marvin Design Lab’s thorough process for harnessing the power of light and air, while also discussing two of the company’s latest designs—the Awaken...

Grab these artful lighting pieces from brands that keep Mother Nature top of mind.

Modeled after ocean-tumbled rocks, the smooth forms of these sustainably made lamps will make you want to pick them up and take them home.

On the site of a former clinic, Kevin Veenhuizen Architects creates a peaceful family residence where plants and wildlife abound.

In designing a home to the highest standards of sustainability, Montreal firm L’Abri looked to the best qualities of a family’s prized grill: modesty, efficiency, and durability.

In designing a getaway for her own family, architect Hannah Tribe created a sustainable kit home that’s as breezy as it looks.

With all its creature comforts hidden beneath a steel shed roof, Gawthorne’s Hut, a vacation rental in Australia’s Mudgee Valley, beckons visitors without breaking up the...

The progressive, eco-minded furnishings brand launches a new line of upholstered seating that’s free of toxins and won't harm the environment.

Architect Jiri Lev’s home is a prototype for forward-looking architecture that could make a positive societal impact in Australia.

Inspired by the idea of a living organism, Madeiguincho designed a 188-square-foot cabin that collects, stores, and reuses rainwater and produces food and energy.

Architect Paul Elliott erects an eco-friendly home on family property, implementing sustainable materials and Japanese architectural styles.

Their barrel-vaulted dwelling is so efficient that they didn’t have to turn on the heater last winter.

The aluminum travel trailer is topped with solar panels and packed with flexible spaces that live larger than its 232 square feet.

The Australian-born energy expert and creative polymath believes we can power every residence in the United States with renewable energy.