Green Home
A charred-cedar clad home overlooks Lake Michigan.
A pair of tiny pavilions provide an eco-friendly retreat on Maui.
Louvers, jalousies, frits, awnings, and exterior shutters—learn about some of the best-looking and effective ways to achieve a...
We may spend the majority of our time inside, but the appeal of the outdoors is always there—and it’s full of surprising benefits...
With careful planning and wise material choices, you can design an eco-friendly home that's not only gentler on the planet, but...
An eco-friendly, lakeside abode with an impressive rooftop terrace is nestled within a greenhouse near Gothenburg.
Rooted in a sustainable, built-to-last mentality, tiny house maker Wheelhaus has just added a new collection of modular homes...
Climate is one of the biggest factors of human physical comfort and sustainability, and it's one of the most important...
DIY vegetable gardens are popping up in some of New York City’s hottest new residential projects.
Wood in general is a beautiful, evocative natural material, and when it's saved from a landfill and reused, it has even more...
It can take as little as two weeks to build one.
Now that summer has officially started, temperatures are rising and air conditioners are cranked up—but that doesn’t mean you...
From customized presets to voice commands, these intelligent features promise added comfort, safety, and sustainability in the...
Creating a living green wall, also known as a vertical garden, is a refreshing, innovative, and eco-friendly way to bring color...
Live, work, or vacation in an eco-friendly, mobile cardboard prefab.
You may have heard the term LEED used to describe “green” or “sustainable” buildings.
Meet the San Francisco architecture firm that is spreading the green gospel through thoughtful, collaborative work that champions...
With approximately 1.85 million square feet being certified daily, LEED certification has become the most widely-used third-party...
Since we launched our new Add a Home feature, the community has shared numerous incredible modern dwellings from all over the...
Craving the conveniences of city life, a couple sidle over to Seattle from the countryside without compromising their love of the...
Homes built under the earth or into the sides of mountains have been a part of our culture since the prehistoric days.
A living, breathing roof offers so much more than just a bright, soft, refreshing surface.
A Southern California architect approaches his family home as an experiment in sustainable design.
Alternative materials help a house in California’s wine country tread lightly on the land.
One day last April there was great excitement on Highland Avenue, a quiet, hilly street (on which this writer happens to live) of...
Despite being set in concrete, an idyllic modular retreat is built to go with the flow.
"Personally, I’d rather be living outside,” says architect David Hertz.
When the Zimmerman family settled in Seattle, Washington, in the late 1990s they bought a 1,100-square-foot Craftsman built in...
As we look forward to the new rising stars of architects, it is equally important to acknowledge existing work of seasoned...
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