Green Homes

These sustainably built and designed homes showcase what the future of design looks like.

Their Tiny A-Frame Cabin Is Made of Timber Sourced On-Site

Their Tiny A-Frame Cabin Is Made of Timber Sourced On-Site

The Parquet Floors of This U.K. Country Home Are Made of Ash Felled On-Site

The Parquet Floors of This U.K. Country Home Are Made of Ash Felled On-Site

It Doesn’t Look Like an Average Garage—and It Helps Power Their Home

It Doesn’t Look Like an Average Garage—and It Helps Power Their Home

Budget Breakdown: Their $464K Cabin Can Produce Way More Energy Than It Consumes

Budget Breakdown: Their $464K Cabin Can Produce Way More Energy Than It Consumes

A Graywater Pond Doubles as a Frog Habitat at This Forest Retreat Outside Madrid

A Graywater Pond Doubles as a Frog Habitat at This Forest Retreat Outside Madrid

The Natural Swimming Pool at This Australian Home Also Nurtures the Landscaping

The Natural Swimming Pool at This Australian Home Also Nurtures the Landscaping

A Passive House and “Sauna Tower” Join a 19th-Century Barn in the Hudson Valley

A Passive House and “Sauna Tower” Join a 19th-Century Barn in the Hudson Valley

The Thatched Roof on This Danish Retreat Is Part Tradition, Part Sustainability Move

The Thatched Roof on This Danish Retreat Is Part Tradition, Part Sustainability Move

From the Archive: The Pioneering Green Practices of Ray Crites

From the Archive: The Pioneering Green Practices of Ray Crites

Rammed Earth and Cactus Gel Make a Haven for a Family Outside Mexico City

Rammed Earth and Cactus Gel Make a Haven for a Family Outside Mexico City

This Passive House in Toronto Was Designed to Withstand Extreme Weather—Even If the Power Goes Out

This Passive House in Toronto Was Designed to Withstand Extreme Weather—Even If the Power Goes Out

Could Cohousing Save Your Life in a Climate Disaster?

Could Cohousing Save Your Life in a Climate Disaster?

They Built Their Home Around a Grove of Ancient Stumps in the Washington Woods

They Built Their Home Around a Grove of Ancient Stumps in the Washington Woods

Named “House 2.0,” This Isn’t Your Run-of-the-Mill Eco-Home

Named “House 2.0,” This Isn’t Your Run-of-the-Mill Eco-Home

On a Once-Vacant Corner Lot in Jersey City, a Sustainable Prefab Rises for $252K

On a Once-Vacant Corner Lot in Jersey City, a Sustainable Prefab Rises for $252K

An L.A. Family Gets Creative With Materials to Make Their Net-Zero Home Undeniably Their Own

An L.A. Family Gets Creative With Materials to Make Their Net-Zero Home Undeniably Their Own

This Off-Grid Summer Cabin Is Only Accessible by Boat

This Off-Grid Summer Cabin Is Only Accessible by Boat

In California’s High Desert, the Off-Grid iT House Takes Advantage of the Sun

In California’s High Desert, the Off-Grid iT House Takes Advantage of the Sun

Two Hardcore-Punk Aficionados’ Renovated Ranch-Style Home Packs a Green Punch

Two Hardcore-Punk Aficionados’ Renovated Ranch-Style Home Packs a Green Punch

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Net-Positive Home in the Hamptons for $3.2 Million

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Net-Positive Home in the Hamptons for $3.2 Million

Opinion: Will Our Future Be All-Electric?

Opinion: Will Our Future Be All-Electric?

What if Green Design Were Just Good Design?

What if Green Design Were Just Good Design?

Trading Shingles for Shrubs

Trading Shingles for Shrubs

My Quest for Energy Independence in a Victorian Fixer-Upper

My Quest for Energy Independence in a Victorian Fixer-Upper

How a DIY “Construction Odyssey” Led to an Architect’s Love for Sustainable Design

How a DIY “Construction Odyssey” Led to an Architect’s Love for Sustainable Design

How Sweden Became the Surprising Center of the Greenhouse Home Movement

How Sweden Became the Surprising Center of the Greenhouse Home Movement

An Earthen Home on the California Coast Bridges the Adirondack and Sea Ranch Styles

An Earthen Home on the California Coast Bridges the Adirondack and Sea Ranch Styles

Low-Tech Utopia: Inside a Japanese Greenhouse Commune

Low-Tech Utopia: Inside a Japanese Greenhouse Commune

Budget Breakdown: In the Catskills, an Architect Experiments With Passive Design for $515K

Budget Breakdown: In the Catskills, an Architect Experiments With Passive Design for $515K

Budget Breakdown: The Foundation Is Also the Floor at This Shedlike $1.1M Hudson Valley Retreat

Budget Breakdown: The Foundation Is Also the Floor at This Shedlike $1.1M Hudson Valley Retreat

They Camped Out for Two Years to Build a Home in a Catskills Quarry

They Camped Out for Two Years to Build a Home in a Catskills Quarry

Three Tilting A-Frames Form a Net-Zero Mountain Retreat in Colorado

Three Tilting A-Frames Form a Net-Zero Mountain Retreat in Colorado

A “Farm-to-Shelter” Home Asks: Why Can’t Architects Make Buildings the Way Chefs Approach Food?

A “Farm-to-Shelter” Home Asks: Why Can’t Architects Make Buildings the Way Chefs Approach Food?

Construction Diary: An Irish Architect’s Passive House Shows the Strength of Cross-Laminated Timber

Construction Diary: An Irish Architect’s Passive House Shows the Strength of Cross-Laminated Timber

Dwell Open House: 300 Readers Tour Some of L.A.’s Most Exciting Residential Projects

Dwell Open House: 300 Readers Tour Some of L.A.’s Most Exciting Residential Projects

Budget Breakdown: A Canadian Couple Test Their DIY Mettle With a $112K Off-Grid Cabin

Budget Breakdown: A Canadian Couple Test Their DIY Mettle With a $112K Off-Grid Cabin

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