Desperate times call for innovative measures when it comes to architecture and sustainability. Here we’ve showcased four projects that have overcome the odds to be sustainable, either in a novel way or in spite of a challenging environment.
For Helle Søholt, Founding Partner and CEO of Gehl, there is a global urgency for a people-first approach to planning and to improve people’s everyday lives in cities.
CODE architecture students not only design but construct climate-oriented, resource-saving, and affordable projects in Bolivia, Iraq, Chile, and Europe.
Post-modernism is just art criticism, but conservative intellectuals are constantly attacking it these days. And conservatives are saying remarkably post-modernist things from Giuliani’s “Truth isn’t truth” to Donald Trump’s constant stream of post-factual Tweets, including those on global warming and coal.
The Global EVRT Middle East 2018 participants visited the Eco Haus in Oman and share insights into sustainability solutions.
Originally published on Green Building Elements. Meaning more than just focusing on the environment, sustainability also means creating a sense of place and belonging. Interpreting this philosophy brilliantly, MDH Arkitekter has nearly completed Moholt 50|50, an award-winning university student village in Trondheim, Norway. Envisioned as a community-focused commercial district featuring … [continued]
Walking out of Solar Power International into the soft afternoon light bathing the Grand Plaza surrounding it, a graceful orange structure called to me from across the space. As my eyes adjusted to the sunlight, I could tell that this beautiful tree was not topped with palm fronds or billboards but gorgeous glass-laminate … [continued]
A new venture out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has come up with a valuable yet low-cost way to help individuals, communities, business, and government coastal locations get climate-ready and storm-safe. It also enables real estate brokers, home inspection services, and financial institutions that underwrite or package mortgages to improve the quality … [continued]
The independent panel of energy and finance experts behind Finance for Resilience have presented eight new proposals that they believe could have the potential to increase global investment in clean energy. Run alongside the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit, Finance for Resilience (FiRe) is a non-profit aiming to identify “promising … [continued]
The students from West Virginia University designed and built PEAK, a very cool net-zero energy log cabin for the Solar Decathlon 2013, you may remember my story: Have You Ever Wanted To Live In A Net-Zero Log Cabin? (VIDEO). While visiting their competition home, I noticed that the team members were … [continued]
