Tag: eco-building

Want to Start Your Own Commune?

A pioneering newsletter is still helping the next generation plan their intentional community

Lagoon Valley for living intentionally with nature and purpose in the Bay

So what are the options for Bay dwellers? A new planned community called Lagoon Valley is being built between the Bay Area and Sacramento, and the project developers believe they are doing their part for planet earth.

The Rock Stadium Rises from the Desert in Sharp Planes

If you've ever had the experience of driving through a vast, mostly uncluttered landscape that is suddenly interrupted by...

Locatat: Building With Materials Sourced Within a 100 Mile Radius

Certain buzzwords are developed to help us grasp a concept. To environmentalists, sustainability refers to eating, building and living...

Earth-Friendly Vernacular Date Palm Leaf Architecture Revisited in London

One of the most exciting exhibits we've heard about is currently on display at London's Royal Geographic Society. What...

Woman Builds Off-Grid Earth Bag Home in Turkey for $3,761

Kerry Bingham's off-grid earth bag home in Turkey only cost $3,761 to build. Everybody's talking about earth bag construction lately,...

13 Principles of Sustainable Architecture From Nader Khalili Student

Designed by Hassan Fathy, the Akil Sami House in Egypt is a fairly recent example of earth architecture that...

Plastic Eco-Brick Proposal Wins Dubai Resident a UN Citizen Ambassadorship

 Dubai-based Jonathan Eric Defante plastic "eco-brick" pitch won him a UN Citizen Ambassadorship.  Jonathan Eric Defante submitted his "One Bottle,...

Masdar Aims to Become the Guru of Sustainable Building Materials

Masdar will break ground on a new Facade Test Center in a few months. It will research the most...

Yaniv Pardo’s Twisting Tower for Netanya in Israel

Netanya's efficient new twisting tower will be powered by geothermal energy and transform this once-obscure Israeli city. We have a...

Nader Khalili Built Earth Buildings Fit for Space

If Hassan Fathy is the father of sustainable architecture, then Nader Khalili must be his close cousin.

Construction of Israel’s First LEED Platinum EcoBuilding by Geotectura Begins

We're so thrilled to announce that Geotectura has finally broken ground on Israel's very first LEED Platinum Building. We've been...