Architecture firms are pursuing transparency and disclosure en route to achieving high sustainability ratings for their clients’ buildings. “Transparency and healthy materials is one of the hottest ...

Sustainable architecture refers less to how a building looks and more to how it performs; it’s a way of building that considers the full life cycle of a structure, from building materials to daily use ...

Green building methods and sustainable architecture focus on environmentally responsible and energy-efficient construction practices. They aim to minimize negative environmental impacts not only ...

— Autodesk, Inc. and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have announced the results of the 2008 Autodesk/AIA Green Index, an annual survey that measures how AIA members are practicing ...

With growing concerns about the construction industry's contribution to climate change, sustainable design is more important than ever. As the year comes to a close, we toast the best, most ...

According to Live Kindly, sustainable architecture is “any architecture that attempts to limit the negative environmental impact of building construction and operation.” There are a few formal ...

Everybody has probably seen one of those videos on social media in which ordinary drivers get behind the wheel of some supercar like Ferrari or Lamborghini, and after a few quick seconds, the video ...

In 1981, architects Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk broke ground on the vacation town of Seaside, Fla. Seaside was a planned community designed to cut through the (then-literal) smog of ...

Earlier this year, a modernist mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay, marketed as the only solar-powered house in Miami Beach, sold for $15.25 million. The 112 photovoltaic panels on its roof feed ...

The best environmentally friendly buildings in the United States include a visitor center in Texas, a water treatment plant in Connecticut and a house in California, the American Institute of ...

Lack of regulations on minimum environmental performance of new buildings will frustrate the country’s efforts to meet energy needs. The huge buildings, including shopping malls and towering glass ...