People tend to have a fascination with construction of  homes that are unique and of course, eco-friendly given the times we live in. The 99K House seems to fulfil all these requirements of home owners. Interestingly, the designers of the 99K Houses were chosen through a lottery, which was held in 29 states in the [...]

Russian Studio Polygon Lab has designed Russia’s first active house in collaboration with Velux Group. The purpose was to achieve a new standard in housing construction in Russia. The active house is located on the outskirts of Moscow in an area called Zapadnaya Dolina. The house was completed in September, 2011 and is located on [...]

  Scott Edwards Architecture has recently completed the design of the Hotchkiss Residence, an eco-friendly home located along the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington. More specifically, the house was designed by Rick Berry of Scott Edwards Architecture & was built by Hammer & hand. The house was built for a retired couple in their 70s [...]

  People all around suffer from the false assumption that green houses are expensive & lacks various amenities. But the 939 Townhomes in Santa Monica will surely give them a rude awakening. Located at a stone’s throw distance from the Montana Avenue, the 939 Townhomes are redefining the way we see green homes. The 939 [...]

  As more and more schools in the midwest are consolidated, a number of large old school buildings are left abandoned. These buildings often sell to private investors for less than $20,000 in small communities hoping to be able to preserve the most interesting, historically significant, and valuable piece of architecture in their town. Photo [...]

  Here is an application that would be of great help for those who still hesitate going green fearing it might cost them more. Released by Eco-Hatchery, this particular application would tell you how much you can save by switching to a particular type of energy saving lighting. This bulb finder application would help you [...]

  PodPonics, an Atlanta based company, is all set to make locally grown food really local. The company aims to change the way “locally grown food stuffs” are produced & that new way calls for the use of old & used shipping containers.  PodPonics aims to use shipping containers to grow food items. The shipping [...]

  To inculcate the green way of living in their own lives, a couple in Portland, Oregon have built an eco-friendly dwelling. The house is owned by Mike & Virginia Malone, a couple living in Portland in Oregon, US. The 3,336 square foot Malone House has been designed by DeBar Architecture & built by Cellar [...]