— 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 ...

"Basic design requirements now include not only sustainability but also health and wellness attributes." Memphis Business Journal asked local architecture and design firms what green building trends ...

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

The American Institute of Architects announces its 2011 list of the best examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutionsBy Bryan Walsh Brooks + Scarpa This apartment/office complex is ...

On a grassy hillside nestled into a live oak woodland ecosystem in the San Francisco Bay Area, a group of elementary students armed with clipboards huddle around a cluster of native vegetation, ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Lack of regulations on minimum environmental performance of new buildings will frustrate ...

Living room walls made of recycled newsprint and carpet pads. Kitchen cabinets from glued-together chips of recycled wood. Counter tops of used carpet, bottle shards, vinyl records and computer parts.

Architect William McDonough draws his green-building techniques from the world around him. Before attending architecture school at Yale, he worked on a redevelopment project in Jordan and observed the ...

The tǝmǝsew’txw Aquatic and Community Centre is the rare all-electric aquatics center that boasts Canada’s Green Building ...

Raj Jadhav is a registered architect, educator and award-winning researcher in Mumbai, India. He has written numerous essays, design features and papers for Indian and international publications. In ...

On a site in Berlin currently home to old, ugly oilfield tanks, a revitalized district called WerkBundStadt is in the works. ingenhoven architects, along with 32 other firms, are designing residential ...

The building materials that are used to construct our homes absolutely make a difference to our human and planetary health. And while we can pick up a bag of chips or box of cereal and read the ...