Architecture

Once considered blunt instruments, robots show finesse in constructing experimental German architecture

Urban Farm on a Rainy Day © Jon Ellis (aka jonorobo). Click each image to see enlarged version on DeviantArt. Most concept art is obsessed with various forms of self-inflicted apocalypse.

The Energy Innovation Hub is trying to understand how buildings squander their energy-saving potential

A tour of the world's tallest buildings, including those under construction.

Although it is still loosely defined, net-zero usually means a building that produces as much energy as is consumed

In a surprising study result, more numerous and diverse varieties of fungi inhabit temperate zone households than dwellings in tropical climes

A new report argues that green building standards are weighted too heavily toward energy conservation

Quantifying their urban climate change-mitigating effects is an important step in getting green roofing initiatives off the ground

An Earthship is in and of the Earth—that is, constructed responsibly out of earthen materials and built into the ground. It also is autonomous from outside help, such as a power grid

A Pacific Northwest organization has the defined an environmentally sound structure as one that generates its own energy, captures and treats all of its water, operates efficiently, and is aesthetically pleasing

The ecological benefits of gardening on your roof