Architecture
Greenest house in America November 21st, 2008
(so far)
As the LEED for Homes Advocate for the USGBC-New York Chapter, I receive a LOT of mail and press releases about LEED certified projects. This one is particularly exciting - The Gottfried Home, which received the...more
Historic House Gets Green Facelift September 30th, 2008
Twin Maples Utilizes Sustainable Restoration to Preserve its Beauty
Located in Summit, New Jersey, Twin Maples is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places. The original house was erected in 1908 by well-known New York...more
Flatpack Uber Shelter is Multi-storey September 16th, 2008
We have shown quite a few emergency shelter designs, but Rafael Smith may have come up with the first high-density multi-storey one. "This project is a shelter solution that meets the needs of emergency response...more
‘Global Cooling’ With White Roofs September 11th, 2008
California scientists say white roofs can cut a building’s energy use by 20 percent, and they say they have a formula to calculate how much CO2 can be offset by increasing the reflectivity of rooftops....more
Brad Pitt's New Orleans Houses Under Construction September 10th, 2008
Last year we showed the designs for Brad Pitt's Make it Right houses for New Orleans, where he commissioned 13 of the world's top architects to design green, sustainable houses and is building 150 of...more
Phoenix Suns Follow Green Stadium Trend September 9th, 2008
Phoenix Suns recently announced that it’s home arena, US Airways Center, will be powered by a 194-kilowatt solar system installed by EI Solutions. Tioga Energy will help the Suns use the solar energy to manage...more
Park Model Prefabs Go Modern August 21st, 2008
New Sustain 12-wide David Greene at Dwell notes that Americans have been living in prefabs for years- "they're called "Park Models," meaning they're wheel-less RVs designed to stay put in a trailer park. (Malibu is...more
Johnson Controls Helps Build ‘Green Olympics,’ Wins Big Fed Contracts August 7th, 2008
Johnson Controls was awarded many Olympics related contracts in China and since then has been helping the nation realize a “Green Olympics” dream by outfitting 18 Olympic stadiums and supporting facilities with the company’s green...more
Permanent Camping by Casey Brown July 25th, 2008
We love the less-is-more aspect of sheds and cabins, packing so much into such small spaces. Australian architect Casey Brown just won the Australian Institute of Architects Small Project award for Permanent Camping, a...more
Green Roof Creates "Image of a Mountain" in Japan July 23rd, 2008
Green roofs are all the rage now, but back in 1995 it was pretty unusual when Emilio Ambasz and Associates extended Fukuoka's Tenjin Central Park with a terraced building covered in gardens. Builder Takenaka calls...more
