First 3D-printed concrete housing project

The first 3D-printed concrete house in the world is to be built in Eindhoven, Netherlands this year. It will be a single-storey house and it's expected to be ready for occupation in the first half of 2019.

Green buildings are an integral part of green cities

More than 30 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions emitted by cities are generated by buildings alone, according to National Geographic.

Graphene Makes Concrete Stronger While Reducing Carbon Emissions

UK Researchers have created graphene-infused concrete that is twice as strong but has far lower carbon emissions than ordinary concrete.

Here's the first Canada's Zero Carbon Building

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has announced the first building certified under their new Zero Carbon standard, an office building in Waterloo, Ontario.

New 3D-printed house can be built in less than a day for just $4,000

ICON and New Story are working together on affordable 3D-printed housing for developing countries, and can print a home for $4,000 in a day.

Japanese company announces plans for the world’s tallest wooden skyscraper

The overall goal of the high-rise, dubbed W350, is to help realize an environmentally conscious city of wooden buildings that would transform Tokyo into a “forest.”

The potential of 3D printing in design and architecture

A look at the phenomenon of 3D printing worldwide, including a delicate resin pavilion in China, classical-design-inspired concrete beams in Italy and buildings that “think” in Germany.

First look inside the Amazon Spheres

The Spheres is a new and very unique work space for Amazon workers in Seattle, US. The three glass domes are an indoor garden that house 400 species of plants from around the world.

University in Australia to go 100% solar powered

Few universities have gone as far as the University of New South Wales in Australia, which just inked an ambitious deal to get 100% of its energy from solar power.

Tweaking quantum dots powers-up double-pane solar windows

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboraotry are creating double-pane solar windows that generate electricity with greater efficiency and also create shading and insulation.

Planted buildings - the future of our cities or an eco-fantasy?

The trend for “green” eco-fantasy buildings is sweeping the world of architecture, with designers now integrating gardens, terraces and vertical planting in their buildings.

The world's most sustainable building is also the smartest

This Amsterdam office block is packed with 30,000 sensors to control everything from lighting to where it would be best for people to work.

This company wants to turn food waste into building materials

In a report entitled The Urban Bio-Loop a company proposes to transform food waste into low-cost and eco-friendly materials.

This new energy concept from Sweden can make any building net zero

The concept utilizes a building’s thermal mass to drastically reduce energy use by around 85 percent.

We need net-zero buildings by 2050

The fact is, making the biggest possible dent in greenhouse gas emissions requires focusing on buildings.