Green Design

Make your space more sustainable with the latest information on industrial design and product design.
Mini Loft in Bermondsey by Studio 29 interior
Architect Converts Victorian Factory Space Into Cozy Mini-Loft
Hutt House by Melbourne Design Studios exterior
Beautiful Hütt House Blends Biophilia With Passivhaus
Oyaki Farm by Tono Mirai Architects roof
Rammed Earth & Wood Embrace the Sky in This Modern Cafe
Saltviga House by Kolman Boye Architects exterior
Serene Seaside Retreat Is Built With Wood Scraps
Close-Up Of Driftwood On Beach Against Sky During Sunset
The Surprising Beauty and Benefits of Driftwood
Karper building renovation by He! Architects interior
Warehouse Converted Into Beautiful Residence With Natural, Low-Tech Materials
Glass coffee maker with reusable coffee filter on a kitchen table in front of an open window
The 6 Best Reusable Coffee Filters
A forest of glulam
Architects Need to Consider Human Health When Designing Any Structure
Crane looming over construction site at sunset
What Is Embodied Carbon? Overview and Examples
Two water-saving toilets we recommend outlined in blue and displayed on a pink and purple patterned background
The 7 Best Water-Saving Toilets
The British love their conservatory additions
A 'Rebound Effect' May Cancel the Energy Benefits of Insulation
The future: low rise multifamily with bikes
2022 in Review: The Year in Upfront Carbon
Social housing window frames
Saving Energy Requires Smaller Windows But Architects Like Them Big
Exterior of High Street Apartments
Australian Apartment Shows How Single Stairs Make Small Buildings Better
A heat pump water heater installed in a basement
What Is a Heat Pump Water Heater?
Crawford with fence
Can Architects Survive in a World Where We Have to Build Less?
Construction sites china
The Key to Green Building Is to Use Less Stuff
Highland Hemp House under construction
Hempcrete Gets a Boost in US Residential Building Code
Pingtan Book House interior
This Rural China Timber Library Spotlights How to Build Without Cement
Gray and orange living room interiors
What Is Slow Design? Principles, Sustainability, and Tips
Woman in glass corner
How Can We Achieve Thermal Delight In Our Homes?
Dubai in a fog
Is the Age of the Skyscraper Over? (It Should Be)
Portable heat pump
What Are Portable Heat Pumps?
Market exterior
Markets Are More Than Just a Place to Shop
Boxabl goes to Washington
Boxabl Launches $50K Foldable House
aerial view of building
A Truly Green Building Doesn't Have Parking
Birds in New York
Change in Ontario Planning Regulations Could Kill Millions of Birds Along the Atlantic Flyway
Lido Beach House seen over dunes
The Lido Beach House Is an Example of Modular Housing With Style
Source 2050
Get Your Passive House Parts at Source 2050
A permeable parking lot with grass growing between pavers.
What Is Hardscaping? Is It Sustainable?
London Wall West
Greenwash Watch: Whole Life Carbon Assessments Are Being Questioned
Lumencache panel
The Home of Today Can Run on Direct Current
50 years ago: shag rug, open fires, shoes on in the house!
Air Is the New Poop
Reclaimed wooden wall with a wooden door, table sets and flowers in zinc vase in bright sunlight.
Is Reclaimed Wood Sustainable?
RESTORE front facade
‘Restore Passive House’ Is Designed for Marshall Fire Victims
greek hill town with white buildings
This Thinner, Light Radiative Cooling Paint Could Replace Your AC
Brick from salvaged chimney
How to Salvage Building Materials: 5 Tips
Riechstag dome with skylight
UN's Declaration on Sustainable Housing and Cities Is a Meaningless Mess
these tire shops are historic
This Useless Game Spotlights the Roadblocks to Fixing Our Cities
thatching
The 'Ironclad Rule of Carbon' Means We Have to Change How We Think About Design
Small car in front of multifamily housing
Car and Home Designs Prioritizing Sufficiency Can Drastically Cut Emissions
Person holding a baby while painting a wall
The 8 Best Zero-VOC Paints
LVL Beam and Column
New Wooden Office Building by Waugh Thistleton Is Absolutely 'LVLy'
Stone building is still being done
It's Time for a Stone Construction Renaissance
Shades on Charlotte
Nice Shades: This NYC Passivhaus Condo Has Terra-Cotta Baguettes
Concrete in Colorado
The 2022 Habitat Competition Spotlights Climate-Positive Concrete Housing
solar roof on the Aegis Living Lake Union
World's Greenest Senior Living Community Opens in Seattle
Bridge from above
Here Is a Pedestrian Bridge That People May Want to Use
King William Housing exterior
Housing in a Hurry? This Passivhaus-Certified Modular Building Is All-Electric
Box for accessories ASUS
Good Laptop Packaging Design Can Reduce Waste and Help Our Tech Necks
View of architect Mies van der Rohe classic modernist Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois
7 Clearly Cool Glass Houses
Buildings in Milan have exterior shades and thick walls.
Nice Shades: Study Shows Passive Cooling Can Help in a Heat Wave
Cement plant
Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Cement Have Doubled—We Should Be Ashamed
Crowds on the beach in UK
We Can't Wait Any Longer to Deal With Heat Waves
Light blue paint dripping off a bristle brush into a can of light blue paint.
Milk Paint vs. Chalk Paint: Which Is Greener?
Young woman stirring pan on cooker top with chopsticks
Induction vs. Gas Cooktop: Which Is Greener?
View toward empire state building
The Construction Industry Is Climate-Unfriendly—But It's Complicated
Soprema building
Ontario's Soprema Factory Is LEED Certified and 'Net Positive'
20 Niagara Street
Building a Sustainable Condo Today Involves Designing for the Future