Developed at Sheffiel Hallam University, the Liquid Granite made from 70 percent recycled material reduces fire risk in buildings that are exposed to such risks so often. Minimizing its reliance on the cement used in precast concrete by one third, the...

Having recently installed 10 solar panels below the terrace and a proposed vertical axis wind turbine, now the revolving restaurant atop La Bemeuse in Leysin is greener than ever. Le Kuklos (located 2048 meters above the sea level) makes one...

Where the green thinkers from the world over are turning vacant spaces into green zones, the BCA (Building and Construction Authority) Academy has added another aspect to it in retrofitting Singapore’s and the world’s first Zero Energy...

On day 2 of the 2009 Global Green Challenge, the Tokai University solar car #60 Tokai Challenger is showing others the way. Having covered a distance of 1531 kilometers from the Darwin start and walking over the Alice Springs checkpoint, the Japanese...

Llama-herding communities of Misa Rumi in Argentina do not need to resort to deforestation to cook and heat their soups and stews anymore. A green initiative by the EcoAndina Foundation, a local NGO, is installing solar showers and donating...

Three months back, we tried to implore if hemp and straw could be the part of modern architecture. No, there’s nothing impractical in thinking into this perspective as students at Pittsburgh State University are actually doing good in building...

Not being a staunch believer in the green movement, Mario Steiner from Austria has still managed to make ecofriends consider his ingenuity. Just recently, he came up with the world’s first hybrid horse carriage that has a 48-volt electrical...

Leeds, the metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England, touts tons of architectural masterpieces. While most of them are plainly urban, you could see some flauntingly green buildings asking for appraisal. The city’s top architects did the same...

We believe you’ve not forgotten the Temple of Trash we showcased a month ago. Now, budging a little from the sequel with yet another inclusion, i.e. the Fuller Paper Palace One, the building made from 7 tons of recycled wastepaper is a...

Among the various entries received for designing Rotterdam’s Stadskantoor Office, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) emerged as winner owing to a neat design blending innovation with sustainability. The building design ensures...