House Ocho by Feldman Architecture

Friday, March 25th 2011
House Ocho by Feldman Architecture

Designed sitting on a nature preserve in the beautiful Santa Lucia Mountains of Carmel, California, This modern house residence was designed by the San Francisco based Feldman Architecture. Great landscape which is consists of oak forests and steep meadows and great natural scenery view of the mountain becomes the inspiration in building this house with unconventional design. by minimized the impact to the surrounding the interior design of this house... 

The Beverley House by Stanford Downey Architects

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011
The Beverley House by Stanford Downey Architects

The latest project design of Stanford Downey Architects is renovating and redesigning The Beverley house interior. This project is aimed to change the old contemporary interior a 100 year-old row house located in downtown Toronto, Canada and turn it into a gorgeous interior with modern atmosphere. Stanford Downey Architects worked with the home owners to incorporate a green wall, solar atrium with passive heating and cooling vents, in-floor heating,... 

Cyprus House by Iosa Ghini

Saturday, March 5th 2011
Cyprus House by Iosa Ghini

Italian architect Massimo Iosa Ghini of the Iosa Ghini architecture design studio has recently working on designing a modern house located in Pedieos river, near Nicosia, Cyprus. The design aimed to bring the elegant and luxurious four units in a whole overall organism hosting that shaped in an organic, fluid form and keeping its own morphological features Eco-technologies, both passive and active, have a basic relevance in this project: low E glass... 

Monte-Silo House by Gigaplex Architects

Monday, February 7th 2011
Monte-Silo House by Gigaplex Architects

The architect and designer Gigaplex Architects has designed Monte-Silo House. a homey and cozy shelter to live as a residence that accommodating for a single man and weekend guests, including grandchildren, located next to Provo River. Two linked corrugated metal grain silos arranged to allow the largest (27’ diameter) to have the most proximate visual and aural access to the Provo River, and the southern exposure to ensure passive solar heat gain... 

Northbridge House by Johannsen and Associates

Monday, February 7th 2011
Northbridge House by Johannsen and Associates

What a beautiful dramatic modern house that has been done designed by Johannsen + Associates. This architects have designed this home living residence located in the Northbridge neighborhood of Sydney, Australia. Just great, the furnishing, finishing, interior and exterior designed with aesthetic detail, the house was built into two pavilion-style wings joined at the entry stairwell. It is aimed to maximize the aspect of beautiful scenery of the expansive... 

ZED Pavilion, ZEDfactory Low Carbon Design Showcase at Shanghai Expo 2010

Friday, May 21st 2010
ZED Pavilion, ZEDfactory Low Carbon Design Showcase at Shanghai Expo 2010

ZEDfactory, a London-based architectural practice, are proud to have exhibited The ZEDpavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010. With a concept of Zero Energy Development pioneered by Bill Dunster and the ZEDfactory themselves, The ZEDpavilion is projected as a showcase of a holistic approach to urban sustainability; an exemplar of low carbon design of which The ZEDfactory believe to be the key to meeting global commitments to a low carbon future. Based... 

Atkins Celebrates Iris Bay Topping Out

Wednesday, December 23rd 2009
Atkins Celebrates Iris Bay Topping Out

Atkins officially celebrated one of the construction industry’s oldest customs, the structural ‘topping out’ of the 32-storey Iris Bay office and retail tower at Business Bay in Dubai. Aside from the distinctive architectural design of this unusually shaped commercial building, Iris Bay was an early opportunity for Atkins to explore the challenges of sustainable design in a hot climate and incorporates both passive and active environmental... 

Guardian ClimaGuard Low-E High Performance Glass

Saturday, October 17th 2009
Guardian ClimaGuard Low-E High Performance Glass

Careful glazing selection for specific applications (considering things like climate, orientation, and building type) is critical for optimal energy performance and occupant comfort. Guardian’s ClimaGuard 75/68 is a good choice for the solar-exposed sides of buildings in cold climates where both high solar gain and low heat loss are desired. A U-value of 0.28 (or in triple-pane applications as low as 0.15) keeps heat in, but still allows 75 percent... 

APS Environmental Showcase Home by Jones Studio

Tuesday, July 28th 2009
APS Environmental Showcase Home by Jones Studio

Award winning architecture by Jones Studio. ASU/APS Environmental Showcase Home. Originally designed as a cutting edge showcase featuring innovative and environmentally interesting materials, systems and concepts for APS, culminating as a highly successful marketing tool to gain community support for the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant Expansion. A great showcase of ideas, it was later donated to the ASU Foundation who ran it open for tours and as... 

Rainwater H2OG Tanks

Saturday, June 20th 2009
Rainwater H2OG Tanks

The Rainwater H2OG is a modular rainwater storage tank designed for use in tight spaces such as under decks, against houses, or even within walls. Two versions are available: a potable water tank made from virgin food-grade polyethylene, and a non-food-grade tank made with 15 percent recycled content. Each module holds 50 gallons of water that can be used for gardening, irrigation, toilets, laundry, or (with the food-grade tank and after proper filtration)...