Rammed earth sourced from, or near, the grounds of a proposed building site is attracting attention as an eco-friendly construction material ...

In Morocco, a startup is building affordable homes using a material that is ubiquitous: soil. Eco-dôme Maroc was founded in 2016. It applies local traditions to modern technology to construct ...

The role of the construction industry in combating climate change is a relatively new consideration, but one that is gaining prominence on sustainability agendas at a global scale. At the recent U.N.

Learn to build your own cabin cheaply and sustainably and learn about the green building benefits of sustainable, green-living homes. In 2013, I was living in a large city, but I felt it was time to ...

A Houston startup is unveiling a new eco-friendly method of 3D printing homes with a collection of vacation rentals in Round Top that it says could provide a model for more sustainable, affordable ...

With natural disasters, an affordability crisis, and limited land on which to build, those in the construction and design industries are creating innovative green solutions to reshape the way we build ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Christopher Maurer holds up a brick-like object and raps on it with his knuckles. The object sounds like a ceramic block, but it’s not made from clay or earth. Rather, it’s composed ...

The school bell rings, and sixth-grade students fill the class. Anderson Stephens, 11, and two of his classmates gather around the table with scissors, tape, colorful pens and paper. “We are making an ...

Trellis House in Washington D.C. goes above and beyond to deliver on climate promises to residents of this new eco-friendly apartment building. What’s better than a new LEED Platinum mixed-income ...

SIDCO Homes built this eco-friendly and fire-resistant home in Palo Alto. Photo courtesy SIDCO Homes. Living in California, the possibility of catastrophic fire is never too far from many residents’ ...

The Pacific Northwest is at the forefront of a shift away from expensive, oversized urban living, with some people searching for smaller, more well-designed, affordable homes. “Bigger Than Tiny, ...