Solar technology has advanced significantly since the first laboratory demonstrations. Solar devices that were initially used ...

As construction and field work continue to evolve, technology is becoming an increasingly integrated part of the working environment. From digital measurement tools that help professionals document ...

If you have ever spent time maintaining an indoor garden, you should be well-aware of the basics—and understand that ...

What Homeowners Should Know Before the Rules Shift All Star Plumbing work van parked outside the team's High Point, NC shop A heat pump water heater pulls heat from the air and moves it into your ...

Off the coast of Tofino, British Columbia, floats a forested, eco-fairyland of greenhouses, ramps, towers and small buildings, most of them painted fuchsia and teal. It’s the innovative and whimsical ...

The homes of the future will not only be more sustainable and affordable—they will also be much faster to build. Prefab architecture is paving the way, and now there’s more variety than ever to choose ...

This flat pack, easy to transport shelter was developed in collaboration between the IKEA Foundation and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR). True to IKEA’s expertise in flat ...

Pixel is a ‘Future Office’ – a prototype for commercial buildings that produce their own power and collect their own water for a future carbon constrained world. The four story building is home to ...

When natural or man-made catastrophic disasters hit, it can be difficult to find long-term housing solutions for the victims of these events. Architects For Society (AFS) designs building solutions ...

Granted Dubai’s stratospheric rise over the past few years, it may come as no surprise that several of its projects have flown too close to the sun. The World was envisioned as the ultimate luxury ...

The world’s first algae-powered building in Hamburg, the BIQ House, features a bio-adaptive algae facade. International design firm Arup worked with Germany’s SSC Strategic Science Consultants and ...

Egyptian teenagers are on a roll lately – if they’re not proposing the next-generation of space propulsion systems, then they’re figuring out how to use the country’s plastic waste for fuel!