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Half buried house in Mexico profits from soil’s thermal mass

In desertlike regions temperatures often go to extremes, with differences between daytime and nighttime of about 20-30 degrees Celsius. This is the case with this golf club community house in Chihuahua, northern Mexico. To take advantage of the soil’s thermal mass and reduce temperature variations, the architects of PRODUCTORA partially buried its 375 sq.m. into the [...]

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Oceanfront residence by Grant + Sinclair Architects

“Sustainable” is the word that best describes this concrete home by Grant + Sinclair Architects. The other two words are beautiful and modern. Curving down the hillside, the house offers magnificent views over the ocean (as well as access to it) and does not obstruct the view of uphill properties. The residence is nice from the [...]

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Leura House by James Stockwell Architect – beautiful and energy efficient

Nesting in a mountain valley, Leura House by James Stockwell Architect is an architectural masterpiece located in Leura, New South Wales – Australia. It was made for Former Federal Court Judge Murray Wilcox and his wife Christine Wilcox with the idea to accommodate their big family – children, grandchildren and friends. Together with its aesthetic [...]

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Consider A New Measure of Carbon Footprint

It’s the new pig on the block. We have the carsoffthe road. We have the lightbulbsreplaced. Next we will look at apartment pools and see them as a similar measure of pigginess. Worse in some ways, as the solution is simple.

Apartment pools should be covered at night. It’s the climate-friendly thing to do.

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Your Dryer Could Make Electricity Too

Ener-G-Rotors has just developed an innovative new technology that one day might have your clothes dryer supplying half the electricity in your house as well, and cheaply enough to deliver a payback in two years.

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