Together, steel and concrete are responsible for 15% of global carbon emissions. Every day brings another announcement of a highway widening or a new tower. All of this is solid embodied carbon. It is all going into the atmosphere. This is why it is so important to build green and to build less. The World … Read more
The European Union has agreed to a new law that would ban the import of products linked to deforestation. Household goods such as coffee, chocolate, and some furniture will have to pass strict checks to ensure forests weren’t damaged to create them. The EU said the rules would cut carbon emissions worldwide. Greenpeace called this … Read more
Chiangmai Life Construction is a company that specializes in modern earth and bamboo architecture and quality construction. They are based in Thailand and favor organic, free-flowing designs. They build using natural materials: earth, bamboo, rocks, wood. All bamboo used is treated with natural Borax salts. You can watch the video at www.youtube.com
Atelier Daniel Florez was invited to complete a new beach pavilion as a cluster of three, giant pergolas made of laminated wood and bamboo at Hotel Kilombo Villas in Tibau do Sul, Brazil. The pergolas provide plenty of shaded and ventilated space below the polycarbonate roof by projecting the shadow of a leaf that moves … Read more
Jerome Osentowski, the founder of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute is known the world over as a gardening guru. But now he is facing a challenge from a pest he never anticipated: zoning. Around Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley, the legend is well-known: An eccentric old man living on Basalt Mountain had grown bananas at … Read more
The five men who created Terran Robotics believe their adobe construction process offers a viable and cost-effective solution to the soaring cost of owning a home. They make thick walls with a mixture of clay-rich mud, shredded straw and limestone slurry. Terra’s mission statement is: Turning dirt into affordable, sustainable, comfortable, beautiful homes. During an … Read more