Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment in Sydney, Australia

Designed by HBO+EMTB, Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment  is located in Sydney, Australia. This new residential project in Sydney’s inner west, has set a new standard for public housing developments in Australia. It demonstrates that highly sustainable public housing outcomes are both realistic and achievable in terms of function, project demographics and housing affordability. The project comprises... 

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CO2-Saver Sustainable house in Lake Laka, Pszczyna, Poland

Located in Lake Laka, Pszczyna, Poland, CO2-Saver Sustainable house  was designed by P. Kuczia. The built form is designed to optimise the absorbance of solar energy. Approximately 80% of the building envelope facing south. The single storey living space on the ground floor is externally clad with untreated larch boarding. Solar energy is gained there by the set-in glazed patio. Solar collection panels... 

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Green Lighthouse in Copenhagen, Denmark

Green Lighthouse, located in Copenhagen, Denmark, designed by  Christensen & Co Architects, Denmark’s first CO2 neutral public building, demonstrates that sustainable design is not a question of stuffing the building with brazen, expensive high-tech gadgets, but that it starts with good old fashioned common sense. In fact 70% of the reduction of the energy consumption is the direct consequence... 

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Dragen Children’s House in Odense, Denmark

Designed by architects at C.F. Moller, located in Odense, Denmark the Dragen Children’s House sets new standards, as a sustainable and pedagogically thought-through design. All components are ‘Nordic Swan’ eco-labelled and the construction is a certified passive-house, using a minimum of energy. The fundamental architectural concept is a simple and clear geometric form on two levels,... 

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Cold Spring Green in Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Designed by ARCADD Inc, Cold Spring Green located in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. The townhouses at Cold Spring Green in Newton, Massachusetts aim to modernise the typical New England house and display soaring ceilings and skylights, stainless steel accents, and glass prominence. After difficulties such as the city building department delaying building permits by six months and several rejections... 

Tags: Alternative energy, ARCADD Inc, energy, Energy economics, energy-efficient technologies, Environment, Environmental technology, free gas, Geothermal energy, Heating, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Low-energy building, Massachusetts, New England, Newton, overall energy requirements, stainless steel accents, Sustainability, United States