Green Tomorrow in Yongin, South Korea

Green Tomorrow that located in Yongin, South Korea, was designed by Samoo Architects & Engineers. The main concept of this project is to adopt the sustainable design techniques into a traditional Korean architecture, promoting public awareness on energy saving and proposing a prototype of a green urban housing unit that accommodates a living space best suited for Korean climate and lifestyle. The... 

Tags: Architectural history, Divided regions, energy saving, energy savings, Environment, Korean architecture, North Korea, Political geography, Political philosophy, Politics, South Korea, Yongin

University of Albany in New York, United States

The University of Albany, located in Albany, New York United States, recently unveiled the architectural design for the new 96,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art School of Business building that evokes the style of its 1960s predecessor. Located on the campus’s main entry plaza, the US $64m building seeks to be a hub of learning and innovation in commercialization and entrepreneurship for business... 

Tags: Albany New York, assistant, Business building, career services, Edward Durell Stone-designed, Energy in the United States, energy savings, Geography of New York, New York, Perkins and Will, School of Business, United States, United States Green Building Council, University at Albany SUNY, University of Albany

The City of Calgary Water Centre in Calgary, Canada

The City of Calgary Water Cent that located in Calgary, Canada, was designed by The City of Calgary. Completed in fall 2007, the Water Centre is a new sustainable office building for approximately 800 City of Calgary staff. Re-mediated from an existing 85-acre brownfield site to meet Canadian reclamation guidelines, this building revitalised an important region in Calgary, and sets a new standard for... 

Tags: Alberta, brownfield site, Building, Building engineering, Calgary, Canada, Construction, Efficient energy use, energy, Energy conservation, energy efficiency, energy performance, energy savings, Environment, Green building, less energy, sustainable building, Water Centre

Pushed Slab in Paris, France

Located in Paris, France, Pushed Slab was designed by MVRDV. Dutch architects MVRDV and French developer ICADE Promotion have partnered on the design of a €35m energy efficient office building at ZAC Gare de Rungis in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The 19,000 sq m building, which is designed to be totally flexible to accommodate one or multiple tenants, will be one of the first low energy buildings... 

Tags: Building, Construction, Energy conservation, Energy development, energy production, energy savings, Engineering, EUR, France, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, low energy buildings, Low-energy building, Low-energy house, low-energy-consumption, MVRDV, Paris, projected energy consumption, Rungis, Technology, Ventilation, €35m energy efficient office building

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,... 

Tags: Alternative energy, Construction, Daylighting, Denmark, electricity generation, energy, energy performance, energy savings, Engineering, Environment, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Low-energy building, Passive solar, Passive solar building design, Solar design, solar energy, Solar water heating, Sustainability