Sustainable Architecture

This collection of eco-friendly building designs features sustainable architecture projects that demonstrate the beauty and functionality of environmentally conscious design as well as information on the principles of sustainable architecture and the benefits of green building practices to reduce your environmental impact while creating healthier, more comfortable living and working spaces.

The Fine Homebuilding Interview: Katrin Klingenberg
This architect and engineer developed a Passive House standard for the United States. In this interview, she discusses what it will take to move the building industry toward climate-positive realities.
High-Performance Wall of Windows
The functional areas of this lakeside home all have an unobstructed lake view while still maintaining excellent energy efficiency.
Solar Shingles in Austin
A Tesla roof powers this five-bedroom Texas home and then transfers extra energy to the power grid.
Innovative Design in Affordable Housing
A barbell layout comfortably organizes this small, single-family home into its extremely narrow footprint.
Why Pretty Good is Pretty Great
What is a Pretty Good House and where can you learn more about it?
Sustainable Home in the Twin Cities
This net-zero home achieves a low carbon footprint with recycled, inexpensive, and energy-efficient details.
At the Juncture of Historic and Passive
Traditional Cape Cod elements mix with more modern details in an environmentally conscious home.
Energy Efficient on Multiple Levels
This contemporary home is built on the foundation of a razed house and is characterized by exposed steel framing.

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