Best of NEF: Architecture

What is green architecture? What is sustainable architecture?

These two terms both refer to structures and buildings that are using environmentally responsible construction materials and operations. From the green design to construction to maintenance to demolition, an eco-friendly building is created with a sustainable approach to help minimize environmental impact.

By avoiding building elements that could be harmful to the planet or people, green architecture techniques are used in residential and commercial buildings.

From green construction materials to modular prefab houses to sustainable building design, sustainable design in architecture is good for everyone and is becoming more popular.

Below you’ll find our suggestions on key posts on the topic of green and sustainable architecture from our archives. We hope you find them helpful.

Construction

• Tumbleweed Tiny House Company Offers New Large Single Story Plan - Tiny House goes big with a 557 square foot house plan
• Green Cement May Set Carbon Emissions Fate in Concrete – manufacturing of cement releases a lot of carbon dioxide, the most troubling greenhouse gas

Modular Housing

• Top 5 Eco-Friendly Modular Home Under $350,000 - affordable green home options are built off-site with prefabrication and modular technology
• The newest eco-modular home. What is it? A cottage? A trailer? A home? or an RV? - a tiny recreational vehicle
• Eco Modular Homes – No longer have to be modern –  modular home builders typically focus on modern, in design and materials, but there are some traditional modular housing

Prefab Housing

• Small is Beautiful, Whether It’s Your Carbon Footprint or Your New Home from Tumbleweed Houses – prefab housing just got smaller, and we mean SMALL
• The “Homestead House” by Michael Jantzen is a Prefab Concept We Want to See Out of the “Concept” Stage – adaptable to your whims, this prefab house concept could be bolted together and fully off-grid

Other Articles on Architecture

• Liquid Container Trucks are Transformed into Mobile House Apartments – liquid container trucks are being recycled into apartment homes