Alternative ways of dealing with land to promote sustainable social-ecological forms of living and a co-existence in solidarity are among the specialties of the foundation trias, located in Hattingen an der Ruhr.More ...
How does a company that produces photo-voltaic elements present itself? Of course with a building optimised in terms of ecological and energy efficiency and with an impressive solar roof.More ...
Since 2000, the Internationale Bauausstellung (i.e. international construction exhibition) IBA Fürst-Pückler-Land has been guiding the reshaping of the Lausitz region.More ...
The future of dwelling is alive. That is the belief of three architects from Stuttgart who are banking on a completely new building support structure: plants firmly rooted in the soil. More ...
In contrast to these, the German Society for Sustainable Building (Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für nachhaltiges Bauen / DGNB) wanted to extend evaluation beyond merely the criterion of environmental compatibility. More ...
An almost ordinary apartment building in the midst of a Berlin tenement district has become an absolute hit – because eco-friendly timber-frame buildings are all the rage.More ...
Planning for climate change, construction in times of rising energy prices, environmentally-compatible living close to one’s workplace – the need for ecological urban planning today is undisputed.More ...
Quite a number of young artists, architects, and urban and landscape planners deal with central design and lifestyle questions in a playfully subversive way. By Kay von KeitzMore ...
The Sonnenschiff (Solar Ship) in Freiburg is a pioneer project in "green" construction. It is the brainchild of architect Rolf Disch, one of Germany's leading exponents of environmentally responsible building.More ...
