Green energy
Architectural and design approaches to renewable energy integration, sustainable building systems, and energy-efficient structures.
Green energy in architecture explores how designers integrate renewable power sources and sustainable systems into buildings and urban environments. This includes passive design strategies, active energy generation, and holistic approaches to reducing operational carbon.
The community examines projects ranging from wind-powered installations and energy-positive high-rises to self-sufficient housing, timber construction prototypes, and adaptive reuse of infrastructure. Work here demonstrates how energy systems can be embedded into architectural design rather than treated as separate technical components.
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View all 11 journalsKareem and Ehab Aldomiaty Build a Self-Sufficient Desert House from Siwa's Own Stone and Earth
A 650-square-meter dwelling in Egypt's Siwa Oasis uses karshif construction and passive cooling to live off the grid in an ancient landscape.
Team MIMO Builds a Glue-Free Timber Housing Prototype for the Solar Decathlon in Wuppertal
A compact two-storey research building made of solid wood modules tests how minimal material impact can yield maximum communal output.
Wheeler Kearns Architects Grows a Working Greenhouse That Doubles as a Dining Hall on a Michigan Farm
A prefabricated Dutch Venlo greenhouse hosts seedling production, farm-to-table dinners, and community life in Three Oaks, Michigan.
locallll Replaces the Gas Station with a Timber Forest Canopy on the Norwegian Coast
A pilot charging station in Straume, Norway, uses modular wooden canopies, green roofs, and battery storage to rethink roadside infrastructure.