In general, building an eco building is perceived as being more expensive. A recent study of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, found that these costs are overestimated by 300%, although the real estate specialists estimate that the price of eco buildings do not exceed 17% than that of the ordinary one. But to [...]

The Bioclimatic architecture is an ecologic/ regional concept having in its center the design according to the local climate. There are several justifications for this: First of all the design according to the local climate is both economically and ecological. Will result in a decrease in costs because it decreases the energy consumption in building [...]

As people are more conscious about the environment both the demand for organic products grows. And when it comes to furniture, the trend of “green” is growing. As any usual buyer reads the label when buying a product, furniture buyers require information about the products they buy for interior home decoration. Eco-friendly furniture is made [...]

What is a Fertighaus? A Fertighaus is a house on the structure of layered laminated wood beams/ laminated panels, made entirely in the factory and assembled on site in 2-3 days. Advantages Short construction time – the house can be assembled in a few days; The guarantee of a fixed price – when buying the [...]

Ecological architecture, called “Green Architecture” has its origins in the years of oil crises that have unleashed radical thoughts and actions, establishing the belief that Western society has passed its peak and only the self-sufficiency will allow, with difficulty, the survival of a small part of the human race. In architecture, these tendencies were expressed [...]

Green building, also known as green architecture or sustainable building is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are responsible to the environment and use efficiently the resources given throughout the whole building’s life cycle: “from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction”. This practice comes as an alternative to contemporary [...]

Born in 1919, Paolo Soleri is probably one of the most recognized architects. He is a receiver of many awards during his career, among others the 2006 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for his lifetime achievement and the Silver Medal of the Academie d’Architecture in Paris in 1984. Since 1970 Soleri started his work at [...]

Who said all buildings should look tall and stiff and unattractive? Who said designing and building can’t be fun, full of spirit, joyful and, why not, even funky? Because while most of us are in desperate need for attention and remarkable fingerprints left upon this society, what easier way to do so if not getting [...]

Some of the most wonderful indigenous building forms originate in the African continent, from the vivid colored mud huts to the lavish intricacy of the Alhambra. With such eye delight, no wonder that the African design sense has intrigued over the centuries the Western world, including the Romans and the Ancient Greeks. Yet, what may [...]

Building your own home sounds like a dream to just everyone you ask. From foundation to the roof, backyard to interiors, imagine how fun (and so much work) would it be to create your dream home. And while many still prefer the life in condos in over-crowded cities, some others take into consideration the alternative, [...]