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 [...]

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 [...]

The U.S. Green Building Council, or easily known as the USGBC, officially announced in 2008 that The Palazzo Las Vegas is the largest green building in the world. The Palazzo is a green complex created for the benefit of the environment, as well as for the benefit of all citizens of Las Vegas. The building [...]

Living green is a concept dealing with many ideas, tips and solutions which could enable us to protect the environment by taking the right decision in everything we do if we are willing to do so. It is easy for us to find our nowadays numerous useful and interesting aspects for us in this respect [...]

Living green represents a concept which has become more familiar in the last few years, because it has been better understood the necessity for living in a better world by protecting the environments surrounding all of us. Many people have understood just how important it is for all of us to get involved in certain [...]