Category: International
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Clever Home Office in a Tiny Apartment
These days, more and more people are working from home, and a lot of them are having trouble separating the work space from the living space. This can be especially challenging for those living in tiny apartments or houses. And that’s why this ingenious Tokyo apartment transformation is so awesome. Architect Yuko Shibata wanted to…
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Limited Number of Superhouses to Be Built
Magnus Ström, the owner of UK firm Ström Architects, has announced plans to design and build a limited number of superhouses. The idea is simple: construct luxury homes with all the modern amenities that feature sustainable technology, which allows them to operate completely independent of the grid. The houses are currently in the concept stage.…
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First Building to Receive the Passive House Premium Certification
The Passive House certification is hard to get, and this is especially true for the Passive House Premium certification. The latter is a new level of certification and was introduced in early 2015. It was created in order to account for the transition of building energy sources from fossil sources to renewable energy. And the…
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Utility leads the way by installing solar+storage system for residential customers
Solar+storage is still on the fringes of the market and looking for a champion. Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation in Ontario, Canada, is now one of these champions. The utility is one of the first in North America to lead the installation of grid-friendly residential solar-plus-storage systems, and will beRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Low-income S House Closer to Mass Production
A few months ago the firm Vo Trong Nghia Architects of Vietnam unveiled the prototype of the so-called S House, which was aimed at providing a decent and affordable home for low-income families. The home is now about to go into mass production, and each unit will cost less than $1000 to build. The path…