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Startup Peak Energy launched in 2023 with a promise to bring the up-and-coming sodium-ion battery chemistry to American shores. Now, it’s building a gigafactory in Sacramento, California, that will be the country’s first to…

Hi All,Young architect here trying my best to employ some better design principles.Working on a gut renovation of a 1940s detached single family home in northern Queens, NY. It is…

Hi everyone,I am in the situation of having a poured concrete retaining wall connected to the foundation, causing an unavoidable thermal bridge through the concrete into the conditioned space.  The…

Located on the countryside of São Paulo, the DRP House is not easily perceived by those walking on the street. First there’s the sky, a blue canvas with streaks of clouds bathed in the…

The annual conference drew thousands to San Diego to contemplate designing for all humanity Source: BuildingGreen.

The UIA World Congress of Architects posits a post-climate world of “becoming,” but optimism is an uneasy outlook Source: BuildingGreen.

There are a lot of ways for disaster victims to get help in the immediate aftermath of a flood or fire. The Federal Emergency Management Agency gives out temporary housing assistance and pays for…

A public space that reconnects regional mobility with local life – As part of the “Interoceanic Railway” project, an initiative by the Mexican Government to connect the country’s southeastern region, the Secretariat of the…

This week’s quote is a Somali proverb: “Be a mountain or lean on one.” Earth911 inspirations. Post them, share your desire to help people think of the planet first, every day.