Creating a sustainable and eco-friendly home is not just a trend but a necessity in today’s world. With increasing awareness of environmental issues like climate change, deforestation and water ...

In the past, when we thought about the homes of the future, our wildest fantasies often conjured images of a Jetsons-style smart home with a garage for our hover cars, conveyor belt walkways, robotic ...

From food-spoiler apps to self-healing concrete, it's an exciting time for home tech. Here are some new products in the ...

A Holyoke family will soon move from a cramped apartment into a sustainable home built by Habitat for Humanity and local ...

The building and construction sector is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. The sawmills of Maine generate a lot of wood waste each year: 1 million tons to be exact. For years, it was just ...

The role of the construction industry in combating climate change is a relatively new consideration, but one that is gaining prominence on sustainability agendas at a global scale. At the recent U.N.

After Colorado’s most costly wildfire, hundreds of residents in Louisville—one of the communities that burned—protested in front of city hall over building codes meant to make new homes more green and ...

Designed and built by students at the University of Kansas, the Monarch Village consists of 12 tiny, sustainable homes, built from shipping containers. They provide temporary shelter for the homeless.

Colin Goodson knows more about energy than most people. The tall, bearded Mainer is an engineer on an offshore oil drilling ship in the Gulf of Mexico. But when it came time for him to build a home in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Curtis is a veteran journalist who never put down his Magic cards. Mighty Buildings built a 79,000 square foot facility and ...

Plant Prefab, a very energy efficient prefab builder in CA has teamed up with Koto from the United Kingdom to design and build modular homes - within a 500 mile radius of their plant in southern CA.

Living sustainably isn’t just a trend; it’s a necessity for the health of our planet. The good news is that creating a sustainable and eco-friendly home is easier than you might think. It involves ...