An energy efficient home can save around 25% on your energy bills, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The most energy efficient home you can have is a new build as they typically use 20% less energy than older properties.
Featuring passive solar principles, soaring exposed rafters, plentiful natural light and a snug sunken living area, this home is comfortable, energy efficient and exciting to inhabit.
The metamorphosis of this Toronto-area bungalow was driven by the desire to increase the usability of existing space and a deep respect for the energy embodied in existing materials.
Halfway Hill House is a 950ft² two-storey wood frame house perched upon a steeply sloping site in Port Rexton on the Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada.
This LEED Platinum Certified House is the latest example of Studio 804’s mission to build creative sustainable housing in established, but marginal urban neighborhoods.
E2211 is an urban retreat in Austin Texas that was developed, designed, and built by Ravel Architecture.
The clients’ brief for Lawford Road was to create a minimalist, intelligent, and energy-efficient refurbishment of a Victorian property, forming a family home that would allow spaces to adapt over the years.
Situated on a heavily treed, west facing property on Chandos Lake, this year-round home replaced the family’s 1950’s cottage. Inspired by the idea of a simple sloping plane hovering over a large open living space that flows from inside to outside …
