Jeremy Gibberd receives funding from CSIR and the University of Wits currently. In the past he has received funding from UNEP, ILO and other organisations he has consulted for. People spend up to 90% ...

Imagine you've just gotten to Mars as part of the first contingent of settlers. Your first challenge: build a long-term habitat using local materials. Those might include water from the polar caps ...

Construction of Korase School wooden extension, Ghana- 2018. Image © Aulaterra E.V. Embodied carbon emissions are generated from the extraction, manufacturing ...

Architectural Digest editorial staff were not involved with the creation of this content. In the past, many buildings were designed to blend seamlessly with their surroundings, using local materials ...

programming hygromorphic response, open when wet and open when dry, and thicker materials for slow response. Image © Artem Holstov / Newcastle University When ...

Scientists at the University of Sharjah report that they have successfully transformed desert sand into construction bricks ...

Naomi Dalglish and Michael Hunt process local clay as a key part of their ceramics practice in Bakersville, North Carolina. (Photo by Anya Petrone Slepyan / The Daily Yonder) [Series note: People have ...

Aleksandra “Sasha” Azbel is the founder of Sashoonya, a textile art and design company creating sustainable and naturally dyed textile products using local materials and dyes from around New England ...

NPOL's new Gathering Lamp uses cement made with bacteria to reduce its carbon footprint and make the lamp more sustainable. The iconic Eames Lounge Chair got a sustainable update The Eames Lounge ...

HERE’S TED. WE WILL SEE THAT THEORY SAYS ONE THING. REALITY SAYS ANOTHER. IT’S GOING TO BE UP TO YOU TO TRY TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE HERE AT MIT IN CAMBRIDGE, STUDENTS LOAD BRIDGE DESIGNS INTO A ...