A knock on the door might bring an offer of free material to raise ground levels for a building project. It might be just what is needed and could save a lot of money. However, questions need to be ...

"Materials Design for Transition (MaDe/Trans) is a research group based at the Department of Design of Politecnico di Milano. Founded in 2015 under the umbrella of DIY-materials and led by Valentina ...

Lendager Group’s Resource Rows project in Copenhagen demonstrates a radical recycling approach to materials that significantly cuts construction’s carbon footprint, writes Rob Wilson. It is ...

Swedish design collective Malmö Upcycling Service says "you can't sit with us" unless you rethink the sustainability of your production methods, in an exhibition of furniture made from recycled ...

Nearing completion, this 650m² house on the remains of a former brickworks in rural Wiltshire is designed to Passivhaus standards. The former factory was built in a clay-rich area – now the Cranborne ...

Bjarke Ingels has combined sustainability with recreation by topping a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen with a 490m artificial ski slope. Is fun the new buzzword of environmentalism? Sustainability ...

The Matena innovate! Center, an affiliated institute of the University of Bremen, is launching four new projects for up to three years with 1.5 million euros in funding. The goal is to apply excellent ...