Open-air walkways and staircases overlook landscaped gardens at this dormitory by US studio LOHA at a central California university, which was built using durable and economical materials. More
U-Build is a simple modular construction system designed by Studio Bark, which encourages individuals and communities to self-build. More
Buildings could be cooled with zero energy using the Invert shading system, made from a smart material called thermobimetal that changes shape in response to heat. More
Architect Greg Dutton has designed this treehouse-like, off-grid retreat on his family's property in rural Ohio to be sustainable and in sync with the surrounding environment. More
Overtreders W employed the principles of a circular economy when designing the temporary RAUM pavilion in Utrecht, the Netherlands. More
Mjøstårnet by Voll Arkitekter in Brumunddal, Norway, has been verified as the world's tallest timber building by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. More
Architecture firm Estúdio 41 has designed this small, white house in Brazil to be highly sustainable, including photovoltaic panels, a green roof and a rainwater collection system. More
Serie Architects and Multiply Architects have built a zero-energy design school in Singapore featuring breezy open-air learning spaces. More
IKEA claims its latest London store is its greenest ever. But how can this be true if another green building was demolished to make way for it? asks Tom Ravenscroft. More
Architecture studio Precht has developed a concept for modular housing where residents produce their own food in vertical farms. More
IKEA has announced plans to start renting its furniture, as part of a move towards a circular economy that includes refurbishing and re-selling products. More
From an isolated house in a Californian nature reserve, to a rural house in China that encourages villagers to be self-sufficient, here are 10 off-grid homes where people are living sustainably. More
Cork cladding is a renewable, resistant and insulating material that is harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree. Here are seven buildings clad in the increasingly popular building material. More
The latest movie in our Dezeen x MINI Living series explores architect Maria Vergopoulou's concept for self-build micro homes made of bioplastic, which came third in the Dezeen x MINI Living Future Urban Home Competition. More
Urban Power has unveiled its plans for nine artificial islands, named Holmene, which will be a sustainable tech hub off the coast of Hvidovre, Copenhagen. More
A "closed-loop climate system" centred around a tower of plants will feature in the Netherlands' pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. More
The Cork Studio, a garden building made almost entirely out of cork, has been constructed by Studio Bark as a building prototype that can be completely recycled, reused or composted. More
South African architect Nadine Englebrecht has completed an off-grid home featuring a central conservatory in the countryside outside Pretoria. More
A 35,000-square-metre eco-village is going to be built in Copenhagen using recycled concrete, wood and glass. More
London-based architecture office EcoLogicStudio harnesses photosynthesis in algae to remove air pollution with this living curtain, designed to rest over building facades. More