Green Building Blogs

Learn, explore and share topics such as high performance building, sustainable design, innovative products, health and productivity in buildings, and design aesthetics.

In 2002 Glen Hunter & Joanne Sokolowski started building a house. It’s straw bale, it’s off-grid. This is their story.

ZeroCabin, recycled shipping container homes and cabins, pre-fab, eco-friendly housing, cargotecture, eco-friendly building, shipping container architecture, green building, pre-fab cabins, eco-housing solutions.

Built, in-progress, and unbuilt green buildings in Chicago.

Learn about advances in green and renewable building materials, current projects in sustainable architecture and progressive urban planning, and local guidelines for creating green structures in different regions of the U.S. Find current green building news, get practical tips, and learn about financial and environmental benefits of ecologically sustainable design.