In the town of Barichara, deep in the Andes mountains, Julio Leon is building a three-room house. It’s made mostly out of ...

You don’t need to be named Frodo Baggins or live in The Shire to enjoy the benefits of an earth-sheltered home. Earth-sheltered homes, aka underground or subterranean homes, are eco-friendly and ...

Imagine you arrive at a hillside retreat in the Pacific Northwest right when the evening fog starts to move in. You touch the walls and they’re cool. The colors ...

The technology is designed to adapt to any type of topography, either flat, with moderate land slopes or steep slopes. Green Magic Homes components are easy and fast assembly. Each component has ...

Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill. This innovative material, called ...

Rammed earth construction has long been considered a super efficient and sustainable building method, but it isn’t usually this gorgeous. Meet the Earth House, a thoroughly modern take on this ...

An eco-conscious residence being billed as the San Antonio area’s first modern “rammed earth” home has hit the market with a $435,000 price tag. Rammed earth is an ancient building technique that’s ...

As you drive through rural areas of Missouri's St. Clair, Jefferson and Franklin counties, farms, homes and small family-owned businesses dot the landscape. But every now and then you'll pass a piece ...