"This project is a work-in-progress on HygroStructures (‘hygro’ from the root Greek word ‘hugros’, meaning ‘wet’), a new class of physical structures that conserve form, material and process.

Loyola University’s Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons, one of Chicagoland’s most prominent green buildings, was designed to achieve a 50 percent reduction in energy usage as compared to ...

Using green building technology has been hailed as the best option when it comes to saving on the world’s limited resources. In fact, experts have said that the planet would use few of such resources ...

Rising demand for housing in most major cities around the world is increasingly at odds with efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions, as the literal building blocks—concrete and cement—of the ...

Energy-efficient HVAC systems, solar power, smart lighting, and water-saving infrastructure Information technology ...

With the growth of the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program, no longer is it viable to merely install recycled carpet and ...