Content to: Sustainable Construction

Sebastian Schels

Achieving More With Less By Building Simply

Houses constructed using a simple-build approach leverage high-tech processes for low-tech solutions, as well as smart structural design, to achieve maximum energy efficiency.

Bill Gates and a Few Friends Invest in Smarter, Colder Concrete

Breakthrough Energy Ventures is what happens when billionaires get together and decide to invest in truly ambitious projects.

Husk to Home: Building Houses From Rice in the Philippines

A team of engineers is set to start building houses in the Philippines using materials from an unexpected source – the country’s abundant supply of rice. Husk to Home have developed boards made from discarded husks and are to start using them to create long-lasting, sustainable, and eco-friendly homes.