The BIQ algae-powered building has been operating for over a year. It’s faring well so far. Does it make sense to power buildings with algae? That’s the question that arises with the Bio Intelligent ...

Net-zero building has come a long way since its nascent stages. Designers and engineers once struggled to find methods that allowed occupants to live with modern comforts without relying on ...

When it comes to powering a home with energy from the sun, solar panels seem passé compared with the technology embedded in the façade of a new apartment building in Hamburg, Germany. Green slime, not ...

Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with the wonders of the universe as she is. When she's not daydreaming about flying through space, she's daydreaming ...

Prometheus Materials' blocks, made from algae-derived cement, will hit the market in 2023. Prometheus Materials' blocks, made from algae-derived cement, will hit the market in 2023.Prometheus ...

The competition, now in its 8th year, is for emerging architects and designers to push the limits on design, and this time focused on helping the Government Service Administration re-imagine how it ...

The ETFE’s hollow interior is filled with water and spirulina, a type of algae often used as a dietary supplement. ecoLogicStudio EcoLogicStudio's 430-square-foot gazebo, called the Urban Algae Folly, ...

The 125 gallons of algae in the airport can purify as much air as 5,000 houseplants. 'Sick building syndrome' is a growing ...

Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with the wonders of the universe as she is. When she's not daydreaming about flying through space, she's daydreaming ...

Cement—the essential binding ingredient in concrete, bricks, and mortar—is a climate nightmare. To make it, you heat limestone and clay to extremely high temperatures using carbon-polluting fossil ...