Prefab Tind House Echoes Rural Scandinavia

The basic Tind prefab house is a simple one-story box with a gently sloping roof. Image via Claesson Koivisto Rune.

A series of energy-efficient prefab houses debuted in Norway and Sweden, echoing the historic architecture of the region while retaining modern simplicity. Read more →

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Stockholm Traffic To Be Managed Under Green Roof

The planned Park 1 building in Stockholm. Image via White Arkitectur.

Stockholm's sustainable new traffic and emergency center will include a green roof to absorb stormwater, add insulation, provide solar energy and reduce the heat island effect. Read more →

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Danish Firms Win Massive Particle Research Campus Project

The European Spallation Source (ESS) campus design will have ample open outdoor areas in which scientists can interact. Image via Henning Larsen Architects.

With more than 1 million square feet of planned lab space, the new ESS research campus in will be as environmentally friendly as possible to protect the region’s notable biodiversity. Read more →

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Earth, Wind & Ice: Hotels At One With Their Environments

Image of "Beam Me Up" custom suite via IceHotel.

These three boutique hotels offer some extreme examples of how building materials and innovative site plans can make them uniquely suited for their unusual environments. Read more →

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Smart Tech For Scaled-Up Urban Agriculture

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High-yield greenhouse tech developed by the Swedish government has found a home in Plantagon's large-scale, vertical greenhouses designed for cities. Read more →

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Sweden’s Grid Positive Villa Åkarp A Virtual Power Plant

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Three years after its completion, Sweden's first grid positive home generates enough excess energy each year to power another efficient house for two months. Read more →

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Europe’s First Carbon-Neutral Neighborhood: Western Harbour

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National Geographic Society checks out the city district of Västra Hamnen (Western Harbor), in Malmö, Sweden, said to be the first carbon-neutral neighborhood in Europe. Read more →

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Giant Wave Power Demo Moves Forward

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Construction will commence in 2012 on a 10-megawatt wave power demonstration plant off the coast of Sotenäs, Sweden – the largest of its kind in the world. Read more →

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Volvo’s Plug-In Diesel Hybrid A Swede Deal

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Volvo says 1,000 of its highly anticipated V60 plug-in diesel hybrids will go on sale next year (price: $75,218), but mostly in Sweden. Read more →

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Facebook Arctic Center Gets Greenpeace Like

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Facebook will build a big data center in Sweden a little south of the Arctic Circle, taking advantage of vast hydropower resources, and that makes Greenpeace happy but still a bit wary. Read more →

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