Buildings with the highest U.K. performance ratings are using far more energy than those with the lowest ratings, according to recent data. It’s a disparity that shows the limitations of current green building standards.
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ICONIC HOME DESIGNS
The colorful carport-equipped dingbat apartment buildings offered cheaper — and sometimes stylish — digs for generations of L.A. dreamers.
Built to beat the heat, these distinctive elongated homes are a fixture of the Crescent City, and beyond.
The ironclad homes of Iceland's capital city may be unorthodox, but the innovative buildings have kept residents warm and dry for more than century.
Singapore’s affordable housing program worked so well that some of its subsidized apartments now resell for more than $700,000.
As Accra expanded in the late 19th century, residents recreated the communal homes they knew from the countryside. Today those buildings face overcrowding and demolition.
