Habitat for Humanity

Architecture

3D-printed home envisioned as blueprint for affordable housing

3D printing has the potential to construct houses faster and cheaper than with traditional building techniques, and Habitat for Humanity is making a 3D-printed home in the US that it hopes will be a blueprint for affordable housing.
Architecture

Washington DC's first family in a "Passive House" see a brighter future

The Empowerhouse won first prize in the Affordability category of the 2011 US Solar Decathlon and was redesigned to become the first house in the city of Washington, DC built to Passive House standards. Its first family speak of a brighter future in their ultra-energy-efficient home.