Energy-efficient structures are becoming more and more necessary in today's age, as the health of the planet is slowly deteriorating. These examples demonstrate that many architects are trying their best to offer eco-friendly alternatives to buyers.
Honda for example recently came out with a new housing design that produces more energy than it sucks up, making it completely sustainable. In this house, the car is electric and powered by the electrical grid surrounding the place, and the home does not consume that much power. Ideas such as this should be more common in today's day and age, but unfortunately so many people are used to the traditional structures of housing that do consume a lot of energy. Perhaps in ten years this outlook will change.
52 Energy-Efficient Structures

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Sleek Suburban Home Makeovers
Bruns Architecture Turned a Tiny Rancher into an Immaculate Home

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Teetering Architecture
The Beirut Terraces Are Full of Glass and Gardens

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Modern Geometric Homes
The Verdant Avenue House by Robert Mills Architects is a Masterpiece
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Self-Sufficient Trailer Homes
The Wohnwagon Trailer Home Can Fend For Itself
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Solar-Powered Tiny Homes
This Tiny Home Was Designed By Californian High School Students
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Shipping Container Abodes
A Residence in Northern Ireland was Constructed with Unusual Materials
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Sustainable Solar Homes
The NexusHaus Relies on Solar Power to Meet Its Energy Needs
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Eco Housing Complexes
Flexhouse's Eco House Model is Simple, Geometric and Sustainable
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Eco Luxe Trailers
The Clayton i-House Features Gas Station Architecture, Luxury Qualities
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Energy Efficient Abodes
The Dwell Development Medici Architects Home is Based on Sustainability
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Prefab Eco Villas
Pinakin Patel's Wooden 'Hara Villa' is a First for India
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Lush Wooden Homes
The Garden House by Balance Associates Architects is Gorgeous
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Green Manufactured Housing
I-Home Boasts Bevy of Eco-Friendly Features, $100K Price Tag
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Cylindrical Solar Homes
The Silo House by Cornell University Students is Energy-Efficient
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Floating Eco-Homes
The Magma Design LoftFloat Will Stay Above the Sinking Real Estate Market
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Carbon Positive Houses
This Prefab Home Only Uses a Tiny Fraction of the Energy It Generates
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Mountainous Metallic Abodes
The Mountain House by Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes Naturally Blends In
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Arched Eco Houses
Richard Hawkes's Passivhaus Has No Conventional Heating System
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Solar-Powered Abodes
The Contemporary Family Residence Features an Eco Design
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Sleek Sustainability Workspaces
The Office Interior by Hofman Dujardin Architects is Eco-Friendly
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International Solar Power Home Contest For Students
Solar Decathlon 2007
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Oceanfront Eco Homes
Awesome Auzzi Residence Overlooks Popular Byron Bay
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Shipping Container Offices
Truth Box Architects Break Ground on Providence Eco Design
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V-Shaped Skyscrapers
The VietinBank Business Centre Boasts an Energy Efficient Design
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Sustainable Urban Skyscrapers
‘New York by Gehry' is a Massive Residential Eco Tower
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Waffle-Like Abodes
The Sparano + Mooney Architecture Emigration Canyon Residence is Clean-Cut
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Eco Car Architecture
Markus Voglreiter 'Auto Residence' is Car-Shaped and Environmentally Friendly
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Solarific See-Through Pavilions
'Paul de Ruiter Architects' Designs an Amazing Eco Structure
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Bragging Lights
Eco House Glows in Different Colors Based on Energy Use
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Energy-Saving Buildings
Indira Paryavaran Bhavan is India's First Net Zero Energy Building
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Green Skyscrapers
Chicago Clean Technology Tower
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Multipurpose Bicycle Buildings
This German Bike Storage Facility is Also an Eco-Friendly Cafe
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Sustainable Glazed Abodes
Tim Spicer Architects Renovated a Heritage Home in Melbourne
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Solar-Powered Cities
The Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town Will Be a Planned Eco Conurbation
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German Eco Architecture
Haus Lux House by Manfred Lux Marries Aesthetics with Sustainability
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Aluminum-Lipped Architecture
The UNstudio Office Tower Brings in a Lot of Light
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Sun-Soaked Structures
The Meridian 'First Light House' is a Solar-Powered Marvel
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Energy-Producing Smart Homes
The Honda Smart Home Generates More Energy Than It Uses Up
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Cactus-Shaped Architecture
Green Cactus Building Sheds Sustainable Spikes in Qatar
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Energy-Efficient Community Contractors
Solar Works Strives for Business & Homeowner Self-Reliance
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Glass Cube Eco Embassies
The Winning Design for the New US Embassy in London
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Energy-Positive Buildings
The EpiCenter Expansion Building Will Generate its Own Electricity
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Eco-Friendly Hotel Architecture
Kimpton Key Largo Green Resort
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Eco-Friendly Seashore Accommodations
The Salt Tower by Enforma and AIM Studio is Stunningly Modern
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Car-Shaped Eco Homes
The Markus Vogireiter Vehicle-Inspired House is Amusing & Clever
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Sustainable Soccer Centres
The Soweta Football Training Centre Kicks Going Green Into High Gear
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Modular Skid Homes
Renovations are a Snap When You Live in the Pallet House
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Sustainable School Structures
GPP Architects' UCN IMAGO is an Eco-Conscious Education Center
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Energy-Saving Headquarters
Hoflab Completes the Unified Building Institutions in Italy
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Revamped Energy-Efficient Theaters
The Everyman Theatre in Liverpool Receives an Update
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Sustainable Skyscraper Retrofits
Empire State Building to Receive King Kong Size Upgrade
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Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Portable Wheel-Based Green Homes
Dwellii Designs the Tiny House of Wheels on a Double-Axle Trailer
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
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Nostalgic 70s-Inspired Apartments
The House Special Studio Designs a Compact Apartment
Shipping Container Tiny Homes
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Textured Modern House Extensions
Nimtim Architects Leads the Hemp House Extension Project
Off-Grid Timber Tiny Homes
The 'Horta' Tiny House Has 107-Square-Feet of Living Space
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Solar-Lined Energy Towers
Foster + Partners Released Designs of Solar Towers for Moon Use
Indoor Organic Waste Gardens
The Conceptual BOSCH Eco-Hub by Batuhan Duran is Sustainable
High-Quality Electric Micro Homes
The Cosmic ONE Gets New Upgrades with Premium Components
Two-Car Garage Tiny Homes
This Behm Designs Two-Story Tiny House is Efficient
Energy-Efficient 3D-Printed Homes
Haus.me Introduces Premium Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Posh Prefabricated Passive Houses
The GO Logic 1200 Model Has Two Bedrooms and Ample Natural Light
Affordable 3D-Printed Houses
Serendix's Fujitsubo is Remarkable in the Realm of Affordable Housing
Minimal Japanese Home Designs
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Kyobate
Next-Generation Egg-Shaped Tiny Homes
The Ecocapsule NextGen is Ultra-Compact Yet Comfortable
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Futuristic Imaginative Design Concepts
Toyota Introduces the Unique E-Collection of Products
Shutter-Accented Tiny Homes
The houzEKO Tiny House Offers All-Season Efficiency and Privacy
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Contemporary Sustainable Tiny Homes
The Cosmic ONE is Offered in Three Compact Home Layouts
Multi-Level Japanese Residences
Akio Isshiki Architects Designs the House in Hattori-Tenjin
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Sustainable Off-Grid Minimal Cabins
Marc Thorpe Presents the Fremont House in New York
State-of-the-Art Innovation Centers
Trane Technologies focuses on Sustainable Heating and Cooling
Minimal Mid-Century Hollywood Homes
Studio Qasabian Designs the Mulholland Home in LA
Flexible Pre-Fabricated Homes
Rabih Hage Introduces His Latest Design — Muudo
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Window-Accented Garden Homes
CAN Designs the Verdant House with a Luscious Garden
Power-Producing Home Designs
'House W' but the Florian Busch Architects is Barn-Shaped
Eco-Friendly Luxury Villas
Kengo Kuma Designs the Land Villas for Red Sea Global
Eco-Friendly Bio-Composite Roof Tiles
Studio SKLIM's Lo-Hi Tech Project with Solar Paneling
Backyard-Transformed Dwelling Units
Catch Architecture and Obreval Design the ADU Carpintaria
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Self-Sufficient Housing Solutions
The 'Hillcrest House' is Entirely Solar-Powered
Stylish Energy-Efficient Tiny Homes
The Emma Tiny House from Redwood Tiny Homes is Modern
Sustainable Solar-Powered Homes
Tiny Solar Homes Designs the Wanda Compact Home
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Spacious Light-Filled Compact Homes
Cocoon Tiny Homes Design the Bright Long Black Home
Refreshing Sustainable Modular Homes
Wittman Estes Designs the Whidbey Puzzle Prefab
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Contemporary Sustainable Mobile Homes
IAAC Designs the MO.CA (MOBILE CATALYST) Mobile Home
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
Affordable Housing Prototypes
Harshit Singh Kothari and Tanvi Jai Complete the Tiny House
Compact Net-Zero Australian Homes
Anderson Architecture Designs the Pocket Passive House
Ever-Changing Japanese Houses
CHOP+ARCHI Designs the Kumagaya House Nodding to Japanese Dynamics
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Remote Work-Catering Modern Homes
Studio Plow and Brit Epperson Creates a Workspace-Home
Insulated Timber Sports Facilities
Localarchitecture Completes the Daillens Sports Facility
AI-Powered Building Systems
This Solution from Honeywell and Cisco Reduces Energy Consumption
Bio-Based Compact Housing
Woonpioniers Designs the Sustainable Sprout Ruben & Marjolein House
Modern A-Frame Toronto Homes
Reign Architects Designs the Contemporary House Caroline
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Modernist Reconfigured Belgian Homes
ISM Architecten Adds a New Roof to the BEEV Home
3D-Printed Sturdy Homes
Progreso and COBOD Creates a Printed Durable Home Within Hours
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Adventurous Compact Tiny Homes
Madeiguinco Designs the Pego with a Solar Panel Set Up
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Serene Heartwarming Villa Designs
Clemens Kirsch Architektur Designs the Villa Minimale
Water-Powered Family Residences
Studio Bark Unveils its Plans for the Breach House Design
Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes
Omer Arbel Presents Designs for a Range of Washington State Homes
Social Network-Encouraging Homes
Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects Design a Madrid Home
Fiji Ocean-Front Estate Homes
A Tesm of Designers Join Forrces to Create the Reef House
Economical Modular Wooden Homes
The Cake House Reinvents Housing in the Czech Republic
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Greenhouse-Topped Residences
Moe Architecten Adds a Greenhouse on Top of the Wooden House
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Green Cladding Modified Homes
Martin Fenlon Architecture Modifies the Denton House in LA
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Harmonious Traditional Home Designs
MAKHNO Studio Updates the Century-Old Kyoto House
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Doughnut-Shaped Elevated Houses
Studio Saxe Designs the Sinfornia Verde in Carate, Costa Rica
Off-Grid Solar Panel Residences
Florian Busch Architects Designs the House W in Japan
Simplistic Timber Warehouses
Aretz Dürr Architektur Designs the Structures of Halle S 46
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Multifunctional Vietnamese Homes
H-H Studio Designs the House for Young Families in Da Nang
Pyramidal Concrete Japanese Homes
IGArchitects Completed the Pyramid Hut Concrete Home
Natural Material-Crafterd Holiday Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Designs the Sommarhus E
Modernism-Themed Residence Collections
Lindal Homes Presents its Evolve Collection of Homes
Origami-Style Shelled Residences
Adrian James Architects Designs the Copper Bottom House
Refreshing Micro-Living Compact Homes
Mariano Ravenna Designs the SF-FR House with Concrete
Raw Concrete Industrial Homes
Studio Cochi Architects Designs the House in Nishizaki
Perforated Facade Compact Residences
Rahul Pudale Design Creates the Porous Adobe Compact Home
Modern Mobile Futuristic Homes
Nestron Presents its Range of Contemporary Tiny Homes
Modern Concrete Community Residences
AOA Architects Designs the Hoji Gangneung Dwellings
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Gridded Steel Framed Homes
3dor Concepts Designs the Elegant House XO in Kerala, India
Sustainably Crafted Pavilions
Shigeru Ban Introduces the Paper Log House in the Glass House
Geometric African Homes
Gregory Katz Architecture Designs the Great Primary Shapes Home
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Electric Heritage-Based Apartments
Yana Molodykh Renovates the Landscape Alley Apartment
Family-Centric Cozy Compact Homes
Evergreen Homes Australia Designs the Grevillea House
Cave-Like Folded Residences
Earthscape Studio Creates the Unique Structural Wild House
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Rustic Warm Homey Residences
CPlus Architects Design Mother's House in Southwest Beijing
Open-Air Perforated Concrete Homes
MM++ Architects Designs the Anchor House in Vietnam
Adjustable Japanese Studio Apartments
IGArchitects Designs the Building Frame of the House
Barn-Inspired Timber Residences
Florian Busch Architects Designs the House W in Japan
Traditional Barn-Style Residences
Young Projects Designs the Six Square House in Bridgehampton
Generously Glazed Compact Homes
Madeiguincho Designs the Atlanta Tiny Home for a Family
Void-Cut Elevated Residences
Chop _ Archi Design the Compact Kumagaya House in Japan
Gabled Forest-Side Homes
Théque Atelier Designs the Frame House in Hungary
City-Framing Concrete Residences
Cadence Architects Completes the Design of the K-Home
Sustainable Custom Luxe Homes
Schenkar and GA Arquitectura y Construcción Join on a Structure
Optimal Energy Research Centers
Zara Hadid Architects Designs the Alisher Navoi Research Center
Sustainably Transformed Tech Headquarters
Google's New Chicago Office Will Be More Ec-Friendly
Retro Gabled Greenhouse Additions
BHY Arquitectos Renovates the Casa Wiz in Buenos Aires
Compact Infill Residences
Gró Works Designs an Infill Home in Dublin, Ireland
Sustainable Minimal Compact Homes
The Team at Lou Tiny House Creates a New Compact Home
Low Energy Victorian Homes
Knox Bhavan Designs the Love Walk II Victorian Villa in London
Sleek Contemporary Elevated Retreats
Brown & Brown Architects Designs the Tidal House
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Compact Red Wooden Homes
Studio TEST Presents the Prefab House Changeover Structure
Square Structural Canadian Homes
PARTISANS Designs the Canvas House in Toronto, Canada
Recycled Stone Rural Residences
Sketch Design Studio Creates the Stone House in North India
Hemp Rendered Family Homes
State of Kin Uses Hemp to Create the Proclamation House
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Greenery-Surrounding Lush Homes
Ho Khue Architects Creates the Nest House in Vietnam
Geometric Structural Dynamic Homes
House Design Ideas Presents the PENTAGONE House
Wellbeing-Harnessing Tranquil Homes
Proctor & Shaw Adds an Extension to the Heath House
Gridded Screen Apartment Blocks
Neri&Hu Design a Grid Facade Residential Building in Taiwan
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Nature-Merging Geometric Homes
Reigo & Bauer Designs the Neville Park Residence in Toronto
Light-Centric Evocative Home Designs
HW Studio Designs the Casa Emma in Morelia, Mexico
Philosophically Designed Modern Homes
c.dd Designs the Boundaless Residence in Guangdong
Large Passive House Buildings
Handel Architects Builds the Harmony Commons at UofT