LOW3 prototype / Marc Diaz, Alejandro Ribas (LOW3), Torsten Masseck (UPC) -- Camouflaged house 3 / Hiroshi Iguchi, Fifth World -- CO₂ saver house / Peter Kuczia -- Sunlighthouse / Hein-Troy Architecten -- PREttyFAB / GRO Architects -- Home for life / AART architects -- Pasive arboretum house / Josep Bunyesc Palacín -- Eco-sustainable house / Djuric Tardio Architectes -- The RainShine House / Robert M. Cain -- House C / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Co., Ltd. -- Steigereiland 2.0 / FARO Architecten -- English residence / ZeroEnergy Design -- Schierle House / Benz & Ziegler -- Passive house in Bessancourt / Karawitz Architecture -- Mona Vale House / Choi Ropiha -- O-S House / Johnsen Schmaling Architects -- TYP PREN, eco house / Feilden Fowles -- JustK / AMUNT -- Low energy MZ house / Calderón-Folch-Sarsanedas arquitectes -- Beitcher residence / W3 Architects -- +Energy House / Stein Hemmes Wirtz -- Rauch House / Bolthauser Architekten + Martin Rauch -- B-House / Anderson Anderson Architecture + NIshiyama Architects -- The WhiteHorse / DesignBuildBLUFF -- Standard house / KWK Promes, Robert Konieczny -- The Houl / Simon Winstanley Architects -- Fincube / Studio Aisslinger -- Lighthouse / Sheppard Robson -- Villa Nyberg / Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture -- House 110 / PO Karine Olivier + Frédéric Péchereau Thomas Cantin (Fichtre).

"Sustainability, by no means a passing trend, is the necessary direction that architecture will have to take in the near future. Driven by necessity, as well as by a progressive and daring spirit, many architects are branching out into new, uncharted directions, designing efficient, autonomous energy systems or taking advantage of the properties in high-tech materials such as steel and glass for conserving energy. The present volume offers a careful selection of new projects by emerging architects which provide an interesting panorama of languages and techniques applied to the rich and dynamic field of sustainable architecture. All explanatory texts, floor plans and construction details have been contributed by the architects themselves, making this an invaluable and up-to-date resource on the current state of sustainable design." -- Rear jacket.