Sustainable Houses with Small Footprints

Apresentationofcontemporaryhousesthatdemonstrateshowdomesticitycanbebeautifulandstillhelptheplanet.HavewepassedatippingpointbeyondwhichwecannolongerreverseacourseofactionthatwaschartedseveraldecadesagoSustainable：HouseswithSmallFootprintsarguesthatwecanindeeddetachourdwellingsfromadependenceonmanyexternalsystemsandresourcesandadoptotherbuildingpractices.Whatisknownaslivingoffthegridispossible，andSustainablepresentsforty-fivehousesthatdemonstratehowarchitectshaveimplementedsustainabledesignconceptsaroundtheworld.Theseprojectsshowuswhattime-testedvernaculardesignprinciples—includinglocalmaterials，naturalventilationstrategies，andearthshelterconstruction—canteachus，aswellashowthelatestcutting-edgetechnologies—suchasindoorfarmingand"livingwalls"madeofplantmaterial—canmaketrulysustainabledesignpossible.ThevarietyandingenuityoftheprojectsfeaturedheremakeSustainableauniquelycoherentandauthoritativevolumeonsustainableresidentialdesign.