If you are interested in Swedish design, or modern design from around the world evaluated and written about by a renowned Swedish journalist (in English) check out this amazing blog entitled: Things Can Always Get Better.
Here is a wonderful example of a theme:
The world’s first zero carbon emission house lives in Denmark. The Active House, as it’s called, was developed to be a more comfortable and user-friendly response to the Passive House, which has set the standard for sustainable living in the last decade. Passive houses rely on incredibly effective insulation, plus a heat exchanger that warms fresh air on the way in during winter. A true Passive House has no conventional heating system because, in theory, it doesn't need one. In practice, owners tend to install back-up systems, because it's no fun even to risk being cold.
Energywise houses have many environmental, economical and social benefits. Passivhaus makes the safe and cheap energy supply sensitive to even small technical or political disturbances.
Posted by: passivhaus | October 23, 2011 at 01:43 AM