For our 2020 review, we take a look at 10 of the best examples of carbon-neutral design, including zero-carbon and carbon-negative buildings, such as a floating off-grid office and a house made of hempcrete. More about Dezeen's top 10 carbon-neutral buildings of 2020
Architect Pekka Littow has used Finnish spruce and birch plywood for off-grid holiday home Majamaja, which is perched on a rocky outcrop by the sea just outside of Helsinki. More about Majamaja is an off-grid seaside cabin near Helsinki
Dezeen partnered with flooring brand Tarkett to host a live discussion with Perkins and Will about how architects and suppliers can support the circular economy and help create carbon-neutral buildings. More about Dezeen and Tarkett present a live talk on the circular economy with Perkins and Will
Tetra Pak cladding shelters the prefabricated plywood structure of the Huaira cabin, which architects Diana Salvador and Javier Mera have built for themselves beside a river in Puerto Quito, Ecuador. More about Prefabricated Huaira cabin nestles within verdant farmland in Ecuador
Architecture studio 3XN is developing a carbon-negative extension for Hotel GSH on the Danish island of Bornholm that will be built almost entirely from wood. More about 3XN to add carbon-negative extension to Hotel GSH on Bornholm island
Barcelona-based startup Honext has developed a sustainable construction board material made from a combination of enzymes and cellulose taken from the waste streams of paper production. More about Honext develops recyclable construction material made of cellulose fibres from waste paper
UK studio WKK Architects has revealed visuals of the undulating 1075 Nelson Street skyscraper in Vancouver, which is set to become the world's tallest Passivhaus building. More about World's tallest Passivhaus building set to be built in Canada
Belgian studio BLAF Architecten used reclaimed bricks to build this house in Ghent with an irregular shape that curves around existing trees. More about BLAF Architecten builds house in Belgium out of reclaimed bricks
Stirling Prize-winning studio Mikhail Riches has unveiled details of the low-rise Passivhaus housing it is designing in York, UK, which will be net-zero carbon when in use. More about Mikhail Riches releases visuals for carbon-neutral housing scheme in York
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has developed a free tool called FCBS Carbon to help architects estimate and reduce the whole-life carbon emissions of a building proposal. More about Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios launches tool to help architects achieve carbon-neutral buildings
In this week's comments update, readers are furiously debating news that Bjarke Ingels is creating a masterplan for redesigning Earth. More about "Lots of good things come from dreaming" says commenter
Snøhetta has completed the carbon-negative Powerhouse Telemark office in the city of Porsgrunn, Norway, which was designed to produce more energy than it will consume over its lifespan. More about Snøhetta designs carbon-negative Powerhouse Telemark office in Norway
Architecture studio Generate has developed the Tallhouse library of timber-based building systems to help architects build affordable housing and reduce construction-related carbon emissions by up to 50 per cent. More about Generate creates digital library of timber building systems to "revolutionise the construction industry"
BIG founder Bjarke Ingels is drawing up a masterplan for the Earth to "prove that a sustainable human presence on planet Earth is attainable with existing technologies". More about Masterplanet is Bjarke Ingels' plan to redesign Earth and stop climate change
Neutelings Riedijk Architects and Bureau Bouwtechniek have converted a railway station in Brussels into a mixed-use development, which is the largest cross-laminated timber project in Europe. More about Gare Maritime in Brussels turned into a timber shopping centre
More than 20 different plant species grow in Forest House, designed by landscape architecture practice Shma Company to fit the largest possible amount of greenery into a small urban plot. More about Shma Company designs Bangkok home for family and forest of 120 trees
The University of Stuttgart has designed SkinOver Reed, a thatched hut in the Austrian Alps, as part of its research into renewable materials that can be used in high-altitude Alpine regions. More about University of Stuttgart builds prototype thatched Alpine hut
Biotecture is spotlighting its portfolio of green walls that "integrate natural features into urban spaces" during the Dezeen x Planted collaboration for London Design Festival. More about Biotecture's living walls reconnect urban landscapes with nature
These 10 off-grid homes allow residents to live in more remote locations, or were designed by eco-minded designers to facilitate low-impact lifestyles. More about Ten eco-friendly dwellings where residents live off the grid
CplusC Architectural Workshop has built a house in Sydney with recycled materials, a rooftop vegetable garden and an aquaponics system containing edible fish. More about Welcome to The Jungle House has an aquaponic system connecting a pond for edible fish and rooftop garden