By Austyn Gaffney It was a novel idea at the time, but one that made sense: In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had 32 solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. They were removed just ...

Brooklyn-based studio Group Projects Architecture has nestled a long gabled house clad in corrugated metal in a meadow in North East, New York. The 2,800-square-foot (260-square metre) house sits ...

His successor, President Ronald Reagan, did not share Carter's passion and had them removed during repairs to the roof. The fate of Carter's White House solar panels exemplifies how presidents can ...