Arkhefield’s Bahaman Eco-Shed Down Under

couran point house, arkhefield, brisbane architects, sustainable building, australia green residence, australia eco house, australia eco residence, ... on exotic islands. The resulting design stands out as a modern, sustainable interpretation ... south stradbroke island green house When they were first commissioned to create a “Bahaman” [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 16:30:44

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Green Building meets Air Quality Guidelines

How Healthy Are National Green Building Programs?, The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) ... improvements be made to several programs to reduce contaminants: Avoid the use of mold susceptible ... gypsum board.Require sub-slab depressurization systems radon mitigation system in new homes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 21:37:52

Make Every Inch Count, but Leave Room for 30 Buddhas

Efficiency. Not a word that usually makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside ... , since the Gottfrieds’ restoration of their 1915 Craftsman home elevated the house’s status ... is the like-minded program of Build It Green.) In a recent house tour, David showcased the home’s efficient use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:54:38

Green Jobs Training: Asheville GO!

“My neighborhood’s crazy.” Waylon said, “there’s drugs, alcohol, violence, stolen motor vehicles, robbing, ... watermelon, Delario and Darius put away shovels they were using to build a green house. D, Waylon’s co ... , and ecosystem restoration. The first half of each day is dedicated to introductions and trainings [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 22:24:19

Big and Green, How to Build that Dream House?

OK, not too many of us are making plans to build a mansion right now, even a green one as showcased in A glam, ... in winter. Eco-friendly paints and water-based stains: They reduce air toxins. Ultratouch insulation [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 18:40:13

Meta MoCo This Week

This week's MoCo picks. + Brad Pitt's Make it Right houses in New Orleans get built at TreeHugger ... . "13 of the world's top architects were commissioned to design green, sustainable houses and is building 150 of them.". modern_modular_the_shed.jpg + The Collins and Turner Bombala Farmhouse [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 20:19:06

Catskill Hotels and Campgrounds

Looking for the perfect getaway but still want to stay close to the city? The Catskills is the perfect answer ... ". In a quaint house-like building overlooking the lush green hills, the Roxbury is a great choice ... with stoves.The rooms are decorated with funky hip designs. Furniture and wallpaper style vary from room to room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:06:00

Green Building: 4 Types Of Healthy Insulation

Typical house insulation is made of fiber glass and is unfortunately treated with hazardous fire retardant chemicals that can outgas up to 7 years ... some options: 1. Thermo Hemp - I really love the idea of hemp insulation knowing hemp is naturally mold ... moisture. Instead of using the usual fire prevention chemical they saturate the denim in borates [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 17:32:00

Modern Space with Yesteryear’s Footprint - Sustainable Housing for the 21st Century

Sustainable housing and green building solutions play the most important role in creating a sustainable planet ... , landscaping, and even decorating must be considered for sustainability. Eco house Flooring [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 03:27:49

How to spend $825 billion

By Kate Sheppard Enviros are heartened by much of what they see in the newly released summary of the House's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ... buildings to make them more energy efficient." Another section of the bill aims to "modernize roads ... for activities supported by other economic recovery funds, such as retrofitting of buildings, green [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:05:15

Spoor House Yesterday the EPA announced winners of the second annual green building competition known as the Lifecycle Building Challenge, or LBC2. The challege issued a proposal for designs and ideas that support cost-effective ... Reduction Design. TriPod is a prototype house demonstrating the "Plug and Play" concept and is designed [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 17:25:03

Lifestyle - 15 Inspiring Glimpses into the Future of Green Housing

What does a 21st century home look like? ... Building Materials. And to think we used the phrase "house of straw" to mean impermanent. I can't see this strawbale-packed house from Earthflow Design Works (complete with pervious concrete driveway [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 11:00:00

Green Shopping For DIYers

Are They Energy Star Certified? (Image by kevindooley, CC 2.0 licensed) ... around the house - paint the kitchen, retrofit with some compact fluorescent lights, build ... ). If you can do a remodel with green materials and spend no more than, say, 5% above what you would have spent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:13:31

All There Is to Be (is Green)

All There Is to Be The convenient truth: taking better charge of what we already have By Dwight Young | From Preservation | January/February 2008  ... . Didn't one of the Three Little Pigs build his house of straw, And didn't it make the Big Bad Wolf ... to go ahead and repeat it: If your whole house is made of hay, what happens when a cow decides to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:51:11

Year in Review, 2008 Architecture Awards: Jean Nouvel, Ennis House, and Building of the Year

As 2008 comes to a close, here's a look (and in some cases, an update) to the more compelling and fantastic stories that stood out this year ... , is slowly being restored.) UPDATE: Well, not the best news. "There are no plans to open the house ... Never Move Past the Rendering Stage: It was French architect Jean Nouvel’s leafy green giant [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 22:30:12

If You Build It Green, They Will Come…

by Eileen Weber Did you know 18% of overall indoor water use and 37% of just the hot water use comes from household showers? ... the average homeowner to know. Building the new and renovating the old has taken a turn in the last several ... you move in to your newly built house,” he said, “your overall operating costs will be lower.” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:25:29

George Clooney Throwing More Cash Into Pitt’s Green Charity

Back in April, actor George Clooney anted up $300,000 for Brad Pitt’s Make It Right NOLA foundation ... I’ve bought a couple of those houses already that he’s building,” said Clooney of Pitt. “ ... is unclear, but apparently he feels that $150K a house is a pretty cheap way to make a difference [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 20:06:33

CCSF Chinatown Gets Green Light! (Sort Of, For Now)

Smack down! CCSF's Chinatown high-rise has emerged (temporarily) ... campus built. But it's not -- after clearing hurdles over building height and sensitivity to its historic ... out— it'll house 42 classrooms and labs across two buildings: a 14-story on Kearny and Washington [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 16:18:56

Inside the House of the Future

Green technology, wireless connectivity, and less ostentation are just some of the newest home-building trends January 6, 2009, ... to put some of the same design features into new homes. Such trends are worth noting: Having ... Just since 1992 the number of U.S. homes built with patios or porches has doubled. The New American [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:47:00

Developer Retreats on Fort Greene Plan

PHOTOS: JAMIE LEHANE For her entire life, Cynthia Butts, 53, ... and ground-floor businesses. But Catsimatidis has already abandoned plans to build the affordable housing ... she calls home is now defined by an unusual silence. Across the street from her residential complex [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 01:16:23

Cheap green homes

by Adam Stein The recent post on passive houses sparked an interesting discussion about the costs of ultra-efficient homes ... . The home is 50% more energy efficient that sic a code home, will provide a much healthier indoor air quality, will use less than half the water of a standard home, creates almost no waste in building [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:47:02

'Green opportunity' knocks for Brown - and is missed

... and accelerating climate change, he has missed an historic opportunity to boost the economy and take an important ... efficiency measures; improve the energy efficiency of all public sector buildings. This should provide [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:10:50

4 Reasons Homeowners Build Green

4 Reasons Homeowners Build Green Green home building is a big deal these days and it seems like more and more homeowners are jumping on the green ... are thinking of their environmental impact. To reduce toxins. You might be surprised at how much toxic stuff goes into building a house. Everything from paint to carpet can be letting off toxic fumes [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 17:29:18

Living House Roots in Portland

Building one's own house is the kind of personal Odyssey that relatively few of us will tackle in any real sense, ... residents Dustin and Garrett Moon, the house they are building is much more than a customized place ... Council's Green Building Challenge standards, which means their house must generate its own energy [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 03:59:21

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