Solar Homes of Evergreen Village

I think we may have mentioned before that we live near a neighborhood of solar homes that was developed by the City of ... one when we were looking for a house but decided they were too expensive.  It’s a little odd; they’re designed ... about how mortgages work, expectations for upkeep of your house when you live in the city, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:54:00

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Passivhaus

Photo: Andreas Buchberger In all honesty I know very little about this project, ... with the passive solar thinking behind it really interested me. Designed and built in 2006 this home ... that is right about modern design. Simple materials like wood, metal, glass and concrete all well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:01:02

EcoFutures Turn-Key Zero Energy Homes

Turn-key green homes are becoming more widely available across the United States, and Solar Village has announced a new set of energy-efficient home designs that put smart, eco ... beginning was built by All American Homes in Decatur, Indiana. The two designs shown here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:30:40

Pandora by Sander Mulder

Pandora by Sander Mulder It has been a while since people are very dependent in using containers for transporting various goods ... - futuristic car designs - eames rocker - wind turbine house design - steep hill - ocean rowboat - solar ... some wonderful art galleries, stores, offices and even homes that uses containers. Some are using a new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:42:48

What a Zero-Energy Residence Looks Like

The Department of Energy at Cornell University prompts architects to design energy efficient homes via competition. In 2005, Zero Energy Design put together this zero-energy residence, called the Solar Decathlon House. According to Freshome, "The one bedroom, one bathroom home uses photovoltaic and thermal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:40:28

100% of electricity from renewable and non-carbon sources in 10 years

As part of the promotion around The Best of Instructables Volume 1, PT offered me a guest blogging spot at Makezine, ... . Al Gore is truly an amazing orator, and when he got fired up about the climate, renewable energy ... of powerplant, design and publish plans for low-cost DIY solar home heaters, be an advocate of renewable [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 01:18:00

The Veggie Bowls by Margaret Dorfman

The Veggie Bowls by Margaret Dorfman Giving our homes creative and natural interior design really takes sometime to finish ... - geodesic dome house - luxury solar boats - residential vertical wind turbine - Fusionopolis Ken Yeang [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:10:32

The Wayback Machine: Your Solar House

Before the word "solar" evoked images of flat PV panels stuck on rooftops, many architects already had a mind to use the sun to maximum advantage in their designs ... out of print, entitled Your Solar House. The large, illustration-heavy volume features forty-nine homes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:26:08

Congressional Solar Energy Tax Credit Bill Creates Affordable Renewable Energy Systems for Homeowners

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A part of the bailout package recently passed by the U.S ... the cost and hasten the payback to homeowners for installing residential solar energy systems. A full 30 ... , one of the greater Boston area's premier residential renovation and custom home building companies, designs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 16:23:53

Not all solar power consorts with the toxic devil

I would be remiss in not acknowledging a very informed letter from reader tencentlife pointing out that my report on the environmental critique of ... , especially in off-grid locations). PV is very useful (my home runs on it, also off the grid ... power (CSP) designs are already well under $2/watt and falling, whereas even with massive investment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:50:36

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