I’m back with a bad new blog layout… ready to throw a whole lotta green love at all you beautiful people out there in cyberland. I felt it appropriate to get this new era of Metro Hippiedom kicked off with an epic project.. so here y’are! (but before you read on, please refresh your RSS [...]
Situated amongst the sprawling suburbs of Dublin, Ireland lies a new development that is capturing its fair share of international attention. The 15-acre Elm Park mixed-use project designed by Bucholz McEvoy Architects is helping to redefine how density can be successfully brought into areas that are predominantly spread out. Featuring 3 office buildings, health care [...]
Method Homes is a prefab home manufacturer out of Seattle… in years past, they’ve partnered with Balance Associates to produce two lines of dwellings, the Cabin Series and the S-M-L Series. Pictured below is their production Cabin near Mount Baker, Washington State, which can be rented for $250/night…. man, not much more than a decent [...]
Spring is here in Minnesota and life is good!… Everyone is wiping the sleep out of their eyes from the last four months of hibernation… people are active and happy, and much can be attributed to the warmth of a beautiful sunny day. Frieburg, Germany residents enjoy the sun for more than therapeutic reasons… they [...]
Green building’s biggest misconception is that it is too expensive. Many say “I wish I could go green, but dadgum, I just can’t afford to!” Well folks, I’m not buying it… when it comes to crunching #’s, the converse is actually true. Building green is one of the smartest financial decisions that can be made. [...]
About six months ago I wrote about Onion Flats, an architecture/development operation out of Philly that produces epic urban infill projects. A couple weeks back I was in the city of the Liberty Bell doing some eco-seminars for their home and garden show. Through a lead from Greenable, Philly’s premier green product showroom, I was [...]
Super jazzed on the the Rainwater HOG, a well designed and recyclable water storage system. This thang holds about 50 gallons of water and several can be easily connected together, covering watering needs from irrigation, toilet flushing to drinking!
The modular, reusable and fly looking HOG was created by designer and architect Sally Dominguez. It is [...]
Just came across a cool project a’brewing in Phoenix. Aura at Camelback is the name of the development and it’s packed with luxurious features. Let’s take a peak:
Pretty rockin’ design we got goin’ on! I’m digging the contrasting textures of vegetation and hard surfaces…. I also like how they created outdoor space on all three [...]
I just came across this German design firm baumraum that creates these absolutely inspiring treehouses. I’m gonna let the images speak for themselves…
…and an appropriate quote:
“We don’t stop playing because we get old. We get old because we stop playing.”
-j
So a couple months back I filmed a project out in Philly doing eco-friendly kitchen and bath makeovers for HGTV. I hosted 20 short episodes covering everything from graywater recycling, bamboo tables, low VOC paints to floor refinishes and backsplash installations. The clips are now available to view on Ecologue, HGTV’s sister site devoted to [...]
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