So a couple weeks back on a beautiful sunny midwest afternoon, I had the pleasure of touring one of the most energy efficient homes in the country. Called the Passive House in the Woods (PHitW), the single-family residence is humbly striving towards carbon neutrality… it will actually produce more energy than it will use when [...]
Imagine 18 tons of plastic materials being diverted from a landfill. Imagine this 18 tons of waste being converted into a mouldable liquid compound that can be poured like concrete. Imagine taking this mixture of plastic concrete and making a house out of it. Imagine a Welsh business already doing this. Imagine their name being [...]
Pittsburgh is building itself a nice little reputation as one of America’s hippest cities. Once engulfed in deadly fog of pollution from industrial steel mills, the Pennsylvania metropolis has since undergone a dramatic environmental transformation. A collective drive to clean up rivers, air, and brownfields and the creation of greener buildings has helped to revive [...]
I’ve noticed a trend of super cool projects popping up Santa Monica, California. My guess is there is something in the water that allows its residents to become uber-creative and build fresh modern buildings within its city limits. Another theory is that someone, perhaps the mayor, planted some dark matter in the Santa Monica city [...]
Check out this eco-gem of an abode in downtown Toronto! Designed by Levitt Goodman Architects, the Euclid Avenue House squeezed every bit of cool into a 20 foot wide urban infill lot. The project is a flawless example of how to take life’s lemons (tiny lot) and make some tasty, tasty lemonade (gorgeous home!). And [...]
Throwin’ another gorgeous urban infill project at all you beautiful peops out there. Let’s talk Remington Court in Seattle for a moment, a 4,300 sq ft development in the Capitol Hill neighborhood brought to us by HyBrid Architecture + Assembly. The project features a trio of 1,500 sq ft townhouses and an attached 1,000 sq [...]
It’s all about the H2O my friends… we think water is an unlimited resource since the planet is covered in two-thirds of the stuff. Truth of the matter is less than one half of a single percent (.4%) is accessible for human use… The United Nations claims that 1/6th of the world’s population is already [...]
Microprocessors double their speed every 18 months. People now carry powerful computers in the palms of their hands, connecting to virtually anyone on the planet through the Internet. Technologies are advancing rapidly, yet we still build the vast majority of our homes using 19th century methods (stick-built, balloon frame)… Why has residential construction been somewhat [...]
Back in December, a public exhibition in Sydney, Australia featured 6 eco-friendly homes constructed out of different materials including: concrete, glass, wood, clay, steel and cardboard. The one that really stood out from the pack was the wood residence presented by Xenian LivingLight. It’s called, get this, the ‘house of the future’!
Pretty stellar design, eh?
There’s [...]
Atlanta is steppin’ up its green game… a new development in the historic Inman Park neighborhood is garnering some solid cred with its progressive design. Inman Green is the name and LEED Gold, EarthCraft House and Energy Star certifications are the game…
Designed by Rutledge Alcock Architects, Inman Green is comprised of two identical buildings that [...]
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