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Jetson Green
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Design-oriented site for sustainable homes, natural materials, and green technology.
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Aktiv Prefab by Ideabox and IKEA Portland
In addition to the Minibox, Oregon-based Ideabox is readying a new prefab in collaboration with IKEA Portland for the Portland Home & Garden Show slotted for February 22-26, 2012. Called “Aktiv,” the home is a new design centered around IKEA products, such as their kitchens, lights, furniture, and other materials. The intent is a cost [...]
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The New American Home at IBS 2012
This is The New American Home — a project built every year in conjunction with the NAHB’s International Builders’ Show — in Orlando, Florida. The 4,000 square-foot home collected eight green building certifications, including LEED Platinum and NAHB Emerald, and is expected to consume 52% less energy than a standard home of similar size. Plus, [...]
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Reclaimed Art with Old Doors and Lath
Reader Randall Otulakowski walks around town in Toronto scavenging for gems thrown away by others in the community. He then takes that stuff to his 747 square-foot home and forms it into furniture and art — like the lath pieces here. Randall told me in an email he’s been getting good feedback on his reclaimed [...]
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WaterSense Bath Rehab on HouseLogic
Today, part three in a water-wise bathroom project that I’m blogging is live on HouseLogic. If you’re just catching up, I have an old 1958 bathroom that I’m remodeling while incorporating new WaterSense fixtures. The whole process is shared and documented in partnership with HouseLogic; plus, with each article each week, HouseLogic is offering commenters [...]
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Energy Data at the Click of a Green Button
The Green Button initiative, which gives customers access to their energy consumption data, is gathering steam as three California utilities announced in January they are offering the standardized energy use data to more than 10 million customers. The initial announcement by San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and Pacific Gas & Electric was [...]
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Cheaper LED Lights, Green Success, Greenwashing Domino, + Easy Being Green
It’s too easy being green. Understanding energy-efficient lighting. Backcountry retreat has eco-friendly design. New custom homes trend toward energy efficiency. Florida company finds success with green building. Philips to cut LED prices soon. Greenwashing dominos. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for updates, article summaries, newsworthy links, and other site news. Also, check out the latest [...]
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Ideabox Now Offers a Tiny House Minibox
Oregon-based Ideabox has been on the prefab scene doing their thing in the Pacific Northwest for a long time now. I’ve mentioned several of their homes and look forward to sharing a few newsworthy articles here in the next couple months. As a preview, I thought I’d share a new design of the company — [...]
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Xero Flor Green Roofs Get Cradle to Cradle
Xero Flor is a lightweight green roof and system originally developed in Germany. A version was first supplied to Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant by Xero Flor America LLC, the exclusive manufacturer and distributor here in the states, and now the company’s announcing Cradle to Cradle Silver for the technology. The company’s pre-vegetated green roof mats [...]
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Rubble Floor: Materials You Can Reuse
I’m fascinated by the work of Netherlands-based Dave Hakkens in a recent project called “Rubble Floor.” Interested in reusing old building materials as new building materials — and inspired by terrazzo floors — Hakkens conducted several tests on materials such as roof tiles, bricks, nails and screws, and glass. He used concrete as the binder [...]
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Traditional Style NZE Homes in Maryland
Traditional home styles plus a net-zero building standard is a winning combination in the Homes at North Pointe development in Frederick, Maryland. Homes at North Pointe are attaining NAHB's Emerald certification.
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