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Archive for July, 2009

Remodeling Green Can Save You A Bundle

Monday, July 27th, 2009

It is often believe that “going green” costs more. Well, maybe yes and maybe no. (It depends on where you live and how much “reclaimed” material you’re willing to use, and whether you install alternative energy sources.) But one thing is for sure, the benefit is more than worth the cost because a large part of going green is about making the building more energy efficient, which significantly reduces operating costs over the life of the building. (See also my article on Building Green: Cost v. Benefit.)

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Future House

Friday, July 17th, 2009

The Wall Street Journal asked four architects to design an energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable house. They weren’t to worry about cost, whether or not the technology was available to make the house perform the way they envisioned, or how much this the house would cost to build. It was to be an exercise in futurism. An exploration in what bleeding edge “building artists” thought the home of the future might look like. So, what did they come up with?

How about a house like a tree?

No? Not your style? Okay.

How about a house like a reptile?

Take the full walk down fantasy lane by clicking here.

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Fed To Fast Track Solar Power Plants on Public Lands

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Interior Sec. Salazar and Sen. Reid announce plans to fast-track commercial-scale solar power development on 24 tracts of Bureau of Land Management land located in six of the western states. Known as “Solar Energy Study Areas”, the tracts would be evaluated for their environmental and resource suitability for commercial-scale solar energy production.

Read the rest of the story here.

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Prefab Houses Bomb

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Remember the big push for prefabs? There have been several iterations of the “Structural Insulated Panel” idea. Then there was the house delivered prebuilt on several trucks. All you had to do was plop it down on your foundation, hook up the utilities and sewer, and you were done.

Great idea, right? Well… Not so much. Despite the entrance of famed architect Daniel Libeskind into the prebuilt fray, Build LLC is declaring the whole prefab fling dead.

Read the whole article and their 10 reasons why: here.

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