Tag: Green Building - Page 5
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The Week In Design, From Oscar Wilde to Derek Zoolander
With a cute cabin in the woods and the London Underground in between.
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Study Finds Phthalates, Key Additive in Vinyl, Are Contaminating Ants
The suspected endocrine disruptor is everywhere, even in insects
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Disaster-Resistant Earthbag Homes for Post-earthquake Haiti
How one crowdfunded organization is using earth building techniques to build impressive and durable structures for Haiti.
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Green Building Megatrends for 2013 From Jerry Yudelson
He has been called the "Godfather of Green Building". Has he made predictions that we can't refuse?
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Is Hines La Jolla Project America's Largest Net-Zero Energy Office Building? Yes, And That's A Problem.
By these standards, my drafty old house is Net-Zero Energy. There's something wrong here.
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Experimental Recycled Paper Bale Structure Serves Up Some Surprises
Recycled paper makes an unexpected appearance as the main building material in this temporary project in Essen, Germany.
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What Makes a Building Green? You Sure Can't Tell From Its Energy Star Rating
The LEED Bashers are out in force as a study of New York office buildings yields surprising results
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More Lessons from Grandma on Green Building and House Design
I'm sorry, but we still have a lot to learn from Grandma and her architect.
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Why Plastic Foam Insulation Is Like a Twinkie: Lessons Green Builders Can Learn From Michael Pollan
People don't want this crap in their homes anymore, just like they don't want it in their mouths. It's the Pollanization of Green Building.
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Does Foam Insulation Belong in Green Buildings? 13 Reasons It Probably Doesn't
Architect Ken Levenson starts a series that is positively damning.
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Gingerbread: The Greenest Building Material
The key to a healthy home is to build it of materials so benign you can eat them.
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Unity Homes Builds First Prefab
Tedd Benson puts it all together with the first of his new line of more affordable green prefabs
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From Hobbiton to Tatooine: Earth Sheltered Homes Make Sense All Over The Universe
From cold and damp to dark and dry planets, they are a clever way to keep warm or cool as required.
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Applebee's Builds Green LEED Gold Certified Restaurant in Manhattan, Complete With Living Wall
Don't know about the food, but the setting is pretty dramatic.
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Modern Prefab Goes Seriously Vertical
Dutch architect Hans van Heeswijk designs big prefab with a small footprint
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Method Homes Introduces New Paradigm Prefab Prototype at GreenBuild
It's going for every label from LEED to Living Building Challenge
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Hobbit Houses We Have Known: A Tour of Underground and Earth Sheltered Houses
They are not just in The Shire anymore
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Dinner Parties, Guest Bedrooms, and Multiple Offices in a 420 Square Foot Apartment
LifeEdited is not about living with as little as possible. It's about living large, but doing it affordably and smartly.
