Tag: Green Building - Page 8
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Starbucks Builds Drive-Through From Modular Trailer Greenwrapped With Recycled Snowfence, Gets LEED Certification
Let's go through this again. A drive-through can't be green and it is an inappropriate use for LEED certification.
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From Mortgages and Overwork to Debt-Free Living and $700 Remodels
Tiny houses don't just cost less to build or heat. They cost less to remodel too. Here's how one family went from financial crisis to new found freedom.
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Your Tiny Dream Home
Two weeks ago in New York City, 33 development teams from around the world submitted plans for a competition called adAPT NYC. Does this mean that living with less in small spaces is becoming mainstream?
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4 Composting Outhouses That Provide a Room With a View
Pooping in a hole in the ground isn't everyone's cup of tea. But with views like these, relieving yourself the old fashioned way can feel positively luxurious.
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Mycotecture: Building with Mushrooms? This Inventor Says Yes
Lightweight, resistant to fire, water and mold, these mushroom-derived bricks are actually stronger than concrete.
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Broad Sustainable Building To Start World's Tallest Prefab in November
Wired Magazine covers the innovative and fast construction system
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Giant KamerMaker 3D Printer Can Print Entire Rooms
On-demand architecture machine can be set up anywhere, can help respond to disasters. But lets stop calling it green.
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Under Construction: Teeny Weird Japanese House of the Day, Questions About Design and More
A new feature where we round up the stories and tweets of the day worth looking at
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Thermographic Camera + Google Street View = Essess. But Does it Work?
A startup that determines your home's energy efficiency with a drive-by shooting is making the rounds again. But what can it tell you?
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Why Construction Is Expensive, Especially When It Is Small and Green
Seattle Builder explains that different things have different prices, and why renovations cost so much
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Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility is a High Tech Robotic Green Dinosaur
Why would you build the house of the future in a shell from the past?
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Stunning Sustainable Building is a ... Hydroelectric Plant?
hy do they work so hard in Europe to make the most banal buildings beautiful?
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Green Your Home For Winter: 7 Cheap and (Sort Of) Easy Tips That Give You A Big Bang For Your Buck
While the grasshoppers are lying around, the ants are getting busy, preparing for winter. Here are our best tips.
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Very Cool Bar in a Very Hot Climate Made out of Bamboo and Thatch
It looks more like a temple than a bar.
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Nice Shades: Computer Controlled Sunscreens Keep The Heat Off Abu Dhabi Office Building
High tech mashrabiya helps beat the heat
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Portland, Oregon's Latest Export: Public Toilets
They have developed a clever design of a public toilet that isn't very private
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What is "The Greenest Home in America?"
The answer is, as always, none of the above.
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Postgreen Homes Builds Gutsy Modern Townhouses in Philadelphia
Going for LEED Platinum in an affordable townhouse with clean modern design
