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Posted in Building Technology, Home Design on Feb 17th, 2011
When one gets older it is almost inevitable that they will end up needing a wheelchair at some point or another. Once in a wheelchair, they realize how hard it is to get around the house with a couple extra inches of chair on both sides. It is times like these that you wish you [...]
Posted in Building Technology, Construction Methods on Feb 15th, 2011
Today, we continue our looking at the different categories of house plans that attract a certain groups of people. When you look for a house plan online there are hundreds of styles to choose from and it can get hard trying to decide what you want. You may be thinking, “all I want is a [...]
Posted in Building Technology on Jan 21st, 2011
Today I found a really cool retaining barrier that is made in Utah. Muscle Wall is a retaining wall that is made up of 6 ft x 4 ft barriers that can do just about anything when it comes to containing large quantities of water, gas, oil or other substances. I was amazed at how [...]
Posted in Building Technology on Dec 19th, 2008
Hold on to your seats, because I’ve got some pretty amazing news about green building technology. It all started out earlier this afternoon when I was browsing around on BuildingGreen.com. They have a well-organized site offering lots of information about anything from green building products to new water-saving techniques. Before long, I found a news article with [...]
Posted in Building Technology, Green Building Info., Remodeling on Dec 16th, 2008
I’m sorry that it has taken me so long to write a new post, but I hope that you’ll forgive me. For those of you who remember taking final exams at the end of the semester at college, you’ll understand when I say that I just didn’t have time. That being said, I did find something interesting [...]
Posted in Building Technology, Construction Methods on Oct 1st, 2008
Green architecture has so many benefits but never seems to catch on that well. For years, people have known that we can build with materials that not only stop environmental damage but enhance life. It may seem as only a few independent people are what’s driving green building from being extinct. I was very pleased [...]
Posted in Building Technology, Construction Methods on Sep 8th, 2008
The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry completed construction on what is being called “Chicago’s greenest home.” The modular home with 2500 square feet mixes both elements of the world gone by and future space-age technology. Smart Home has furniture made of everything from crates and barrels to a dining room table fashioned out of [...]
Posted in Building Technology, Construction Methods, Green Building Info., Home Design on May 14th, 2008
I wrote about using old shipping containers to build houses with a few weeks ago. Well here is a great example of a proposed project in Detroit. Designed by architect Steven Flum, in partnership with developer Leslie Horn, the project is waiting city approval. Once received, the condos will end up near Wayne State University. [...]
Posted in Building Technology, Green Building Info., Home Design on Apr 24th, 2008
We’ve featured Michelle Kauffman before. Her work is pleasing to me, so I thought I’d share some vidoes. These are inside looks into some of her homes, the Glidehouse and the Sunset Breezehouse. Enjoy… MKD video 1 MKD video 2 MKD video 3 thanks michelle and preston
Posted in Building Technology, Green Building Info. on Apr 11th, 2008
Agilewaves Inc, a California based IT company, has created the Resource Monitor (shown above) which displays a building’s performance. Their first client, Nueva School in Hillsborough, CA built green, incorporating such things as solar-electric panels and a living roof. When they wanted to measure the performance, they went to Agilewaves. Keeping track of performance has [...]
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