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Posted in Building Technology, Green Building Info. on Dec 12th, 2007
I just ran across an interesting monthly (so far) blog about green hacking. Never heard of it? Neither had I. Basically, green hacking is modifying ordinary household items into energy saving machines. This is at least a fun blog to read, and at best an exciting way to darken your shade […]
Posted in Green Building Info. on Dec 5th, 2007
My last couple of posts have been less about building houses and more about other things like energy. Sorry for that. I’ll try and keep my postings specific to your own house plans. However, I need to indulge myself one last time to tell you about a clip of the big picture. […]
Posted in Building Technology, Green Building Info. on Nov 29th, 2007
Nanosolar is coming out with their new product PowerSheet. This paper thin sheet is a solar panel in disguise. The panels are basically printed on a sheet of aluminum foil in a process that is much like printing a newspaper. The result is a product that can be rapidly produced at greatly […]
Posted in Building Technology, Green Building Info., home design. on Nov 16th, 2007
Straw Bale homes have been a hot topic lately. Their R-value is outstanding, and they are quite earth friendly given the rapidly renewable resources they use: namely straw and clay. I checked it out (google straw bale houses or house plans) and was pleased to find plenty of sites willing to share the […]
Posted in Green Building Info. on Nov 8th, 2007
The Dept. of Energy said recently that fireplaces “should not be considered heating devices.” I thought that was interesting. An article on green.msn.com said that they’re only about 10% efficient, and that they let all kinds of warm air escape your home.
My parents installed a wood burning stove last […]
Posted in Green Building Info. on Oct 29th, 2007
Recent projections have shown that half of our buildings will be rebuilt by 2030. That’s residential and commercial buildings combined. Can you imagine? In just over 20 years, our evironment will change dramatically! The green movement is getting excited about the studies, showing that in only 20 years we can vastly […]
Posted in Building Technology, Green Building Info. on Oct 12th, 2007
So many of us think that Interior Designers are simply decorators, Architects only build glass skyscrapers, and Engineers only care about complex bridges. This fallacy is known as oversimplification or generalization. As a student of Interior Design, I can tell you that this is not true. Our schooling deals with plenty of […]
Posted in Building Mistakes, Green Building Info. on Oct 9th, 2007
I was disappointed to read an article titled “Developers helped build a bust.” According to Mara Der Hovanesian of BusinessWeek, many developers began selling mortgages as well. They ended up misrepresenting clients’ income to sell their homes at higher prices. This has ended up in virtual ghost towns as foreclosures soon became […]
Posted in Green Building Info. on Apr 2nd, 2007
I think one of the biggest problems that inventors of “green” or environmentally more responsible products face is getting builders to use their products. I might be wrong, but it seems that this is often the case. Usually such products are not as easily obtained and often cost more than what is nationally available for […]
Posted in Green Building Info. on Mar 29th, 2007
So my little girls love to watch this show on ABC called “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Some of you may have heard about it. The idea behind the show is great, and it’s really neat to see people’s lives changed for the better. But i wonder sometimes if they go a little overboard with the […]
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