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Posted in Uncategorized on May 1st, 2008
Building Seattle Green, from seattlepi.com, brings us good news from Washington. Green homes are selling faster and for more money than other homes. Danielle Johnson reports “Environmentally certified homes sold for 4.8% more and stayed on the market for 24% less time than comparable homes sold last year.” This is good news […]
Posted in General, Uncategorized, home design. on Apr 18th, 2008
Every morning I look at the same hilltop near my basement apartment and imagine building up there. Something about the seclusion and privacy, the view, the abundant natural light, and living above the smog gives me a boost of energy as I’m headed for work. For now it’s a dream, and it probably […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 2nd, 2008
I’ve seen a lot of cool ideas when it comes to architecture. A lot of them come from renovating old structures. For example, turning old department stores and old churches into a house is pretty cool. It creates an interesting space the seems fresh and accommodating. However, I’ve never seen this […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2008
What can Microsoft, Intel, Dell, and others teach the solar industry? Many think the solar industry could learn a lot from the chip world. It all goes back to what is known as Moore’s Law, made famous by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore. Moore’s Law states that as technology improvements advance, the price […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 19th, 2007
Remember the post I put up a week or so ago about green hacking? Well my source is a Do-It-Yourselfer out of Vermont, Ben Hewitt, who is living off the grid. Since his energy needs came from a gas generator (much more expensive than electical bills) and his entire system must be maintained […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 3rd, 2007
The House of Representatives is debating over mile per gallon standards required of all new automobiles sold in the US. The target is an average of 35 mpg by 2020. That means that any company’s average mpg of their entire line of new vehicles (including trucks, suvs, and vans) will have to be […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 26th, 2007
Welcome to our blog about house plans and home building. I hope you’ll come back and visit often and share your ideas about home building with us. Having built many homes myself, and being invloved in the industry for years; I thought a blog about the subject might help others looking to build their own […]
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