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Posted in Green Building Info., Remodeling, construction methods, home design. on Mar 17th, 2008
An important aspect of sustainability is preserving the buildings we can and transforming them into renewed and efficient structures. The unfortunate reality is that remodeling can be a tiring and cumbersome process that leaves a bad taste in your mouth (that’s the mold). Thankfully, remodeling homes is now being recognized and aided. The USGBC and […]
Posted in Building Technology, Green Building Info., home design. on Jan 30th, 2008
CNET reported on a paint under development by researchers at Rice University and City College of New York. The trick is an ancient remedy that my unlce used to swear by (and probably still does). It’s silver. Nanoparticles of silver, to be exact. The trick is to insert these tiny particles […]
Posted in Building Technology, Green Building Info. on Jan 16th, 2008
Popsci.com gives out invention awards every year. I stumbled across their selections from May and found a great product made from a coal by-product, fly ash. Once part of the problem, retired civil engineer Henry Liu turns fly ash into an effective solution, and he’s planning on releasing it this year!
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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., 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 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 on May 8th, 2007
Well, it’s been a bit since i have posted here. I’m cursed with recurring kidney stones. We’re trying to figure out what is causing them, but when they start moving, it’s incredibly painful. Hence, I missed several days of work, and have been playing catch up.
I was just reading an interesting article this morning on […]
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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