Green Home Building
16 Plus Earth-Friendly Architects May 21st, 2008
Amazing Green Home Designers & Architects
There are green architects, builders, and home designers all over the globe. Some more extreme than others; but all listed have done at least some great green work, some more suited to personal taste than...more
Green Building - How Much Would You Guess Is Going On? May 9th, 2008
These Statistics on Conventional vs. Green Building May Surpise You
I realized we've never looked at any statistic here. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) offers the following statistics for buildings - keep in mind this is just in the U.S. Once you imagine how...more
Can You Use Wind Turbines to Power Your Home? May 5th, 2008
Is Residential Wind Power Possible in an Urban Environment?
We've recently been doing some research about on-site energy generation using wind as the source for a brownstone project in Harlem. What have we found? First of all, there is a LOT of interest in the...more
How to Build Your Home in a More Eco-Friendly Way May 1st, 2008
Our experience (so far) with Re-Green
Since its being launched in January, we've been referring to the ReGreen Program for Residential Remodeling for own internal questions about how to build in a more environmentally friendly way. We've also begun to reference...more
Building A Reclaimed House - Where To Find Used Materials April 19th, 2008
7 Places To Locate Used Goods for Building
Building a homes with a lot of reclaimed materials sounds cool - if you can find the goods. Luckily, locating material for reuse in home remodeling or home builidng is not that difficult. What's hard...more
Can You Harness Wind Power or Not? April 18th, 2008
Find Out if Wind Power Will Work on Your Land
In my series of posts last week related to choosing the perfect land for your green home, I mentioned wind power. Wind power is cool but not all plots of land will allow for decent...more
The Top 4 Ways to Save Energy in Your Home April 17th, 2008
Why Energy Use Matters More Than Materials
If you're building or renovating a home and want the biggest earth saving bang for your buck than concentrate on energy saving first and materials second. A lot of green building advice focuses on greener,...more
Green Home Site Selection - Part Three April 15th, 2008
Building Your Green Home - Choose the Perfect Plot of Land
Over the last two days we've looked at tips for choosing land when you build a green home from the ground up. Today, we'll finish up the list, and next week, we'll look at specifics...more
Passive Solar Home Building April 15th, 2008
Choose the Right Land for Your Passive Solar Home
During the second half of last week we looks at tips for buying the perfect land for your green home. This week, we'll look at a couple of the tips up close. Eventually we'll look...more
Re-Green Guidelines are available! March 16th, 2008
I just received this from the USGBC: We are excited to announce that Re-GREEN is finally here! The new best practices guidelines, created by the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Society for Interior Designers,...more
