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verde solutions | tiny houses by Mimi Zeiger

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With “McMansions” increasingly giving way to “tiny” houses, the desire to downsize and be more ecologically and economically prudent is a concept many are beginning to embrace. Focusing on dwelling spaces all under 1,000 square feet, TINY HOUSES.
Ranging from tree houses to floating houses, TINY HOUSES features an international collection of over thirty [...]

September 9th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Eco-Friendly Homes, Green Architectures, Green Homes, Green Technology | Leave a comment

A house made of Junk? Build a house from one man’s junk

From an article in the New York Times:
“AMONG the traditional brick and clapboard structures that line the streets of this sleepy East Texas town, 70 miles north of Houston, a few houses stand out: their roofs are made of license plates, and their windows of crystal platters.They are the creations of Dan Phillips, 64, who [...]

September 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Eco-Friendly Homes, Green Architectures, Green Homes, Green Technology | Leave a comment

Top Green buildings in California

The AIA (American Institue of Architects) has listed the top ten green built projects.  Three of the ten projects are building in California.

#2: Chartwell (k-12 school)

Photo credit: Michael David Rose

Located in Seaside, CA

Building type: K-12 education

21,200 sq. feet with a U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC

#3  Gish Family Apartments

Photo Credit: Bernard Andre

Location: San Jose, [...]

September 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Green Architectures | Leave a comment