Vanadium: The Next Big Thing for Solar Energy Storage
In some circumstances you really can have too much of a good thing, or so utility company representatives are saying. With the cost of energy continuing to rise, more homeowners…
Old Greenwich Home Project Reveals Surprising Benefits of Building with Styrofoam
While Styrofoam may be just about the last thing that comes to mind when it comes to eco-friendly materials, it turns out that it can be used to build a…
Kentor Residence in New Canaan – a Monument to Luxury With Minimum Environmental Impact
When Etta Kantor decided to build her dream home in New Canaan, CT, she didn’t care about LEED certifications, or any recognition for that matter. Guided by her caring nature,…
Unorthodox Urban Luxury or an Insane McMansion Built from 31 Shipping Containers
Talk about a place worthy of Guinness Book of Records and you might as well add a 6000 square foot house in Graceville, Australia that was built out thirty one…
The New Compressed-Earth-Blocks are Earthquake Resistant, Energy Efficient and Cheap, but Will they Pass the Longevity Test?
In our quest for a greater sustainable living we have looked to the future for the clean, green technologies to provide us with the requirements of an ever-expanding human population.…
An Innovative Lightweight Living Roof Design – Planter Box and Trellis Retrofit System
Green roofs are one of the hottest concepts in sustainable living today, but they are not without problems – one of the most serious being, if you try to add…
To Can or Not to Can? 5 Practical Reasons to Avoid Can Lighting Your Home
We’ve all seen them and love them – those cozy recessed lights that are so popular around our homes. They are all the rage with builders and modern architects. When…
Homes from Marijuana Plant – Exponentially More Efficient and Sustainable Than Lumber
Eco-conscious lifestyles are no longer the choice of just “hippies” and “tree-huggers.” More and more folks are changing their way of living in order to leave a smaller footprint and,…
The Ultimate Urban Recycling Project – Bay Bridge to be Reborn as a House
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, metal to… a new house? When the city announced plans to demolish the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, many mourned the…
Radiant House Opts for Bamboo as the Renewable Source of Material
A team of students from Santa Clara University designed the 980-square foot Radiant House which was entered in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2013 Solar Decathlon. While their entry did…