Creative Ways to Keep Your Home Cooler Without AC or Whole House Fan
So your home gets too hot and you are looking for ways of addressing the challenge. But how can you do it without installing another appliance and tapping for more…
Eccentric Architect Builds Ugliest Green House in Queens: “I Don’t Care What People Say”
What at first might look like a Sea Shepherd ship collision with a row house is actually an amazing feet of engineering and energy efficiency. Local architect Tom Faino was…
New Passive Solar Greenhouse Design Maximizes Solar Inputs and Reduces Energy Waste
What if you had your own grocery store attached to your house? And what if that grocery store saved you money on both produce and energy? Well, imagine no further;…
Almost Transparent Net Zero House in Santa Monica in Intimate Connection with the Outdoors
When you’re looking to build on a tight urban lot, the task is already daunting enough. But when you’re building that urban house in order to push the limits of…
Great Gulf Active House Tailored to Serve the Land First, Residents Later
When it comes to new-home construction, people are used to it being about, well, themselves. New homes are supposed to be built around people, right? How they like to live,…
Family Decides to “Walk the Walk” and Builds a Prefabricated Passive House in South Surrey
While making great leaps forward, the modern passive house concept has intersected with historical values in South Surrey. Wanting a house that met the standards for a passive house, the…
Passive House Owner Claims He is Being Ripped Off by His Own Co-op for Generateing Extra Power
In 2010, Gary Konkel built what may be the most energy-efficient, passive home in the Midwest. The 2,000 square foot, two-story home just outside of Hudson, Wisconsin touts thick insulation,…
The Jung Home is Michigan’s 1st Passivhaus Built on a Beautiful Rural Property
The Jung House in northern Oakland County, Michigan was recently the recipient of the 2014 Best Energy-Smart Home from Fine Homebuilding magazine. Located on a rural property this 2,000 square…
Architect Abandons all His Preconceptions and Builds an Earth-Bermed House from Local and Recycled Materials
Once upon a time, not so long ago, in an upstate New York, on a farm dedicated to energy efficiency, a world renown architect decided to built himself a home…
Tah.Mah.Lah: a True Mountain Lion in Portola Valley Constructed of Salvaged Materials Protecting the Land and Resources
The world of finance is associated with Wall Street, opulence, and excess, so it was a notable decision that finance big shots Linda Yates and Paul Holland would build a…