 | The last thirty years have seen an explosion in technological advancements. Luckily, the ability to access information almost instantly has also led to a greater awareness of our place on the planet and the importance of protecting and preserving … |
 | It takes no one by surprise that homes today are vastly larger than the ones originally built in America. The average home size has more than doubled since the 1950's, reaching its peak at 2,268 square feet in 2006. One of the greatest stimulants to … |
 | Solar Decathlon Team New York has successfully surpassed two milestones. The US DOE Solar Decathlon competition deadline and the Holcim Competition deadline were two of Team New York's completed goals. The Construction Documents, Cost Estimate, and … |
 | While the dwindling population of Siberian tigers certainly is a greater concern, the living room has been added to the list of endangered species in the American home.The predicted extinction of the living room comes out of a recent study by the … |
 | There are so many different ways to construct a green home: Straw bales, traditional stick construction with geo-thermal heating or romantic adobe brick. Sometimes it is a fight with local officials to build an unusual style of sustainable green … |
| For the past 11 years I have written a weekly column about small living spaces. Suddenly this is one of the hottest design topics concerning how Americans live. As we quickly bury the era of over consumption, many Americans are being pushed into … |
 | It began innocently enough: we wanted to downsize and reduce our carbon Footprint. We were also keenly aware that Peak Oil was not a theory but a reality. So it seems that we were destined to own a large timber track in Plymouth, N.H. The desire to … |
 | When setting out to design our homes, we face the interesting challenge of maximizing natural daylight as much as possible while controlling the heat and glare that is generated through that light. There is no arguing that natural daylight creates a … |
| In Austin, Texas, Minnie J. Chapa, a 75-year-old great-grandmother and proud renter of a nearly new, minimalist-style, three-bedroom home here, said old neighbors regularly ask her, "Do you live over there in the matchbox houses?" To describe SOL … | |
| Antonio and Christie Miller of Nashville can smile when they talk about their utility bills. So can Casey Greer, according to USA Today. That's because they're residents of new Habitat for Humanity homes that were built to meet top energy-efficiency … | |
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