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Five biggest home building trends
The past year has brought on many eco-conscious home innovations, some of which you may consider adapting when purchasing or innovating your own living environment. Modular construction The ability …
| It's a tiny home, but promoters contend it is energy self-sufficient and environmentally green. Powered by solar panels and propane gas, the 400-square-foot home is designed to eliminate the need for an electric utility connection. It also offers … | |
 | If your number one objective is to preserve a building site, the answer for you is to select a pre-manufactured home. The disturbance to the site is limited to building the foundation; and, if you elect not to build a basement, that can be limited … |
 | The Lofthouse is the latest in the lineup of green modular structures at Blu Homes. The two-story home can be personalized into a traditional or contemporary aesthetic. "The Lofthouse is a beautiful, precision-built green home that fits the … |
 | Looking on eBay for a kitschy gnome statue, a cookie jar or, perchance, a 520-square-foot sustainable pre-fab home? Then you're in luck, because the Modern Living Showcase house from last month's Dwell on Design 2011 show in Los Angeles is up for … |
 | High-tech, green living meets the SoHo loft aesthetic in a new eco-friendly home design from Petrides Homes. After finishing the Evertson Hill project of classically styled green homes, owner George Petrides turned his attention to creating a green … |
| Solar Village Homes is expanding its line of off-grid and near off-grid energy-efficient homes that incorporate passive solar design and a variety of sustainable components and finishes. To build its line of Solar Village prefab homes in six New … | |
| One of the newest developments in green building for commercial construction is the volume certification program for LEED certification. LEED or Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design is a body of standards developed by the U.S. Green … | |
| Actor Brad Pitt's vision of green, energy-efficient homes arising in a New Orleans neighborhood devastated by Hurricane Katrina is taking shape. Make It Right, the foundation Pitt created to help New Orlean's Lower 9th Ward recover, has completed 50 … | |
| A new development of modular homes in the Reynoldstown neighborhood of Atlanta will showcase green homes that reflect the traditional character of the neighborhood. The Legacy Pointe development is a pilot program involving New World Homes and … | |
| F.M. Properties, a Middletown, Conn.-based modular home builder, is seeking its first gold star rating for the custom modular home it is assembling in Newport, R.I. The builder hopes to receive the rating from the National Association of Home … | |
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The basics of pre-fab and modular homes
Pre-fabricated homes have come a long way since the days of the double-wide. Now they’re available in all sizes and budgets, and are much more energy-efficient than their new-build counterparts.Type: White PaperSponsored by: ProudGreenHome.com -
The Greenest Square Foot Is The One You Don't Build
The weeHouse was inspired by sustainable building principles such as building small and efficiently. The weeHouse offers a 'big house' feel by incorporating floor-to-ceiling glass, open kitchen …Type: GuideSource: Alchemy Architects -
weeHouse Four Square
The weeHouse Four Square was inspired by sustainable building principles such as building small and efficiently. The weeHouse Four Square offers a 'big house' feel by incorporating floor-to-ceiling …Type: Fact SheetSource: Alchemy Architects -
weeHouse Tall
The weeHouse Tall was inspired by sustainable building principles such as building small and efficiently. The weeHouse Tall offers a 'big house' feel by incorporating floor-to-ceiling glass, open …Type: Fact SheetSource: Alchemy Architects -
weeHouse Pair
The weeHouse Pair was inspired by sustainable building principles such as building small and efficiently. The weeHouse Pair offers a 'big house' feel by incorporating floor-to-ceiling glass, open …Type: Fact SheetSource: Alchemy Architects
