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- Solar-powered timber home in Chile embraces ocean views Thu, 16 Apr 20, 4:30amEarlier this year, Chilean architecture firm Cristobal Vial Arquitectos completed Casa Rural #01, a solar-powered holiday home oriented for views of the Pacific Ocean and optimal passive solar conditions...
- Garden-facing timber home uses highly efficient SIPs to minimize waste Thu, 1 Nov 18, 5:30amWhen asked by a long-time friend to build a garden-facing retirement home in Hobart, Australia, Brunswick-based architectural practice Archier created the Five Yards House, a timber-clad abode that takes its name from the...
- Sustainable Home Building, Now and Onward: An Interview With Past President of the AIA LA, Stuart Magruder Fri, 24 Jun 16, 2:26pmA growing number of architects are considering sustainability and the environment in their designs, and luckily for them, building materials are evolving in tandem...
- These prefabricated mnmMOD wall panels could revolutionize the way we build Mon, 14 Mar 16, 10:00pmMinarc, an architecture firm based out of Santa Monica, designed these flexible panels in 2007 as an environmentally responsible solution to low cost housing...
- Energy-efficient Casa SIP m3 house is made from stackable prefab modules Tue, 30 Dec 14, 10:00pmAlthough Casa SIP m3 was built from modules, the architects' careful combination and arrangement gave the home a visually dynamic appearance. They designed a variety of 3D modules for the floors, walls, and roof panels, and...
- Jungers Culinary Institute is a State-Of-The-Art Cooking School in Oregon Thu, 30 May 13, 1:46amThe Jungers Culinary Center for the Cascade Culinary Institute was opened for the Fall 2011 semester. Located on the southwest side of the Bend, Oregon COCC campus, the culinary school is aiming to be one of the best facilities...
- Modular Casa SIP is a Zero-Waste Home in Chile Tue, 1 May 12, 1:11amRead the rest of Modular Casa SIP is a Zero-Waste Home in Chile Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "structural insulated panels", "sustainable architecture", alejandro soffia, casa sip, Chile, eco...
- CEI Comments Submitted to EPA on the Agency’s Regional Haze Power Grab Sat, 17 Dec 11, 7:46amIn a recent blog, I explained how the Environmental Protection Agency is hybridizing disparate provisions of the Clean Air Act in order to engineer greater regulatory authority for itself...
- The Crib Prefab Inspired By Traditional American Corn Cribs Fri, 11 Jun 10, 11:31pmThe Crib prefab is another cool example of a small sustainable structure designed for a backyard residence, studio, or remote cabi. Inspired by the traditional American architecture of corn cribs, a common farm building...
- Zero Energy Casita in Texas Opens to the Public Today! Sat, 5 Jun 10, 12:03amGreen building is making big strides in Texas as evidenced by this cute little zero-energy home in Fort Worth, which opens for public tours today. The Zero Energy Casita, erected by the award winning green builder, Don Ferrier,...