Popular Mechanics has put together their 2008 list of 16 sustainable home products and projects. They give very reliable reviews of some of the newest green products on the market which are helpful for people looking to make quick and easy changes for a more sustainable home environment.
16 Green Home Products and Projects
19 03 2008Comments : Leave a Comment »
Categories : architecture, green design, interior design, materials, products
The "Anti-FEMA" Trailer
11 03 2008
After the wake of Hurricane Katrina and Rita in 2005, victims of the storms relied on FEMA to provide shelter and food. Depending on where you were and who you were, help didn’t come right away. Julie Martin, who lost her 18th century home, did not want to wait around to see when FEMA would respond. She contacted Tumbleweed Tiny House Company and worked together to draw up plans for a version of their homes that would work in the Gulf Coast area and provide temporary shelter for her after the storms. The final price of this home turned out to be under $30,000, and as you can see, the temporary home is definitely worth the money and effort and proved that you didn’t have to fully rely on FEMA to begin rebuilding what was lost.
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Categories : architecture, buildings, green design, interior design
A "Positive" Step In Green Design
10 03 2008
Now that gas costs more than the car you’re putting it in, “green” design has become alot more popular nowadays. Lowering the cost of energy to support a building is key and hey, if it helps the environment, that’s not bad either huh? Masdar HQ in Abu Dhabi is one building that is planned to do just that but better. This building is expected to actually be the first positive energy building which means it will produce more energy than it consumes. The complex, designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, will be using sustainable materials, integrated wind turbines, outdoor air quality monitors and one of the world’s largest building-integrated solar energy arrays. It will also use 70 percent less water than mixed use buildings of the same size. What’s the cost for such a fancy shmancy world’s first building might you ask? Just a cool $300 million and all this can be yours!
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Categories : architecture, buildings, green design
