How To Build A House, Construction Check Off List
2565422169_b230d1ab69.jpg Ok, here we are. We have a building lot that has been cleared and pilings are set for our new “ocean style” house on pilings in Holden Beach, NC but how did we get our construction to this point? As a builder, it’ ... House plans must be submitted to county for approval and permit. Costs are around $800 If you [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 00:40:14
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Spoor House Yesterday the EPA announced winners of the second annual green building competition known as the Lifecycle Building Challenge, or LBC2. The challege issued a proposal for designs and ideas that support cost-effective ... Reduction Design. TriPod is a prototype house demonstrating the "Plug and Play" concept and is designed [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 17:25:03
If You Build It Green, They Will Come…
Date: 2009-01-19 17:25:29
Cheap green homes
by Adam Stein The recent post on passive houses sparked an interesting discussion about the costs of ultra-efficient homes ... . The home is 50% more energy efficient that sic a code home, will provide a much healthier indoor air quality, will use less than half the water of a standard home, creates almost no waste in building [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 21:47:02
GM Puts the Volt's Engine Factory On Hold
General Motors is suspending work on the $370 million factory slated to build engines for the Chevrolet Volt, ... comes as GM frantically slashes costs in a desperate bid to survive while the White House dithers ... as we assess our cash situation," GM spokeswoman Sharon Basel told the Detroit Free Press. "I don't think [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 22:11:39
Stimulus Bill on Transit
As being circulated by House Dems. Modernize Roads, Bridges, Transit and Waterways: To build a 21st century economy, ... with investments that lead to long term energy cost savings; · $19 billion for clean water, flood control, and environmental restoration investments; · $10 billion for transit and rail to reduce [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 21:30:00
Noooo Edinburgh, Don't Lift Ban on Changing Windows in Historic Structures
Hill House, Scotland, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Can you imagine this in vinyl? John recently wrote that "Rising fuel costs and environmental concerns have forced councillors to consider lifting a ban on double glazed windows in Edinburgh's most historic buildings. Hundreds [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 20:40:12
North Dakota’s Budget Director Estimates Cost Of Transparency Site At $1 Million
That was the result of yesterday’s hearing on Rep. Blair Thoreson’s transparency bill: Monday morning, members of the House Appropriations Committee heard testimony Monday on House Bill 1377. The bill ... a little absurd. Like maybe a figure someone who didn’t really want to build such a database would toss [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 16:47:00
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