finnish floor plans

  As in from Finland. These are plans of several of the houses built for a manufacturer’s exhibition ... , these are all prefabricated to some extent. These are all great house designs, compact, efficient, a lesson ... they have absorbed the additional square footage of the sauna right into the house. (...) Read the rest [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 16:46:32

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finnish floor plans

As in from Finland. These are plans of several of the houses built for a manufacturer’s exhibition ... , these are all prefabricated to some extent. These are all great house designs, compact, efficient, a lesson ... they have absorbed the additional square footage of the sauna right into the house. (...) Read the rest [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 16:46:32

Is Home Design Going To Change Now?

Readers suggested a topic on post bubble housing. “Is home design going to change now? Cheaper homes built in factories and assembled at the site? ... sense - building to maximize natural light and prevailing air patterns, for example.” “The question is, will architects, developers and contractors utilize energy-efficient design? Will municipalities [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 14:53:35

Eco-Bling: Up Close and Personal

Assortment of Glass Tile Much of environmentally conscious, energy efficient design is invisible ... , California home. One of the first design elements that struck me when I entered the house was the color ... with a colorist, the Gottfrieds used 30 different hues throughout the house; some of them are slight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:20:50

RuralZED Zero Carbon Eco Homes

I've been intrigued by ZEDfactory ever since I first started seeing their homes and designs ... , RuralZED is more than a house, it's a system for developing zero carbon, zero energy, healthy homes ... , and if not, it will probably have a green roof. All of this is in addition to the efficient design [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 19:32:30

What a Zero-Energy Residence Looks Like

The Department of Energy at Cornell University prompts architects to design energy efficient homes via competition. In 2005, Zero Energy Design put together this zero-energy residence, called the Solar Decathlon House. According to Freshome, "The one bedroom, one bathroom home uses photovoltaic and thermal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:40:28

Solaleya Makes Weird Houses Feel Normal

Solaleya Dome Home Photo Solaleya makes highly efficient homes. They showed off their designs at West Coast Green last week. The thing is, they look a bit like landed UFOs. Not that dome houses are exactly new, but they also aren't the most common of house forms. Even so, I have to admit I totally wanted to live [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 16:51:22

Bright built barn

bbb.jpg Here's a house that announces its energy efficiency (or lack thereof) ... in the works. Even better is the design philosophy: The BrightBuilt project is unshakably committed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:57:20

Bigger Than A Breadbox And Much Cuter: weeHouses by Alchemy Architecture

weeHouses are super cute, efficiently designed, boxy, little shippable pre-fab homes by Alchemy Architecture. They make great vacation homes, second homes, work or office space, starter homes, even multiple housing developments. Run by Alchemy architects in St. Paul, Minn., weeHouse streamlines the entire process [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 13:52:00

#18179 - The BrightBuilt Barn, located in Rockwood,...

The BrightBuilt Barn, located in Rockwood, Maine, is one of the super energy-efficient prefab designs of the year. A highly covetable structure, this barn/studio is not only a net-zero house... it is also seeking LEED Platinum certification (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:23:07

Clean n' Save

Cleaning the house is really a tough job. So I guess me and my hubby have to make the best of a bad situation, ... and broom vacs, upright style, carpet cleaners and other designer series that are available ... in cleaning, but since it has a high-efficiency charging system that could save up energy up 70 [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 06:46:27

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