Earlier this year, the World Record Academy awarded a home in Dillingham, Alaska with the record for the Tightest Residential Building . In a video that documents the blower door test , the home’s owners and residents, Dr. Tom Marsik and Kristin Donalson, who designed and built the ex...
Carbon-Neutral Queensland Beachfront Home is New Face of Tropical Off-Grid Architecture By LYNNE OCONNOR on May. 16, 2013 | Topics: Green Building | 0 Comments Designed by Charles Wright Architects to satisfy a desire for a carbon-neutral home, the Stamp House is located on the edge o...
Teaming up with the Waltham Forest Council, the Forest Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in East London has found a way to respond to the need for transitional housing by converting recycled shipping containers into sustainable single-person dwellings that can be delivered to a...
Daniel Schwaag and Allison Dring, of design firm, Elegant Embellishments , have developed a remarkable three-dimensional architectural tile that is capable of reducing air pollution in urban locations, is quick and easy to install, and provides visual appeal. In response to the priori...
Glass doors can contribute to achieving U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings. Use of glass can add LEED points for reductions in lighting power density. Using glass, especially if it is made of recycled and recyclable materials, in...
“Once we’ve demonstrated the performance of the technology, I want to work with private-sector vendors,” said Steve Zornetzer, the associate center director of NASA’s Ames Research Center, in a press release, referring to the base’s forward-osmosis water-filtration system that recycle...
Venice Yin Yang Solar-Powered House is 2013 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project Winner By LYNNE OCONNOR on May. 12, 2013 | Topics: Green Building | 0 Comments Located in Venice, California and designed by Brooks + Scarpa, the Yin Yang home provides private living spaces for a family that i...
A new, green, custom home that has been built in Webster Grove, Missouri, is the work of Active House USA, a team of designers, builders, and materials manufacturers who are pooling their experience in environmentally conscious and sustainable building practices to construct homes aro...
Shane is a building contractor and Carrie is an architectural designer. Together, they built their tiny home and have started a Clothesline Tiny Homes to build smaller houses and help others live a more efficient lifestyle in small spaces. A replica of their first tiny home is being s...
Sustainable features include Energy Star-rated windows, use of SFI-certified engineered lumber and low- and zero-VOC paint, a ground-source heat pump, Austin Water Conservation-certified toilets, abundant air sealing, and insulation that exceeds requirements of the Austin energy code....
Designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification, The Bridge Building shares services with other projects that are part of the Nashville Riverfront Master Plan , such as irrigation water that is captured in a rainwater cistern and green space that doubles as a permeable parking surface...
When French architect Stephane Malka decided to provide AME-LOT, a Parisian student residence with additional shade and ventilation, he took an interesting and very ecological approach. The entire street front of the building is covered in hinged shipping pallets hinged together that ...
http://www.davisframe.com DavisFrame Very cool concept! This would make a great studio or weekend getaway. We have small timber frame cabins that are small in size like this and many people come to us to help them build a small weekend getaway. It is great that some residential compan...
, Jan Fillinger, is a Certified Passive House Consultant and LEED AP who has over twenty years experience in sustainable design, including the use of sustainable and non-toxic materials, integration of energy-efficient building systems, and the design of site- and climate-responsive b...
The Sarah House Project began with White’s attempt to convert a 40-foot container into a house on his driveway. After encountering problems with city officials, he started working with Crossroads Urban Center , a local nonprofit that “assists and organizes Utahns with low incomes, tho...
Students who participated in last semester’s Renewable Energy and Ecological Design (REED) at Green Mountain College (GMC) have designed solar-powered garage that won them a $50,000 grant to build it from the E2 Energy to Educate program sponsored by the Exelon Company, Constellation....
Young members of the HASSELL design firm have partnered with the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival to bring the story of coffee production to the Red Stairs public amphitheater on the banks of the River Yarra in Queensbridge Square. The Australian festival, which runs from March 1 to 1...
Our friend, Rhonda Pike, over at Hive Modular was kind enough to share some pictures with us of a client’s custom-designed home in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada that is based on the X-Line 016 model. Not including the three-car garage, the three-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom prefabricated modul...
Located in a formerly desolate area of downtown St. Louis, the William A. Kerr Foundation building is a showcase for sustainable renovation strategies. It started out in the late 1800′s as a bathhouse (it sits above a natural mineral spring), and thereafter as a paint warehouse — over...
Lynne has recently joined the Jetson Green team as a writer of articles related to beautiful design, smart construction, resource conservation, energy efficiency, water savings, healthy air, green technology, and renewable energy. Her favorite topics are tiny homes, passive houses, pr...
Cascadia Green Building Council published their findings of a financial study of Living Buildings. The study — officially named The Living Building Financial Study: The Effects of Climate, Building Type and Incentives on Creating the Buildings of Tomorrow — is extensive and we're stil...
Young members of the HASSELL design firm have partnered with the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival to bring the story of coffee production to the Red Stairs public amphitheater on the banks of the River Yarra in Queensbridge Square. The Australian festival, which runs from March 1 to 1...
The folks at RESNET (Residential Energy Services Network) have put together a handy infographic (below) to summarize some of your options if you own a home. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes funding for tax credits, grants, and rebates such as the Residential...
This week in Jetson Green Energy News, we’re reporting on a new green skyscraper in San Francisco, Top 10 Green Cities, Top 10 Green Projects, Donald Trump’s controversial (banned) anti-wind advertisement, environmental clean up in Wisconsin, new environmental funding in Minnesota, a ...
The folks at RESNET (Residential Energy Services Network) have put together a handy infographic (below) to summarize some of your options if you own a home. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes funding for tax credits, grants, and rebates such as the Residential...
Abōd Shelters have electricity and lighting, in addition to the daylighting made available by the use of SUNTUF ® corrugated roofing panels, which have excellent impact strength, hold up to extreme temperatures, are non-corrosive and recyleable. Polygal ® Hurricane Panels are used to ...
Abōd Shelters have electricity and lighting, in addition to the daylighting made available by the use of SUNTUF ® corrugated roofing panels, which have excellent impact strength, hold up to extreme temperatures, are non-corrosive and recyleable. Polygal ® Hurricane Panels are used to ...
Yet another creative manifestation of the shipping container, the Sauna Box from Castor is entirely self-sufficient, getting its electric power from solar panels and heat from a wood-fired stove for sustainability. An insulated 96” cube of sculptural corten steel (it is not a true shi...
Every inch of land on the planet has climate factors that present challenges when it comes to building a safe home. H&P Architects hopes to alleviate the displacement of housing due to nature’s course, particularly the extensive loss of homes due to flooding in Southeast Asia. The Vie...
This living wall vertical garden at Hotel Ushüaia de Ibiza in Ibiza, Spain was designed by Urbanarbolismo who were assisted in the construction by Alicante forestal and Alijardín , and was the first greenwall garden system of its type. Ceramic terracotta containers are interconnected ...
