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CFL’s vs. LED’s. Which way do you go with your lightbulbs???
Saturday, 13 Dec, 2008 – 18:41 | Comments
CFL’s vs. LED’s.  Which way do you go with your lightbulbs???

CFL’s are gradually losing favor to LED’s as the energy saving bulb of the future, even with companies like GE ramping up production of CFL’s. In the video above Hank Green of ecogeek.org does …

Where should your home be? Find out here.
Sunday, 7 Dec, 2008 – 7:57 | Comments
Where should your home be?  Find out here.

I stumbled across a pretty amazing tool yesterday! It is the Optimal Home Location finder which is a wonderful Real Estate Tool.  Beats Walk Score all to heck, IMHO and  it would work really …

When it comes to energy, first go for efficiency, then go for renewable.
Monday, 1 Dec, 2008 – 17:23 | Comments
When it comes to energy, first go for efficiency, then go for renewable.

I have always been of the opinion that the best thing you can do before you do anything else is ensure that your home is as energy efficient as possible before you go and install …

Peter De Maria on Shipping Container/ISBU Design.
Saturday, 25 Oct, 2008 – 11:24 | Comments
Peter De Maria on Shipping Container/ISBU Design.

This video has been floating around the web since posted on Gl Living in April, but I have not yet posted it. It is a very valuable resource for anyone looking to have their …

Would you live in a house that walks?
Wednesday, 22 Oct, 2008 – 9:09 | Comments
Would you live in a house that walks?

This is a great one. A house that walks. Looks a little odd, costs to much for it’s target market at $51,000, but it is cool! As for the price, they expect …

Brio54 - Modern green living. Amazing Prefab design.
Tuesday, 21 Oct, 2008 – 17:16 | Comments
Brio54 - Modern green living. Amazing Prefab design.

I came upon Brio54 a while back while reading a post on them over at GLiving.tv. I was absolutely amazed by the homes they are creating with their prefab hybrid home building solution. …

Insurance is getting greener everyday.
Thursday, 7 Aug, 2008 – 10:55 | Comments

It has been some time since I last posted on the availability of insurance for green homes and insurance that would allow you to rebuild green. Since that time there have been some great …

Win the plans to your Green Dream Home at FreeGreen.com
Thursday, 31 Jul, 2008 – 13:25 | Comments
Win the plans to your Green Dream Home at FreeGreen.com

We all have dreams of what our dream home would be like, many want it to be a green dream home. The problem is getting it designed and then built and finding the mony …

Most concise shipping container (ISBU) resource yet.
Wednesday, 30 Jul, 2008 – 6:33 | Comments
Most concise shipping container (ISBU) resource yet.

Shipping container ISBU homes are gaining in popularity every day. It is probably because it is a sturdy, viable, cheap mode of construction along with using an existing resource that is piled high in …

The debate rolls on with Ceramic Paint On Insulation.
Tuesday, 22 Jul, 2008 – 10:58 | Comments

This was a very interesting post over at Treehugger about the legitimacy of Ceramic Paint On Insulation. Basically the result was a resounding it might work, but who knows. You see, it is …