Articles in sustainable building
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 …
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 …
While searching the internet today I came upon a comment on a blog post over at weburbanist.com. In the comment a gentleman had mentioned that he had started a new website that gives the nuts …
I have had the wonderful opportunity to work with one of the founders of Blu Homes as they scouted locations and scoured the country finding the city with right fit for their innovative, new, prefab …
According to this article in the Denver Business Journal work on what is considered the nations largest Zero Energy Development will begin this fall, 6 months later than planned.
The development called Geos Neighborhood bills …
Last Friday I had the great pleasure of meeting with Roi Maufas and Alyssa Kay of Gorilla Design to discuss their new shipping container project just South of Liberty Park here in Salt Lake City. …
I first learned about this hotel from a post over at Inhabitat.
I find
the idea of it very interesting if only because I used to wander under
bridges as a child and run through the drain …
This is an amazing idea that takes a resource that is available in the billions and wasted in the billions and finds a wonderful opportunity for re-use and to assist folks in extreme times of …
This is pretty interesting. Strohaus in Switzerland has taken strawboard panels and made a beautiful pre-fab modern home out of it. It really is another great use for waste straw and an alternative to …
First, let me say that I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and I wish everyone a very succesful 2008! My last post of 2007 was on December 19th and I took some …

