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First NYC Shipping Container Home Receives Final Certificate of Occupancy

After more than two years in construction and red tape, the shipping container home that David Boyle and his wife, Michele Bertomen, who is an architecture professor at New York Institute of Technology, have been building received its final certificate of occupancy from the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) on February 28, 2013. [...]

Blu Home Builds Joshua Tree Vacation Home for Disney Family

Blu® Homes builds award-winning, architecturally designed prefab houses in a 250,000 square foot manufacturing facility near Vallejo, California using a proprietary steel framing and building technology that results in economical, low-maintenance houses that are strong, beautiful, and finished on-site. The Blu | Origin is their most versatile design, allowing for numerous floor plan possibilities. From [...]

Charles Finn Builds Tiny Microhomes Using Reclaimed Materials

Charles Finn is equal parts woodsmith and wordsmith, a quite inspiring combination. As a self-taught woodworker, author, and freelance writer, he is known for his work with the High Desert Journal and contribution to Lloyd Kahn’s “Tiny Homes, Simple Shelter” book. However, we are not here for his literary accomplishments – Finn is also known [...]

Chinese Government Requiring Buildings to Meet New Green Standards by 2015

China, the world’s largest carbon emitter and energy consumer, will soon be working toward a revolutionary green building overhaul. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will issue a green building code that requires existing buildings to meet mandatory new green building standards by 2013. The cost of meeting these new code requirements will only [...]

Edison-Inspired LED Lamp is Energy-Efficient Replacement for Incandescents

Lighting Science Group Corporation® has launched a new line of LED lamps that can serve as direct replacements for traditional general purpose lighting. The Definity Professional A19 LED lamps have been created with lightweight aluminum CoolPoly® thermal material that results in a lighter, more efficient, and less expensive option than incandescents. The Definity Professional A19 [...]

Habitat World: Seven Sustainable Habitat for Humanity Projects

Read the rest of Habitat World: Seven Sustainable Habitat for Humanity Projects Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", "energy star", 90-percent-efficient furnaces, creating healthy homes, empowerhouse, Energy Star-rated appliances, habitat for humanity, House of the Immediate Future, low-flow toilets, Miller Hull Partnership, passive house, Reclaimed Materials, Shala Carlson, Solar Decathlon, [...]

Whole Foods Announces Plans for 20,000 Sq. Ft. Rooftop Farm Atop New Gowanus Store

NYC foodies will soon be in for a real treat as Whole Foods has announced they’ll be operating a rooftop farm right atop their forthcoming Gowanus, Brooklyn store. The 20,000 sq. ft. greenhouse will produce fresh veggies and other greens to be delivered to the market below. Now that’s what we call locally-grown food! READ [...]

SP:01: Detroit Electric Unveils the World’s Fastest Pure-Electric Production Car

Detroit Electric‘s roots date back to the early 1900′s, but today many of us probably do not recognize the name. Well, that’s all about to change – as the company just unveiled plans to launch the world’s fastest pure-electric production sports car! The SP:01 is set to hit the market this fall, and three additional [...]

Andrew Maynard Unveils Gorgeous ‘HOUSE House’ Renovation in Melbourne

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