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MHMag - Tuesday, June 2, 2009 15:40 - 0 Comments

Will Green Turn Gold?

In an attempt to build a case for yet another green rating system, the National Association of Home Builders under their relatively new “Green Building Program” has laid down a goal of increasing US house energy efficiency by at least 15 percent when compared to non-rated houses.

MHMag - Friday, April 24, 2009 15:35 - 0 Comments

Oh Canada

The recent International Builders Show in Las Vegas which houses the annual building products convention sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders featured their version of the “green” home of the future, a massive 8,721 square foot building they call The New American Home.

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Modern Houses - Jun 29, 2009 - 0 Comments

Hide n Seek

hiddenhousestoryHidden House by LA architecture and design firm Standard is a new modern residence that borrowed from the existing structure rather than razing and building from ground-up. As Jeffrey Allsbrook, Standard Principal and Co-Founder says, “Hidden House is the perfect example of how incorporating an existing structure can actually be the key to a successful new design.”

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Green - Jul 1, 2009 - 0 Comments

Bercy Chen Studio

bercychenBercy Chen Studio architects have completed their own take on recycling an existing house to make it more functional and true to its particular site location (Texas hill country).

As GLiving tells us, “the project began as a modest remodel, but turned into a full master-planning for the site… as well as re-organization of the garden.

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Prefab Houses - Jul 2, 2009 - 0 Comments

Marmol Radziner

marmolIn Hide n Seek we reported how architecture and design firm Standard with Dwell recently showed off their modern gem secluded high in the LA hills.

Now more is happening above the LA skyscrapers - this time Marmol Radziner has introduced their modern prefab house called Hollywood Hybrid, a 2,576 square foot sustainable house with a minimal carbon footprint.

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Lifestyle - Jul 2, 2009 - 0 Comments

Takes A Village

ukvillageThe UK’s Hanham Hall Development will be the largest eco-village yet if everything goes as planned. Rumored to be close to 200 zero carbon homes, the development will include its own onsite biomass CHP (combined heat/power) plant, shops for local farmers to sell goods, utilities that encourage bike usage, and a drainage system boasting reusable water.

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Interiors - Jun 6, 2009 - 0 Comments

Recycled Kitchen

invitrumstoryKitchen remodeling has long been said to be the most profitable upgrade a homeowner can perform to increase the resale value of their property.

This leads to hundreds of thousands of homeowners who throw out tons of materials from old kitchens for the new updated one. That in turn leads to an incredible amount of waste - until now.

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House Plans - Jul 2, 2009 - 0 Comments

Green House Plan

lakehouseOur latest featured green house plan is called Modern Lake House, and can be found at Free Green, the leading online provider of modern green house plans.

Get an exclusive look here at this Premium Member house plan, and then sign up to download this and other green house plans from Free Green.

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