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Hurricane Resistant Green Home Featured on Extreme Makeover
By: PR Newswire - Friday, July 18, 2008
Source: PR Newswire
Watch this video and learn about how Deltec Homes teamed up with Extreme Makeover to build a hurricane resistant green home in New Orleans that achieved LEED Platinum and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Gold level certification.
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Oakland, California Unveils Green Home Plan New
By: NBC11 - Thursday, July 17, 2008
Source: NBC11
Video Clip: (Bay Area, CA) Oakland unveils a green building plan for the city that aims to help homeowners and renters reduce energy costs and live in a cleaner environment.
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First LEED Platinum Home in Texas New
By: Heather Ferrier - Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Source: iGreenBuild.com
Project Name: Heather's Home
Project Location: 3900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Weatherford, Texas 76087
Project Date of ( projected ) completion: April 17, 2006
Square Footage: 2,038
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KKE’s Design for Santa Barbara Palms Wins Gold Award
By: Heather West - Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Source: KKE Architects
MINNEAPOLIS -- KKE Architects, Inc. won a Gold Award in the 2008 NAHB 50+ Housing Council for its design of Santa Barbara Palms, an affordable, energy-efficient, multi-housing property for seniors being built in the Las Vegas area. Held May 20th in New Orleans, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Best of 50+ Housing Awards are considered the premier design and marketing competition for the seniors housing industry.
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Green Building Hits Arkansas
By: Fox News - Thursday, June 5, 2008
Source: Fox News
Little Rock, AR -- FOX16 Top Stories of the day - The hot bed of Arkansas' green construction movement is right here is central Arkansas. North Little Rock is where you will find the first homes in the state certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Green Home Building Video | Remodeling A 9,000 Square Foot Home
By: WCBS New York - Thursday, June 5, 2008
Source: WCBS New York
Eco-Realty has arrived on the east end of Long Island, New York! In this video you'll learn about a builder who is refurbishing a 9,000-square foot home with just about every "green" upgrade possible and the property's realtor hopes to sell the home for upwards of $15 million. Regardless of what your green home budget is, this clip will give you and your architect some great design and product ideas.
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First Optimum Performance Green Home
By: Gary Reber - Saturday, May 24, 2008
Source: Gary Reber Designer
The article will document the design and construction of the first Optimum Performance Home. The project has been selected by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for inclusion in the national Leadership In Energy & Environmental Design (LEED®) for Homes pilot program, their new green build certification initiative, and the goal is Platinum certification.
The home is being built at The Sea Ranch, located in Sonoma County, along the Northern California coastline of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 110 miles north of San Francisco.
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Rebuilding A Green Community
By: CBS News - Thursday, May 1, 2008
Source: CBS News
After a tornado devastated Greensburg, Kansas, residents and contractors came together to rebuild using green technology. Watch this video and learn about several green components of the community and one of its greenest homes. Maggie Rodriguez reports.
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A “Wright” Answer to a 21st Century Sustainable House
By: The “World House” Initiative - Thursday, January 31, 2008
Source: The “World House” Initiative Profiting from Combat
In the mid 30’s, America’s preeminent architect, Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW), introduced his “Usonian” concept of “simplicity” to arrive at an affordable house that harmonized with Nature. Today, this concept is imbedded in the world’s first commercially viable sustainable house for as low as $150,000 ($120 sf/$1230 sm). This development responds to multiple environmental and societal issues on a universal scale.
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