Author: LEED Blogger
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Architecture Student Transforms a School Bus Into a Mobile House
Hank Butitta converted a typical yellow school bus into a small mobile dwelling for his grad school Master Final Project. He bought the school bus on Craigslist for $3000, and invested another $6000 into its transformation into mobile home. All together, this is less than a downpayment on a home, and the school bus can…
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Hobbitat Spaces Are Now Taking Orders for Custom Built Homes
The unique tiny house builder Hobbitat Spaces from Maryland is now taking individual orders for their hand-built homes. The company is the brainchild of Bill Thomas, and the homes are hand crafted and built to withstand even the harshest Northeastern winters. Hobbitat Spaces recently completed 13 Hobbitat cabins for Blue Moon Rising, an ecotourism retreat…
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Potential Net-Metering Rollbacks Won’t Impact Solar Market in USA
Despite efforts from some U.S. states to re-evaluate their net-energy metering (NEM) policies, the impact of any potential changes on the U.S. photovoltaics (PV) industry is expected to be negligible in 2014, according to IHS Inc. “States including Arizona, Colorado […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Real Goods Solar, BlueWave Capital to Deploy Four Solar Projects in Massachusetts
RGS Energy, the commercial and utility division of Real Goods Solar, and BlueWave Capital, one of the leading developers of solar energy projects in Massachusetts, are to deploy four new solar farms in Massachusetts. RGS Energy will design, install, monitor and […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Architect Couple Build a Backyard Office From a Shipping Container
Karl Wanaselja and his business partner and wife Cate Leger from Berkley, California opted to build a home office using a retired shipping container. They chose to do so primarily because they live in an earthquake prone area, which makes shipping containers the perfect choice as building blocks. They purchased the 40 foot container, which…