Author: LEED Blogger
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Empowerhome – The Sustainable Net-Zero Home of the Future
The Empowerhouse, a home that produces all of its own energy, has just been built in a Washington D.C. neighborhood. It was designed by students at the New School and Stevens Institute of Technology as part of a Solar Decathlon design competition, which partnered with the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development. This made…
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Assemble Your Tiny Home Faster Than IKEA Furniture with AbleNook
Imagine that you could assemble your home in a matter of hours, as easily as you put together a desk that you bought from IKEA. Imagine that it dissembled more easily than the IKEA desk so that you could take it anywhere, even the harshest of environments. More sturdy than a trailer, with a more…
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Altius Architecture’s Bala Park Island Cabin
This gorgeous Bala Park Island cabin designed by Altius Architecture is a 3-bedroom, 2,200 square foot seasonal home located near Lake Muskoka in Ontario, Canada. The home is separated into two sides, consisting of a public and open kitchen, dining and living areas, and a side with private bedrooms. The roof contains clerestory windows, offering…
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Sustainably Grown Timber Compliments Energy Efficiency of True North Log Homes
Built from from white pine heartwood timber that is sustainably grown in northern Ontario and Quebec (certified by the Forest Stewardship Council), this stunning log home comes to us from True North Log Homes. While reminiscent of the rustic, breezy log home of the distant past, these structures are tech-savvy and utilize computerized machinery and…
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MOSS Prefabricated Office Allows Employees to Work From Home
As a way to cut down on daily commutes and encourage more people to work from home, Victor Vetterlein has designed Micro Office Systems Space (MOSS), a prefabricated home office powered by clean energy. The offices are a 13-foot octogonal shape, designed to be either leased or purchased and installed in employees driveways, backyards, or…