Tag: Energy Efficiency
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Cobblestone Homes and Dow Chemical Bring Energy Efficiency to Traditional Design with TEETH Project
A couple of years ago, Michigan’s Cobblestone Homes partnered with Dow Chemical Company to collaborate on the InVision Zero house, a home that is entirely sustainable for its energy use while being affordable and attainable for many Americans. The InVision Zero home showcased several Dow products including POWERHOUSE solar shingles, WaterFurnace geothermal heating and cooling system, walls that are…
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Kumar Renovation Overlooks San Francisco Bay Through Energy-Efficient Windows
The 1100 square foot Kumar Residence was in need of an addition and remodel to update the look and provide a fourth bedroom and space for living and entertaining. Now at 3,000 square feet, the 1950’s era ranch home that is located in a suburban cul de sac in the hills of Belmont, California is…
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Grand Junction Federal Courthouse May Become First Net-Zero Building on U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recently rededicated following almost two years in construction, the 95-year old Wayne S. Aspinall Federal Building and Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colorado has seen the last of its transformations by the U.S. General Services Administration. Building systems performance will be measured and verified against energy targets by project architect, Westlake Reed Leskosky (WRL), for one…
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Park Passive is First Certified Passive House in Seattle
Attendees of the 2013 Explore Design Home Tour, sponsored by American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle, will get up close and personal with Park Passive, one of seven homes on the Tour and the first home in Seattle to be designated as a Passive House in accordance with the requirements set by Passive House Academy…
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SOAK in a Pop-Up Spa Repurposed from Reclaimed Shipping Containers
San Francisco startup, SOAK, inspired by Amsterdam saunas and dubbed, “an urban bathhouse for healthy hedonists,” has turned shipping containers into a spa that can be transported to any urban location. Taking measures to “minimize its hedonistic impact,” the spa can operate entirely off the grid or return excess power to the grid. It bears…