Tag: Energy Efficiency
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Portland’s Caravan is First Tiny House Hotel in USA
Tiny houses have found homes as hotel rooms at Caravan Tiny House Hotel, which celebrated its grand opening in the Alberta Arts District, a neighborhood in northeast Portland, Oregon, on July 27, 2013. Owners Deb Delman and Kol Peterson say that one of the goals of Caravan is to showcase the tiny home lifestyle. Three…
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Phifer Displays Eco-Friendly Sun Control Fabrics At Greenbuild 2013
Phifer Incorporated, manufacturer of energy-saving sun control fabrics, will showcase its eco-friendly SheerWeave interior sun control lineup at Greenbuild 2013, the world’s premier green building expo.
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Eagle Ridge Does Much with Little and Wins 2013 AIA Housing Award
Winning the 2013 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Housing Award in the One and Two Family Custom Housing category, Eagle Ridge is located on Orcas Island off the coast of Washington state. It was designed by Gary Gladwish Architecture to satisfy the client’s desire for high levels of energy efficiencies while accommodating accessibility concerns. Sustainable…
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San Francisco Exploratorium Shoots for LEED Gold and the World’s Largest Net-Zero Museum
The historic Exploratorium, a science museum in San Francisco, California, has been working on its $300 million project to relocate from the Palace of Fine Arts to Piers 15 and 17 at the heart of the Bay Area’s waterfront Embarcadero. It is the first major development to be undertaken on the waterfront since the San…
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Understanding Evaporative Coolers
You may have heard people mention swamp coolers; there are different types of these units on the market. This article is focused on the basic concept of evaporative cooling. Evaporative coolers help to cool you for two reasons: One is that they ventilate your room. If heat accumulates in your room (which usually happens when…