Tag: residential
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Sustainable Home Made of Straw Bale
Architect Nicolas Koff recently designed and built a modern and very sustainable home near Hamilton, Ontario. K-House, as the home is called is eco-friendly from the ground up and built using prefabricated 15.75-inch (40-centimetre) thick straw-bale walls. According to the architect, building a green home is about more than just installing solar panels, and K-House…
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Quick Mount PV debuts Tile Replacement Mount
Quick Mount PV just introduced a new product for tile roof solar installations: the Tile Replacement Mount. Installing solar on tile roofs can be difficult and time-consuming. Quick Mount’s Tile Replacement Mount provides a fast and easy way to install solar on tile roofs while protecting against water intrusion. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Microinverter market to reach $550 million by 2020
According to the latest research study released by Technavio, the global solar microinverters market is projected to reach $550 million by 2020. This research report titled ‘Global Solar Microinverters Market 2016-2020’, provides an in-depth analysis of market growth in terms of revenue and emerging market trends. This market research report alsoRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Tiny but Perfect Home
Tiny homes can quite easily feel cramped and a lot like living in a box, which is why good design and layout are so very important. Installing large windows that let in plenty of natural light also makes all the difference. And all those things were blended into a perfect tiny home by architect Ann…
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Prefab Shipping Container Homes
The Canada-based firm Honomobo has recently unveiled a new line of prefab shipping container dwellings. They are offering living spaces that can serve as a tiny house, a garage suite, or an annex/accessory suite. The sizes of these homes vary, and they can be outfitted with a solar power array should the customer need it.…