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Tag: Solar

  • An Austin, Texas Bungalow Transformed Into a Sustainable Modern Dwelling

    Architect Joseph Bennett recently completed a remodeling project of a 1917 Austin, Texas bungalow measuring 2,500 square feet. The remodeling was done with the goal of achieving sustainability and energy efficiency. The renovated bungalow has received a LEED Silver and the Austin Energy Green Building 5 Star certifications. The house also has a HERS rating…

  • Homeowners in Elizabethtown Opt for Sustainable Seam Metal Roof Panels

    The Keith family from Elizabethtown, KY was disappointed with the short lifespan of classic asphalt shingles covering their roof. Only six years after the last replacement, they were once again forced to reroof. Looking for a longer lasting and more sustainable solution, they opted for seam metal panels made by Metal Sales. These metal panels…

  • Florida Contractor Builds the First Luxury Net Zero Energy Home

    Marc Rutenberg, the CEO of the Florida company Marc Rutenberg Homes, has recently successfully designed and built a luxury home that complies with and even surpasses all Energy Star standards and is LEED Platinum certified. The Castaway III, as the house is called, measures 4,552-square feet, which is about 3,100 square feet larger than the…

  • Net Zero ADAPT Home Reduces the Need for Climate Control in the Chihuahua Desert

    One of twenty teams that have been chosen to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 competition, Team Texas is comprised of eighty students from multiple disciplines at University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and El Paso Community College. Their submission is the $250,000 ADAPT home, a single family dwelling that takes…

  • Net Zero BARNagain Uses Reclaimed Barn Wood to Achieve LEED Platinum

    Dubbed BARNagain,  this LEED Platinum-certified home was designed by Rick Hauser of In.Site:Architecture to meet the client’s request for an energy-efficient house that utilized materials from a deteriorating barn for its structure and skin. The main structural elements of the home were built using timber frames, while reclaimed barn siding served as the exterior skin.…