Tag: Energy Efficiency

  • Get this: Updating inefficient homes could save 8 percent of U.S. residential electricity usage

    During the first presidential debacle debate, Joe Biden threw out a promise to upgrade 4 million buildings and weatherize 2 million homes over 4 years, creating 1 million new jobs and re-energizing the economy. Smart home energy company Sense crunched some numbers on the potential impact of the plan, andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Micro Tiny Home is a Minimalist’s Dream

    Italian architect and engineer Leonardo Di Chiara recently designed and built a prototype of a micro tiny home, which is seriously small yet still wonderfully functional.  The so-called aVOID tiny house measures just 96 sq ft (9 sq) and is easily towable.  Given its diminutive size, it also presents some unique downsizing solutions. The home…

  • Tiny Home Design With a Hidden Bed

    The tiny home builder Cubist Engineering, which is based in Greenwich, New York has created a very interesting tiny home, which has no standard bedroom. Instead, the bed is stowed away under the ceiling in the living room and lowered with the press of a button when needed. The so-called Sturgis is a 21 ft…

  • Paris is Getting a Vertical Forest Tower

    Towers covered with greenery are not a new idea and the first ones are already getting built around the globe in an effort to fight the alarming pollution present in some cities. Now the Paris suburb of Villiers sur Marne is getting its own such tower. The so-called Forêt Blanche (which translates to White Forest)…

  • Light-filled Tiny House Made of Reclaimed Materials

    I prefer rustic style tiny homes over the more modern, minimalist ones, and the new creation by tiny house maker Wood & Heart, based in New Hampshire, is a prime example of everything done right. The tiny house is called Legacy and is made of mostly reclaimed materials, which only adds to its rustic charm.…