Tag: land use
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House in the Mountains Features Green Roofs and 2013 AIA Housing Award
High in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the roof planes of this guesthouse are both meadow and super-insulated envelope, blending structure into scenery to be nearly imperceivable from a road above the site while preserving the view from the main house. New York architectural firm GLUCK+ has designed the “House in the Mountains” for which…
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This Summer – Take Your Family Cargo Container Camping
Looking for a green way to spend your summer vacation this year? Less than a one-hour drive east of Seattle, Washington, you can find the Tolt MacDonald Park & Campground nestled in the Tolt River-John MacDonald Park, which is run by King County Natural Resources and Parks. The Tolt Campground unveiled its first new Camping…
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Vertical Garden Keeps Casa CorManca Cool and Comfortable
Casa CorManca is a sustainable home that was designed by Paul Cremoux Studio and is located in Mexico City, where sustainable construction has yet to make a significant impact on some of the world’s worst urban air pollution levels. Cremoux says that many of his clients do not yet realize the importance of a sustainable…
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Carbon-Neutral Queensland Beachfront Home is New Face of Tropical Off-Grid Architecture
Designed by Charles Wright Architects to satisfy a desire for a carbon-neutral home, the Stamp House is located on the edge of the beachfront rainforest in Far North Queensland (FNQ), Australia, a region that includes over seventy national parks and contributes up to AU$700 million annually in agricultural products that include sugar cane, bananas, mangoes,…
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The Sarah House Project Will Provide Shipping Container Shelter for Low-Income Families
Jeffrey White, a real estate agent who resides near Salt Lake City, Utah, is spearheading the Sarah House Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization that aims “to provide fast, green minded, safe, affordable homes for the underserved.” Built from converted, recycled shipping containers and named for a San Francisco artist who succumbed to cancer, the homes…