Green Homes- Page 9 of 11
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Deep Energy Makeover: One Step At A Time
When my wife Chris and I bought this nearly 100-year-old home in 2000, we knew we had our work cut out for us: virtually no insulation; original single-pane windows; a…
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Green Remodel of a Midcentury Kitchen
After 10 years of working around the shortcomings of this 1950s kitchen, the owners felt it was time to change the room to meet their needs.
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Oregon Solar Cottage Shares a Ground-Source Heat Pump with Its Neighbors
This small house on reclaimed institutional grounds in Salem, Oregon, is just the first of many to come in a project that puts equal importance on energy efficiency, environmental conservation,…
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An Old House Gets a Superinsulation Retrofit
What started out as a relatively straightforward re-siding project on this 80-year-old duplex in Arlington, Mass., ultimately evolved into part of an ambitious superinsulation pilot program for the Massachusetts Department…
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Sustainable Spec House in Coastal Maine Grabs LEED’s Highest Rating
The LEED for Homes pilot program was just getting started when Wright-Ryan Construction decided to build a spec house as a sort of green-building immersion course for its staff.
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Energy Comes from the Sun, Wind, and Earth in This Vermont LEED Platinum Home
#Multiple renewable-energy sources help a Vermont home built with more or less conventional methods reach net-zero-energy use To build a house with no carbon emissions and zero-net-energy use, the owners…
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Seasoned Connecticut Builders’ First Green Home Earns LEED Platinum
#Making Sustainable Construction Their Highest Priority Is a Rewarding Experience for Two Brothers At first glance, it could easily be mistaken for a well-appointed renovation of an early Connecticut farmhouse,…
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LEED-Gold Guest House in the Shenandoah Valley Does a Lot with a Little Space
#Creatively used materials, details, and spaces make this yoga studio and guest house more than equal to the sum of its parts This thin slip of a building, which sleeps…
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The First U.S. Passive House Shows That Energy Efficiency Can Be Affordable
#Relatively Small Investments Can Add up to Big Gains with the Right Design Strategies With R-60 insulation and a south-facing wall punctuated by triple-glazed windows, this Passivhaus home stays comfortable…
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A Coastal California Kit Home Gets a Sustainable Renovation and Addition
A small addition and an extensive renovation helped this Bay Area 1940s kit home truly take advantage of its prime location. The south side of the home faces a beautiful…
