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2XtM in Thrillhead Creations “Keep Winter White Tour”

April 14, 2011

Supporting a Sustainable Earth Keep Winter White Tour is an effort to promote innovative methods of reducing environmental impacts of traveling, building, and living within your own community and to create awareness of safety in the sport of backcountry skiing. The event will include a mini-fair of local businesses involved in green living from wind […]

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Simple life Manhattan: a 90-square-foot microstudio

April 13, 2011

By choosing a studio that measures just 12 feet by 7 feet, Felice Cohen can afford to live in Manhattan’s Upper West Side where apartments rent for an average of $3600 per month. She pays just over $700 for her 90-square-foot microstudio. After a bit of adjustment she now loves living smaller, simpler and cozier. […]

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Steele Residence 3D Construction

April 13, 2011

In order to coordinate all the work for my home, I modeled the entire home using Google Sketchup (Version 5 as this was several years ago) and animated the process. Other design models can be viewed here: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.aperturedesignaz.com Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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The Eco-Home ™ Network Honored by Los Angeles City Council

April 12, 2011

On April 17, 2009 the City of Los Angeles honored the Los Feliz-based Eco-Home Network for their work as a model and a showcase of sustainable, green, home design and remodeling. The network is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary this year. ecohome.org Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Insulation Strategy on a New High Performance Central Austin Home

April 11, 2011

In this video blog post I’m talking about the strategy we used to insulate this 2300 square foot new infill home in Central Austin Tx. -Matt Risinger Principle of Risinger Homes an Austin TX based High Performance Green Builder and Remodeler. Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Wyoming Earthship Build – April, 2010 [tire work]

April 10, 2011

Time lapse video showing the construction of an Earthship in Wyoming. This time period covers the first two weeks of the project, getting the tire walls up. Video by Talbot Walker @ commonpeeps.com. Radical Sustainable Buildings: www.earthship.com Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Modern hobbit house: a tiny cob home

April 8, 2011

Margaret Krome-Lukens shows us the cob home being built by interns at North Carolina’s Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute. Since iher new home is less than 150 square feet, she talks about the joy of giving up stuff to move in. Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Adam Weismann & Katy Bryce

April 7, 2011

Adam Weismann & Katy Bryce Adam Weismann & Katy Bryce run Cob in Cornwall, where they use natural materials for building beautiful buildings using cob and straw bale. They have followed their first book Building with Cob: A step-by-step guide with Using Natural Finishes, an in depth guide to selecting, mixing and applying lime and […]

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A house that produces its own water and energy

April 6, 2011

Sustainable House Sydney produces power, water and even reuses its own sewage, right in the middle of Australia’s biggest city. Original story here: faircompanies.com Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Around Seventy New Vertical Garden Images.wmv

April 6, 2011

Seventy new vertical garden images. Enjoyed this article?More information on Go Green Tips!

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Greenarama Home Show: applying Enviro-Dri weather resistant barrier.MP4

April 5, 2011

Greenarama Home Show 2011, the first home show of its kind, will take place in Cincinnati Ohio’s oldest neighborhood, Columbia Tusculum on Strafer Street June 17-19 and 24-26, 2011. Featuring custom townhouse-style green homes built by some of the area’s finest builders, each home will be eligible for a 15-year, $500000 tax abatement and will […]

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