The Pasadena EcoHouse wants to be the first LEED Platinum home in the US to be made with Structural Concrete Insulated Panels ("SCIP"). The home was designed by Studio-RMA and will use SCIPs because they are strong, flexible, efficient, and non-toxic, if made with the right materials. Of note, the home’s construction will be produced for TV to showcase accelerated construction on a budget in an environmentally friendly manner.
LivingHomes, the expert developer of modern, sustainable prefab, strikes again with a new collaborative relationship with award-winning architecture firm KieranTimberlake Associates, designer of the incredible Loblolly House. The duo of KieranTimberlake and LivingHomes puts incredible background knowledge of prefabrication to use, which should enable LivingHomes to build faster, cheaper, and more green homes and townhouses. LivingHomes shoots for a minimum of LEED for Homes Silver on all projects and is guided by the Z6 philosophy: zero energy, water, indoor emissions, waste, carbon, and ignorance. Together with KieranTimberlake, LivingHomes has announced the development of the following:
I’ve been following the 100k House Project since the beginning and I’m completely sucked into the process. It’s a simple concept: low cost, modern, and green — something all houses should be. Today, they posted all new renderings with James Hardie Vertical Panel siding in various shades of gray. The new renderings present an entirely different look and feel that’s incredible. Chad, I’m giving you major props on this one. Interface Studio Architects is right on with that look. I just wish I could buy one of them!
It’s like a light went on in media outlets around the world — journalists and bloggers all over the place are reporting this not so surprising, but important news. Here’s the report that everyone’s talking about. I’m just waiting for some bombastic headline like: "Building Green Is a Quick Fix for Climate Change!!" It’s not all that exaggerated yet, but before diving into the merits and substance of the report, here are a few friends that have mentioned it:
This is purely random, but I had no idea a person named "Jetson Green" actually existed. That’s right. Sometime prior to July 1820, Jetson Green, a debtor, intermarried with Julian Bass, administratix. Their problems came before the Supreme Court of Alabama. I’d like to give you an idea of what was going on between Jetson and Julian, but seriously, try to give this opinion a read — language sure has changed in 200 years (and I practice law for a living!). Anyway, it seems that good ole’ Jetson Green did well by marrying the person to whom he was supposed to be paying a debt. At least for a short period of time, that is … I’m constantly amazed at what shows up on the internet.
