You may have noticed in Saturday's Week in Review, but we're now rolling out a free, beta green building jobs service. We've added a link to the navigation above and already published a couple great looking job opportunities. The market can be tough on all of us — whether you're a company in need of remarkable employees or an employee in need of remarkable opportunities — make sure to use Greener Jobs.
There's been a lot of talk about various green building provisions in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (HR 2454 or "ACES"), but there's one specific section of ACES that deserves more attention. Section 204 needs to be included in the green building discussion, because this is where the Building Energy Performance Labeling Program is. With this program, as we predicted with our Seven Green Trends, the federal government could lay the foundation for true and legitimate building environmental impact labels. Let's talk about this unprecedented policy, with a little background discussion.
After nine bids on eBay, some lucky duck ended up with a reclaimed prefab for $75,100. The prefab was built by Reclaimed Space for Dwell on Design and the proceeds went to both Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles and Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity. Ecofabulous created the interior using a number of stylish, green products. According to the eBay listing, this 400 square foot home included the following:
Update 6/25/09: the eBay listing is live!
A little over six months ago, we took a quick look at the reclaimed prefabs being built by Austin-based Reclaimed Space. Then, last week we mentioned they’d have a prefab home on display at this weeks’ Dwell on Design. Now, after talking with the guys at Reclaimed Space this weekend, we have some additional news. Their new home for Dwell on Design is going to be auctioned off through eBay starting Tuesday, June 23, 2009. When the listing goes live, we’ll update this article, but here’s some more information behind the auction …
Dwell on Design keeps getting bigger and better every year, and the Dwell Outdoor exhibit promises to be just right for these (un)extravagant times. The modern design event will be held from Friday, June 26, through Sunday, June 28, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The entire program will be diverse and compelling, but I'm particularly intrigued by the lineup of four small structures planned for the 15,000 square feet of outdoor exhibit space. Check these out:
Project Profiles
