Jetson Green - Strategies

Seattle Ellis Residence Seeking Platinum

In Bainbridge Island, Washington, there's a slick modern home under construction that was designed by Coates Design for owners Ed and Joanne Ellis. Although Seattle has roughly 13 LEED Platinum homes as of today, the Ellis Residence has been designed to achieve LEED Platinum and could be the first single-family residence in the Western Puget Sound region to achieve such a lofty designation. As you can tell from these renderings, the home has a number of active, passive, and green elements in store:

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By Jetson Green|May 26th, 2009|LEED, Modern architecture|1 Comment

Hella Efficient Exterior Venetian Blinds

I noticed BuildingGreen added these exterior venetian blinds to the GreenSpec Directory recently. Hella exterior blinds are distributed in the U.S. through Savannah Trims and available in slat sizes of 2", 3.1", and 4". The blinds are aluminum, have lateral tension, and can be controlled manually or electrically. They're slick looking and come in a variety of heights, widths, and colors.

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By Jetson Green|May 25th, 2009|Energy Efficiency, Gadgets|17 Comments

Modern LEED Platinum Madison Street

Three of the six homes at Madison Street just received LEED Platinum certification, making them the first Platinum certified homes in Tennessee. Developed and designed by Christian Rushing and built by Collier Construction, this modern green project recently received the award of Green Development of the Year by the American Planning Association's Tennessee Chapter. Rushing says it doesn't cost more to build green, it just requires better decisions and smarter skills. Here are a few of the homes' green features:

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By Jetson Green|May 22nd, 2009|LEED, Modern architecture, Single Family|2 Comments

Animal House In St. Louis, LEED Platinum for Dogs and Cats

The Animal House Fund is a public private partnership whose mission is to replace St. Louis City's Animal Care and Control facility with one that is more adoption friendly, thereby reducing the number of strays that are put to sleep. As a public/private partnership, the funds to build the facility are privately raised, and the new facility will then be handed over to the City of St. Louis. The current building was built in 1941, and intended to stand a mere two years as a place to gather and put down animals that had been abandoned during World War II. The new building will set a new standard.

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By Jetson Green|May 20th, 2009|LEED|8 Comments

1960s Split Level Gets Green Makeover

Remodeling is big these days, and Boulder-based VaST Architecture has a knack for transforming rundown places into vibrant spaces (as they did with a co-work space called the Candy Shop). VaST recently helped Gregg Olsen convert his Boulder, Colorado, 1960s, split-level home into an efficient abode with modern interior design. The interior and exterior renovation was completed at a cost of $107 psf.

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By Jetson Green|May 15th, 2009|Renovation, Single Family|8 Comments

Livingreen Renovation of an Airstream

My grandfather had an old Airstream that he sold to my dad for $2,000. It was in bad shape after some neighborhood kids smashed in the windows, so it was sold to someone else for a pittance. Now, I wish we still had the Airstream because after seeing what Jim Gooley did to his, I have a hankering to do the same. Gooley partnered with Livingreen to trick out the Airstream’s interior with all sorts of green products. The renovated trailer was on display at Altbuild last weekend in Santa Monica, and here’s what they used:

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By Jetson Green|May 13th, 2009|Renovation|8 Comments

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