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Tulane GREENbuild: Splendid Combo of Green, Prefab

Tulane Green Build Rendering

The Tulane School of Architecture Green Build program set about to research, develop, and construct an inventive and experimental prototypical house. A green house. Made in a factory. Specifically for post-Katrina New Orleans. Students first researched everything from construction processes to materials selection parameters. Above all, access to materials, affordability, and sustainability ruled the day. In the end, Tulane Green Build came up with a design for a 1,200 sf home with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

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By Jetson Green|January 23rd, 2008|Modern architecture, Prefab, Single Family|0 Comments

GreenMobile® Ultra-Affordable, Modular Green Homes

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We featured GreenMobile® last year when we blogged about the Lifecycle Building Challenge winners. GreenMobile® was a winner in the Professional Unbuilt category. Now, mounting success upon success, Michael Berk, creator of the concept, has a prototype in the works to be unveiled in March 2008. Can’t wait to see that! GreenMobile® was awarded $5.8 M from FEMA to further develop the prototype and roughly 80 units are in the pipeline right after that prototype comes through.

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By Jetson Green|January 18th, 2008|Affordable, Modern architecture, Single Family|13 Comments

World's First LEED Platinum Home Remodel

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Live Green, Live Smart just received Platinum certification on one of their green home projects, The Sustainable House. The Sustainable House is a remodeled, 1948 rambler that’s been converted to one of the greenest homes in the United States. And they were kind enough to document all the details with a construction diary of the process and before/after photos, too (view below).

The Sustainable House has a slew of green features that will one day be common in every abode: energy-efficient appliances, CFLs, natural Quartz countertops, Aquia dual-flush toilets, fly ash cement where used, four 130 feet closed-loop wells for geothermal energy, greywater system, super insulation, passive solar, photovoltaic panels, solar hot water system, Solatubes, and triple-glazed argon windows, to name a few.

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By Jetson Green|January 16th, 2008|Energy Efficiency, LEED, Single Family|0 Comments

Useful + Agreeable House, a modern mini hi-rise

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I’d probably prefer cleaner lines and a few more windows in a home like this, but I like it as an example of what Mr. Tom Friedman calls, "building up not out." The home is called the useful + agreeable house. Moco Loco called it a mini hi-rise, which is kind of catchy. I kind of like sound of midget mid-rise, but I’m not really sure if that word is off limits. Designed by Neil M. Denari Architects, the u+a house should fit in a variety of locations, including weird and/or small lots that allow some height.

I really like the roof lookout, too (pictured below). Every home deserves some chill space in the top spot, don’t you think?! Any thoughts?

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By Jetson Green|January 10th, 2008|Land Use, Modern architecture, Single Family|0 Comments

Aegean, the First Logical Homes Prefab

Aegean Logical Homes

4/4/2009 Update: Logical Homes has officially launched!

Tonight, Dwell posted image of AEGEAN, a modern prefab made of shipping containers. If my information is correct, Aegean is the first prefab from Peter DeMaria for Logical Homes. The Logical Homes website is still in pre-launch with just a simple landing page. Aegean was built inside the CES convention center for Olevia, a company that makes energy-efficient TVs. Via Dwell.

++Logical Homes – Next Generation Prefab [JG]

By Jetson Green|January 9th, 2008|Container Design, Energy Efficiency, Modern architecture, Prefab, Single Family|0 Comments

smart home: green + wired, an mkSolaire exhibit

Tonight, Michelle Kaufmann announced that her firm will participate in the "smart home: green + wired, Powered by ComEd and Warmed by Peoples Gas" exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry ("MSI") opening May 8, 2008. MKD will exhibit a modern, green prefab on parkland just southeast of MSI. The project has been in the works for a few months, and over the last week, they’ve broken ground and laid the foundation. As rendered above, the full-sized mkSolaire will demonstrate the mk 5 EcoPrinciples: smart design, eco materials, energy efficiency, water conservation, and healthy living.

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By Jetson Green|January 8th, 2008|Modern architecture, News, Prefab, Single Family|0 Comments

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