If you liked our article on 34 Stunning LEED Platinum Projects, you'll probably like this one, too. As with the other, this is a retrospective on the past year. We've seen some awesome green homes and are constantly inspired: So much creativity, innovation, and style! That said, unless you're living in a cave, you'll probably note that most websites are looking back — it's a tradition this time of year. For intance, the Wall Street Journal showcased a list of what they call A Decade's Most Remarkable Homes. Michelle Kaufmann contributed thoughts to WSJ for their article and then decided to create her very own list of Top 10 Housing Designs from the Past Decade. We're keeping our list limited to built homes shown on this site in 2008:
Tulane Green Build – Splendid Combo of Green, Prefab
Lighthouse, UK's First Zero-Emission, Carbon Neutral Home
The 32nd Street Eco-Infill Home
Rapson Greenbelt, Modern Passive Solar Prefab
HGTV Green Home 2008, Handsome + LEED Gold
Whitehead-Elniski Residence, Green Adaptive Reuse!
Solar Harvest, a Positive Energy Home [NY Times]
iT House Off-Grid, High Desert Prefab
Holy Cross Project Show House Now a Reality [NOLA]
Wow! Industrial Container Home in New Zealand
Maison EvolutiV Exudes Green Prefab Simplicity
Gulf Islands House Blends Minimalism and Sustainability
Smart Home: Green + Wired Debuts at MSI
Canühome Shows Smart Sustainability
Innovative Abōd Takes Small Project Award
Vader Garage Rehab Will Take Your Breath Away!
A Stunning Flatpak House in Aspen, CO
HOM Draws a Crowd at Dwell on Design
Santa Barbara Green Prefab on Display
Flickr LVL Home With Subtle Flashes of Red
Zamore Homes Focuses on Stylish, Green Kit Homes
Modern Prefab Cabin Available For Rent on East Coast
Vermont Green Home Features Contemporary Style
5ive Home Secures Platinum Paper in Minnesota
Method Home Prefab Cabin Now Complete
Modern Green Seattle Home Opens Doors
Platinum Leapfrog House Springs Green
Yale Grad Student's Off-Grid Tiny House
Modern Alley House Goes Super Green
[Video] Margarido House and The View
Smartly Designed Cornell House
Photo Tour: Harbinger SG Blocks Shipping Container Home
LEED Platinum Home of the Future Reduces Energy Costs by 80%
Off-Grid Emergency Response Studio
Garcia Modern Green Home Takes Award
RINCON 5 Green Prefab Now at $179k+
LEED Platinum Home Breaks Records
Johnson Creek weeHouse Prefab Home
Truro Net-Zero Energy Beach House
BrightBuilt Barn on Track for Platinum
If you have an innovative, green home, whether already built, under construction, or on the boards, make sure to keep in touch. Always feel free to contact us or email at [email protected]
Now, that’s the kind of housing I am interested in. That’s it, I am ready to move in. Please love this money, and don’t feel obligated to sell me a house, just because I offer you Money. I think of it as an inheritance of us flighted friend sightseers. What an architect God can be. And soon.
Great collection of green homes, it’s a bit hard to spot the shipping container homes scattered throughout the posting. I think the Cornell house has some of the best lines of them all. It’s nice to see that smaller, modular, shipping container living is finally getting the attention that it deserves. I’ve got a number of ISBU container homes designs listed on my blog at http://www.bigboomblog.com. Keep up the good work Jetson Green!
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