It’s time to garden. A new report out by shows that greening your roof can help the environment even more than we originally thought. For quite some time now, we’ve known that green roofs help to reduce heating and air conditioning costs, retain stormwater, and absorb carbon dioxide. Adding green to your roof though can [...]
Home Green Home: Affordable Green Living
Sustainable home living is coming to Western Massachusetts thanks to Rural Development Incorporated (RDI) and the Franklin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Wisdom Way Solar Village is nearing completion, the end product will be 20 low- to moderate-income duplexes. These Zero Net Energy Homes are being built near the center of Greenfield each feature solar [...]
Big Dig House
SINGLE speed DESIGN has turned the garbage from a big headache into an example of infrastructure reuse. The the construction of the Big Dig and the demolition of the old elevated highway through Boston, the state was left with a lot of material waste. Rather than pumping this back into the environment, SsD constructed an [...]
ADEX: Furturistic PreFab for Modular Off-Grid Living
Alberto Lara and Paula Noguron released the design of prefabricated modular homes for the future. These pod-style homes are easily assembled and disassembled by the occupant, provide off-the-grid living through energy production and waste treatment, and can relocated without consideration of the site. These homes may help to answer the desire of those who thrive [...]
GE: Smart Grid Yields Net-Zero Energy Home
$0 energy bill? That’s what General Electric is striving to provide homeowners – with the purchase of GE products of course. GE announced a new project to cut annual energy consumption to zero by 2015 for homeowners. The program includes on-site power generation via solar panels or wind turbines coupled with energy-efficient appliances and on-site [...]
Incorporating Sustainability In The Home
Going green doesn’t require a lot of money or government intervention. You can do your part right at home. Debbie Greene of DC Designs, Inc. has put together a couple of lists to help you get started. She’s broken up the list into everyday activities (some of which you may already be doing) as well [...]
