Natural and Energy Efficient House Design on Bainbridge Island

This house on Bainbridge Island is an unique work is designed by home owner who’s an educator by profession. Its site is private, wooded area that is perfect for those who want to live peacefully and quietly. The main concept is to make daily living and entertaining as natural and efficient as possible. The home is full of creative little design...Continue Reading...

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House Renovation Which Achieved The Highest LEED Rating in the Area

LEED for Homes is a green home certification system for assuring homes are designed and built to be energy- and resource-efficient and healthy for occupants. This house renovation is done Georgia and it achieved the first LEED Platinum certification in the area. It serves as a model of greener living for the entire community and heavily focuses on reducing...Continue Reading...

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Beach House That Consumes Less Energy Than It Provides

Cannon Beach Residence is designed by Nathan Good Architect with sustainability in mind. It is located on the Oregon beach and provides more energy that it consumes. That is possible because of 5kWh rooftop photovoltaic system and 12-inch-thick concrete walls. There are also solar-thermal tubes that provide hot water and a ground-source heat pump that warms...Continue Reading...

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Energy-Efficient Holiday House – Casa Tropical by Camarim Architects

Camarim Architects is a Portuguese company which designed this holiday beach house in Mundaú, Northeast Brazil. It is designed to make owners be closer to nature but protect them from hot and rainfall seasons. 50% of the total house’s area is a open wood-skinned gallery which surrounds all three floors of the house. There are 3 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms...Continue Reading...

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Modern Solar Powered Beach House

Solar power is a possible future for power in our homes. Year after year green ideas become stronger and solar power become stronger with them. Too bad that to power a house with solar energy it should be situated in right part of the planet. Zero Energy Design is one of not many studios that add complex solar solutions in their house designs. Beach house...Continue Reading...

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