Reposted articles: "8 Of the World's Most Gorgeous Rural Cabins", smart homes, and "Three Tiny Homes With Big Appeal"
Fast Company staffer Carey Dunne spotlights a new book that showcases architects designing innovative variations on the age-old cabin structure. Here, eight unique rural getaways.
"One day our homes will be smart, but we have a long way to go. Here’s how we’ll get there."
by Stacey Higginbotham. The tech world is excited about the smart home, but for most consumers, the idea of paying more for a connected device that doesn’t offer much new functionality and opens them up to risks is a tough sell.
Andrea N. Browne writes about three tiny homes in Kiplinger Magazine. What these small houses lack in square footage they make up for in clever design and savings.
Reposted articles: "Crazy as it Sounds, Solar Could Be the World's Most Important Energy Source by 2050" and "SolarCity Launches Loan Program For Homeowners"
AcExperts believe that a solar boom is both feasible and necessary in order to reign in warming to safe levels.cording to Ben Schiller from Co.Exist, experts believe that a solar boom is both feasible and necessary in order to reign in warming to safe levels.
Ben Schiller from Co.Exist states that experts believe that a solar boom is both feasible and necessary in order to reign in warming to safe levels.
According from Mark Glover from The Sacramento Bee, SolarCity's’s new program will allow homeowners to own their solar panels, rather than lease them, as is the current practice.
SolarCity workers install solar panels on the roof of a house.
Reposted article: "Fagor America Expands Refrigerator Line For Small Spaces"
Nigel F. Maynard posts in Residential Building Products and Technology that Hackensack, New Jersey-based Fagor America has expanded its appliances line to include this 24-in.-wide Energy Star refrigerator that’s ideal for small homes and condos.
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Who doesn't love new appliances?
Reposted article: "Foam"
Some points on spray foam insulation by Amy Albert, Editor of Builder Magazine and Custom Home:
- Post-Construction performance measurement
- ICC calls for it
- Most building inspectors not performing it
- Foam values vs Batt values
- Wasted foam since it is measured by R value and gives no credit for air seal or actual performance
- Post Construction performance measurement would increase a homes efficiency, lessen the cost of using enhanced insulation,
Catskill Farms office building - before
Catskill Farms office building - after
