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Sustainable Urban Design for Green Living and Learning

Eco sustainable homes and sustainable urban architectural design are at the forefront of the Batimat show in Paris. The aptly named Be-Green Houses prove it really is easy being Green, and it can be done in total comfort and style. This pair of contemporary house plans incorporates all the essentials into a colorful, bright design. Some spaces, such as the laundry and terrace, are designed as shared spaces, while others are conventional by all accounts – apart from their amazing eco-friendly appeal. These eco house designs incorporate passive solar technologies, and use natural and recycled materials such as the hardwood flooring with VOC-free finishes. Photovoltaic roof panels and a thermal hot water system allow these sustainable houses to function off the grid, while the green roof and a living wall do their part keep the environment while adding an organic ambience to the urban houses. And because learning is the key to enlightenment and, in the long run, change, this home features a monitoring system that tells residents exactly how much energy they’re using and when, allowing them to adjust their consumption. For more information, click here.
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5 Nov 2009 | Sustainable Homes | Comments (0)

California Luxury House - Cool Eco Sustainable Design for Sale

This stunning luxury house for sale in California will make one lucky buyer very happy. Designed by architect Thomas Robertson of Ripple Design, this Los Angeles, CA, house includes many layers of living space: indoor and outdoor living rooms, and even a rooftop deck that’ll wow with its amazing views and thoughtful design. Measuring over 2,800 sq. ft. on a 6,316-sq.-ft. lot, this courtyard home plan welcomes you with its colorful entrance to a vibrant, modern design. Custom tiles and contemporary features meet natural elements like wood and natural views through expansive windows. But, there’s more to this three-bedroom three-and-half-bathroom house than meets the eye. Featuring a number of Green technologies, you can add “eco sustainable home” to your list of must-haves. Equipped with solar panels, photovoltaic cells, high-R insulation, low-E windows, and lots of natural light, this California eco design has it all. This luxury house design is listed for sale through Jan Horn.
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2 Nov 2009 | Sustainable Homes | Comments (0)

Sustainable Architecture Firm finds inspiration in ... sustainability

Sustainable architecture is the future of home design. This California house designed by a sustainable architecture firm, John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, encapsulates cool, contemporary living in its modern design with attention equally doles out to aesthetics and environmental sustainability. In fact, according to the firm, this eco friendly home “suggests that attentiveness to sustainability can inspire and elicit beauty where it might not be otherwise.” This 3,900-sq.-ft. Santa Monica-area eco house design boasts a simple, modern white facade punctuated by plenty of windows covered by natural-finish wood windows shades, outdoor terraces, and a serene garden and koi pond overlooked by the glass-enclosed main floor. Because the architects were so keen on green, this sustainable house incorporates recycled and sustainably harvested materials, and both passive and active eco technologies. The home’s idyllic site is much more than a pretty spot – it allows for the sun and ocean breezes to naturally warm and cool the house, which is facilitated by the open concept house plan. The pond also serves to cool warm air before it enters the house through the floor-to-ceiling windows. A concrete floor absorbs and stores the sun’s heat, which passively regulates the cooler night-time temperatures. Above the indoor atrium staircase, motorized skylights naturally light the space while evacuating hot air. John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects.

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23 Sep 2009 | Sustainable Homes | Comments (0)

Eco Urban Home in Seattle, Washington

The design/built team at Dwell Development designed this eco urban home in the Beacon Hill ‘hood of Seattle, Washington. As one of four freestanding single-family homes here, this gorgeous urban house plan boasts a contemporary layout brimming with high-end features and luxurious finishes. A striking, modern exterior design is complemented by urban-chic interiors with stylish Australian Cypress flooring, designer tiles by Ann Sacks featuring 30 per cent recycled content and sleek glass-front kitchen appliances. Add to this a high level of eco-appeal – this 1,600-sq.-ft., three-storey sustainable architectural design is Built Green 5-Star Certified (two of the four homes feature 800 watt solar arrays, while the remaining two are pre-wired for solar power) – and these eco house designs are both fashion- and eco-conscious. Topping off this elegant, sustainable house is a 500-sq.-ft. patio with a roof top loft. Dwell Development
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12 Sep 2009 | Sustainable Homes | Comments (0)

House With Courtyard In The Middle in Australian Outback

The dark facade of Somers House with courtyard in the middle was designed to blend into the shadowy background of the Australian outback. Melbourne-based Rowan Opat Architects designed this house with a low, inconspicuous profile, a flat roof and clad it with dark wood and windows, bringing it into its surroundings with subtlety. Inside, this modern house is anything but subtle, understated or humble. Rich wood ceilings and floors finished in radial-sawed timber give interiors a rustic-chic style which is complemented by the large windows, outdoor terraces, and a spacious courtyard in the middle of it all. On a whole other level with nature, this contemporary country home boasts eco-friendly features like sustainable materials, natural lighting and passive solar heating. Rowan Opat Architects
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27 Jul 2009 | Sustainable Homes | Comments (0)

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