Remodeling & Design

Get the latest news in green certification and home design, plus eco-friendly remodeling tips.

Seattle's houseboat community unmoored over shoreline restrictions
Mon, Dec 17, 2012 6:23 PM by Matt Hickman
As Seattle begins cracking down on code-breaking floating homes, it appears that life aboard the city's famed houseboats isn't always a stress-free escape.
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Costa Rican recycling center seeks bottles, cans, crowdfunding
Tue, Dec 11, 2012 11:01 AM by Matt Hickman
Visitors to Costa Rica are often too busy absorbing the natural scenery to pay attention to the country's troubling solid waste problem. An under-construction recycling center aims to reverse the trash problem, but it needs your help.
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Watch: Graham Hill's LifeEdited apartment, revisited
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 6:30 PM by Matt Hickman
When faircompanies visited Graham Hill's 420 square foot Manhattan flat back in 2010, it hadn't yet morphed into a transformative apartment with the functionality of a living space more than double its size. Now, a look at the finished product.
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6 celebrities with deep green homes
Fri, Dec 07, 2012 4:13 PM by Matt Hickman
Check out these champagne wishes and super-insulated dreams.
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5 hot green building materials for 2013
Fri, Dec 07, 2012 12:49 PM by Networx.com
A classic but low-flow toilet, insulated roof panels, and dynamic LED lighting top the list.
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Adapting your house for a person with Down syndrome
Fri, Dec 07, 2012 11:35 AM by Networx.com
No matter what you are looking at in the home, from door knobs and latches to appliances and plumbing, the more basic the better.
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Crate expectations: 11 shipping container housing ideas
Thu, Dec 06, 2012 2:37 PM by Lloyd Alter
Shipping containers can be transformed into a variety of innovative homes and hotels.
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Method Homes really packs in the green with latest prefab series
Tue, Dec 04, 2012 10:15 AM by Matt Hickman
Attractive but not arresting in appearance, the Paradigm series of green prefabs from Seattle's Method Homes has the potential to achieve recognition from the world's toughest green building standard.
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Watch: A tiny Brooklyn loft apartment inspired by treehouse living
Mon, Dec 03, 2012 11:46 AM by Matt Hickman
SpacesTV visits product designer Daniel LiCalzi's Swiss Family Robinson-inspired live/work space that includes a sleeping loft with stairs that double as a bookshelf and pendant lamps made from measuring tape.
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Chinese prefab skyscraper builder sets sights higher ... much, much higher
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 10:00 AM by Matt Hickman
As construction begins on a 32-story prefab tower here in the U.S., Broad Sustainable Building Corp. is preparing for a similar project in China that will result in a 220-story prefab skyscraper built in just 90 days.
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First lady unveils White House holiday decorations

Thu, Nov 29, 2012 9:16 AM

Video: Michelle Obama thanks military families for their sacrifices and shows them how Christmas tree trimmings at the White House honor their service during the annual unveiling.
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For the next Sandy, NYC eyes cargotecture-based disaster housing
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 8:00 PM by Matt Hickman
New York City unveils a disaster housing plan centered around retrofitted shipping containers that boast interiors that are like 'CB2 meets Motel 6' and that are larger than most studio apartments in Manhattan.
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Man feels at home in shipping container house

Tue, Nov 27, 2012 9:30 AM

Video: A Gainesville, Fla., man explains the benefits of owning a home made of old shipping containers.
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Recycled Brazilian office warehouse has neat ideas for small living
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 12:56 PM by Paula Alvarado
An abandoned, humid and dark warehouse was turned into a lovely, bright space in two months.
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Green Monday: 2012 gift guide
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 8:00 AM by Matt Hickman
Now that Black Friday has passed and you've retired your chainmail coif for the year, it's time to flex your consumerist muscle in a more civilized manner with the aid of this year's Green Monday gift guide.
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