Looking for a green home that is both affordable and seems perfect for you? Blu Homes is planning such adobe at Colorado and Utah where the costs of other homes are nearly 50-70% higher. Ever since the company decided to build sustainable and comfortable homes, it has been working on the designs and the cost factor to make them reasonably priced. These homes look contemporary, provide enough space and are eco-friendly. The blue-prints of these homes have been released.

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The mere thought of living in a home surrounded with greenery all around is soothing. Who wouldn’t like to live in a home that is eco-friendly and beautiful? For those interested, a company called GreenPod run by an architect and environmentalist Ann Raab has brought forth full-circle home designs. GreenPod works with a designer from Australia whose proficiency in decorating the home with green articles is amazing, starting from organic gardening and permaculture to home décor including bedding, etc. using renewable materials. Read the full story »

Hurricane Katrina left some major scars not just in the hearts and minds of the people across the planet but also on the homes of many. These people now find themselves homeless and looking for help. It is in this time of need that Hollywood’s biggest star and his organization has stepped up to lend their helping hand to people of Louisiana. Those hit by hurricane Katrina in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans are having their homes rebuilt and this time with green features.

Brad Pitt’s Make it Right (MIR) initiative recently began construction on several homes that had been wrecked by the hurricane. Contributing to the rebuilding effort following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the Make it Right campaign set a goal of constructing 150 new residences designed by 13 different local, national and international architectural firms. While each design is unique, all the homes are employing sustainable building strategies while taking into consideration the ease of fabrication through replication.
Each home is designed to be built within a budget of $150,000, which has been collected primarily by donations pledged through their website.

This not only helps those in need but also spreads the green wave. It seems Pitt has a classy way of doing things both on and off the screen. Hopefully more such organizations will join in to make the lives of many better.

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There are not many LEED Platinum certified green homes across the US and while the number is growing, it probably needs to spread more rapidly in order to really help the planet cool down. While US is still trying to switch to green, California seems to the leader in renewable energy and green architecture in the country. The 4600 sq ft Margarido House is by no means a small home, but with the addition of a plethora of green building features it will become the first LEED-H Platinum certified home in Northern California.

The Margarido House will feature almost every green strategy you can imagine and will be 55% more efficient than California’s Title 24 energy standards. The loads of green features inside make your head go on a dizzy ride. Its construction incorporates a variety of sustainable and fire resistant materials, and all of its poured concrete contains 25% fly ash. The interiors feature LED lighting, smart house automation, locally sourced products, and recycled concrete and glass countertops.

A planted roof garden and deck top off the project, and the house is site-sensitve, featuring permeable paving, rain and ground water reclamation, and drought tolerant landscaping and plants. While the owners of the house believe that ‘Green can be beautiful and sexy’, the rest of the world might find it hard to argue with after taking a look at this green masterpiece that defines new conventions and defies the old!

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Large metals containers that have been used for years at the port and left as scrap can be turned in to your dream home! That is by no means a lie and a brave venture Peter DeMaria of DeMaria Designhas proved this to the world. While many artists and designers intend to create furnishings for your home from scrap, Melinda has gone out and made a wonderful home out of nothing but used and discarded shipping containers. Large metal shipping containers that are left empty at ports around the US are being repurposed into modern, eco-friendly housing.

What began as an experiment for emergency housing has become a realistic and less costly option to traditional construction. Logical Homes offers nine models of container homes for construction around Southern California. The homes will average about $150 to $200 per square foot; in comparison to $220 to $250 per square for traditional construction in the area. Started by Peter DeMaria, the firm provides the amazing and exquisite homes to all those who need them at a price that is far less that those of regular spaces.

Logical Homes’ models will range from 640 to 3,250 square feet and look very much like mid-century tract homes from the exterior. The corrugated metal shipping containers are enhanced with large windows and custom paint. Energy-efficient appliances and bamboo flooring add to the eco-equation inside, while recycled denim insulation helps keep heating and cooling demands to a minimum. This is a cool new venture that seems to be gaining ground at a very fast pace and if you were ever to enter one of these then you would not even notice the difference unless someone pointed it out to you.

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Nigeria would not really be a place where you would be a place where you would go searching for green homes but with Aero Energy Design making the movement of global green living truly global, even the most remote location of the world can now harbor a green structure. The important aspect of the homes is that one needs to feel as if they truly are in the lap of nature. ZED designed 4500 sf concept home as the first of two thousand planned residences in a modern village in Akodo Ise, Nigeria. The TechVille project is both inspiration in design and effective in efficiency.

TechVille has passive and active cooling, PV system, on demand hot water, air exchange system, dehumidification system, low- and no-VOC materials, abundant natural light, rainwater capture, greywater system, and smart home technology. The red “sleeping tube” is super insulated and can be separated from the rest of the home to minimize the mechanical cooling load. Plus, the extended portion of the tube blocks direct solar gain while still allowing natural light into the interior.

With any amazing view of the beach which allows you to live in tranquil harmony with nature and not pollute the beach with your brilliant residence and technology that allows you to live without cables, wires and pollution, the TechVille community will be a sight to behold when done. Just make sure that you do not trash the beach with plastic waste though!

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It is ironic that 90% of the ‘natural’ disasters that we see today are actually a culmination of man’s callous exploitation of the planet. Yet, every time there is a disaster that strikes the civilized world, our heart goes out in support of the needy. It is not easy to face the fury of the elements and as kind as the planet can be, it can also unleash moments of madness that can and often do leave millions homeless. Matthew Malone’s innovative new green disaster shelter is a wonderful option which provides shelter to the homeless.

Designed for disaster relief, the Recover Shelter can house a family of four for a month. It can be set up by one person in minutes, collapsed into either of two configurations for transportation and is made of 100% polypropylene. The polypropylene makes the Recover Shelter 100% recyclable, the ridges can collect drinking water, and the structure can be covered in local materials for better insulation. The shelter has unique green features and is cheap to both produce and use.

Since there is no harmful gas produced during both the making and using of this green recovery Shelter, it makes it a lot better than the many that are in use today. The fact that it can be shipped with ease and convenience and can be set up by a single person in minutes only saves precious time in situations of emergency. Matthew Malone’s technology could probably be improved and developed further to provide permanent shelter for the millions who are homeless world wide.

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We are all know that fire is very important and essential for us and in cold places it is compulsory that’s why peoples use chimneys in their homes in which they use woods for fire through which large amount of smoke is released and smoke produce air pollution and fire is very important what to do,A great problem for you, no problem friends a good information for you that you can able to solve the problem of pollution because EcoGreen has invent an EcoSmart fire a vent less fire product which has no critical property easy to handle it without any problem.

EcoSmart fire would help you to remove you traditional method of fire and protect the environment form damaging. This product gives you the new definition of fire, it is fixed in a modular design by this flame is open which is able to set in all base though which it gives a wonderful result.

This product uses ethanol for burning and gives green and clean flame and provide a facility to burn it anywhere and anytime you want that’s why use this product it is very important and helpful for reducing pollution.