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Timber-Frame House is LEED-Platinum and NAHB-Gold
#Alternative Energy and a Tight Envelope Earn High Marks Bob Burnside's home is also the headquarters and showcase house for his company, Fireside Home Construction. The custom timber-frame house received…
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Super Energy-Efficient Home in Vermont
#Modest House Built to Scandinavian Green Standards This modest home may not seem out of the ordinary, but energy efficiency specialist Efficiency Vermont calls it extraordinary — "Best of the…
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A Thick Cocoon of Cellulose Protects This Superinsulated House
By Robert Riversong I was hired to design and build a home for a Vermont land owner who wanted a house that would be affordable to build, affordable to live…
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Owner-Builders Get a Tight Shell With SIPs
By David and Cathy Glasser To see a video tour of this home, click here. Acting as general contractors, my wife Cathy (a nurse practitioner) and I (a jazz musician)…
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Mid-Century Gem Revived in Austin
Just after World War II, Austin architect A.D. Stenger began designing and building what would amount to about 100 custom homes in the Austin area. These Eichler-esque single-story homes had…
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Straw-Bale Home in the Minnesota Woods
#Like an old fashioned barn-raising, this home was built with many hands# Built before LEED and most green guideline programs existed, this largely straw-bale house in Minnesota established new building…
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Craftsmanship and Recycling in a Tudor Renovation
The airy, light-filled renovation of this 1930s stucco Spanish Tudor house in Georgetown, Massachusetts, is packed with eco-friendly features even though no green certification program was enlisted. A new bay,…
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Sunroom Addition in Rhode Island
The goal was to raise sustainability but not costs The owners of this traditional Rhode Island home wanted to better express their eclectic taste when upgrading their cramped porch to…
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Green Basement Renovation: Adding Under a Home
When the owners of this home in Bridgewater, Connecticut called in contractor Andy Engel to convert a portion of their basement into a rec room, they weren’t sure how far…
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Luxury Home Earns Gold NAHB Energy Value Housing Award
#Students' Academic Pursuits Provide Real-World Results This luxury house won an NAHB Energy Value Housing Award (Gold) while also complying with several sets of standards including LEED, Environments for Living,…
