Hippie
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An Old Homesteader Looks Back
Most of my predictions were spectacularly wrong
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Earthship Hype and Earthship Reality
Should you build your house out of old tires, rammed earth, and empty cans?
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Old Hippies Conspire to Save the World
After a visit to Building Energy 13, the annual conference and trade show of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, Kevin Ireton reports on the business of energy-efficient home building, deep-energy retrofits, and more
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Nostalgia for the Hippie Building Heyday
Today’s green building movement traces back its roots (in part) to the improvised shelters built by back-to-the-land hippies in the 1970s
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Shades of Green: the 1970s vs. the Millennial Generation
The Millennial generation approaches design from the presumption that central air conditioning is normal and necessary
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Passivhaus Practitioners Share Their Success Stories
The Fall Symposium sponsored by Passive House New England included presentations from designers, builders, and homeowners
