Mike Reynolds-Authentic Architecture...

I’ve always been interested in folks who pursue the ‘unexpected’ and if it’s ‘functional’ all the better. I met Mike Reynolds, architect, sometime about 25 years ago. At the time, I was traveling around the U.S in the style of most motivated and insolvent young folks, one adventure to the next. I had always been interested in building science and nature, which can often times seem mutually exclusive. During that particular adventure, I was  interested in seeking out non-traditional residential buildings. That year, I met folks who lived...

Fuel Cells: The Bloom Box...

This is an interesting article on the next generation of de-centralized fuel cells… like much of technology, it won’t be long before we all have our own clean power sources generated right at home!… I hope. Christian Science Monitor. Click here to link to the original article. By Husna Haq Correspondent / February 22, 2010 It’s being hailed as the Holy Grail of clean energy: a refrigerator-sized personal power plant that produces energy cheaply and cleanly and may one day replace the traditional power grid....

Pioneers of Green Building...

I’m reposting this entry from Green By Design. It’s such a great reminder of the innovative and creative pioneers who have paved the way for us to design and build green in modern times. Thanks to them, we are not starting at ground-zero with green concepts but rather have some of the more exotic, if not rudimentary,  ideas tested and refined or dismissed wholesale as a good idea bad application. And really, who can resist the hanging treehouse that looks to have been built by an industrious prehistoric Silk Moth… check it out and enjoy! Zeta Lloyd...

Homes for a Lifetime – Certified Aging...

As more and more Baby Boomers hit their retirement years, housing for this generation becomes an evermore important issue. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) approximately 80% of Americans over the age of 55 own their own home. Not surprising, many Americans would stay in their home rather than move to assisted living or other alternate living arrangements. Enter the Certified Aging-in-Place (CAPS) program. What is CAPS, though and who benefits? The Certified Aging-in-Place program was designed by the National Association of Home Builders...