Comments on: Can a Modern Green Home Be Built for $100K?

By: Marble Restore Miami

Marble Restore Miami — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:34:00 +0000

Follow Philly’s Postgreen as they attempt to build a modern green home for $100,000.

By: Renewable Homes

Renewable Homes — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:04:41 +0000

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By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:44:51 +0000

Start in the countryside, off-grid. Use cob, rammed earth, straw bale construction methods. Do the labor yourself. Go small! see “Small House Society”. Think solar heating. use local resources. Use solar power, LED lighting, microwave cooking, solar refrigeration, wind power, water preservation techniques, high tech supports, and shoot for “Zero upkeep, Zero running costs. Check out the web, it has already been done in many forms, but mostly more “outside the box” than your article goes, and usually more post(GRD) great republican depression era than you want to go! Most include composting, and Swedish perfected Dry flush composting toilets and greenhouses to use up gray water. Either we are going rural for survival, or the urban scene is in for astounding changes! Life is good, getting better and goes on, keep trying for better its fun!

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:44:00 +0000

By: Green Building Elements: Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) : Green Building Elements

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:07:44 +0000

[...] The pictures are from Philadelphia’s PostGreen, who are attempting to build a green home for $100,000. Read about their project here. [...]

By: Prefab Green Homes

Prefab Green Homes — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:34:15 +0000

It’s not only important that green homes exist, but it’s equally important that they are affordable. It will be interesting to see if this project finishes on budget…if so, this will open up a whole new market of green homes for consumers.

Timothy

By: Prefab Green Homes

Prefab Green Homes — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:34:00 +0000

Timothy

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:14:51 +0000

I think it’s a great idea to try and start building more efficient and less costly homes. Go Nic and Chad!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:14:00 +0000

I think it’s a great idea to try and start building more efficient and less costly homes. Go Nic and Chad!

By: Chad

Chad — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:12:45 +0000

Sam,

To clarify, the $100K only covers hard construction costs and not the cost of land or the architect’s fees. That is why it says we are trying to build it for $100K…

We are on track with our budget (possibly even under) and the home will be much higher quality than standard code homes in our area, while being twice as energy efficient. We are also tracking well towards LEED Platinum on our budget.

Thanks for the interest.