Prizewinning Affordable Housing
October 2nd, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
The contemporary looking building pictured here is not a high-end green building full of high tech features. Rather, it is [&hellip
Author Archives: Philip Proefrock
Super-Effficient Water-Saving Shower
September 28th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
Showering is one of the major uses of domestic water. Showering is responsible for roughly 18% of indoor water use. [&hellip
Canadian Proposal for Green Building Incentives
September 15th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
As part of the current Canadian election campaign, leaders of the Canadian Liberal Party have announced a plan for spending [&hellip
New Options for Home Wind Power
September 12th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
Utility-scale windpower is an important and growing part of the US energy portfolio. Farms ranging in size from dozens to [&hellip
Building a DIY Wetland
September 7th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
A family in Australia has created their own tiny wetland as a part of a household grey water system. It [&hellip
Are Extruded Houses Green?
September 5th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
For several years, Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis at the University of Southern California has been working on systems for rapidly creating [&hellip
California Moving to Block Sprawl
August 28th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
Sprawl is a constant issue at the outside periphery of every city in the country. Although matters have abated temporarily [&hellip
How Green Are the Beijing Olympics Buildings?
August 17th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing are supposed to be the greenest yet. There has been some coverage on television, [&hellip
Green Communities, Part 2: Cottage Communities
August 15th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
Sometimes, some of the greenest solutions come from the simplest of ideas. Take the cottage community. What could be simpler [&hellip
Weighing the Value of Concrete Housing
August 5th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
A South African company called Moladi is promoting their system for quickly building homes. Using their system, the exterior walls [&hellip
Showing the Green Building Process
July 30th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
What does it look like to build a house with lots of green features? We see pictures of the finished [&hellip
Recessed Lights and Greenwash
July 21st, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
Recessed can lighting is a familiar method of lighting rooms. Rather than having fixtures protruding into the space, the light [&hellip
Green Building Mandates
July 17th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
Governments are beginning to mandate green building for some new construction, and that ought to be a cause for celebration. [&hellip
Hawaii Mandates Solar Hot Water
July 7th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
Solar water heaters are far more efficient and have a much shorter payback period than do solar photovoltaic systems. Getting [&hellip
Green Building Game Misses the Point
July 1st, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
I recently came across an online game called “Design Your Dream Home” on the Green Is Universal website. I was [&hellip
Community Solar Power
June 27th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
A community in Canada has an unusual form of solar power that can provide over 90% of the annual heating [&hellip
Small Homes Banned
June 17th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
Smaller homes are more energy efficient generally, and consume fewer resources for their construction. In the United States, the average [&hellip
Solar Power and RVs
June 11th, 2008 | by Philip Proefrock
How does driving an unsustainable fuel hog around contribute to the adoption of solar power? While some purists might point [&hellip
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