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NexusHaus Carbon Neutral Houses to be Built in Austin, TX

Annika Tostengard — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 04:43:10 +0000

The city of Austin, TX welcomes 100 new citizens every single day. That has caused a significant increase in the resources needed to keep the city running, so the Austin Community Desing & Development Center’s Alley Flat Initiative has been hard at work to design a carbon neutral house to alleviate some of the energy […]

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Freedom Cove: An Off-the-Grid Floating Island Home

Annika Tostengard — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 20:55:22 +0000

A Canadian couple has constructed not just an off-the-grid home, but an entire floating, off-the-grid island in Tofino, British Columbia. Called “Freedom Cove”, the island even includes a greenhouse, a lighthouse and a dance studio. Wayne Adams and Catherine King began construction all the way back in 1992, and did most of the work themselves. They now […]

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Cheap Zero-Carbon House Built by British Designers

Mila Luleva — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:53:38 +0000

British designers constructed a brand new zero carbon house, which produces more energy that it consumes, and costs just as much to build as regular houses. The house, which was constructed near the English town of Bridgened, came as a result of the efforts of designers from Cardiff University. They were challenged by the statement […]

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