eco-friendly homes

Kitchen and bath design website that follows design case studies and issues pertaining to kitchens and baths that affect everyday living. Topics cover green construction materials and practices, as well as issues affecting everyday living, which includes treading lightly on the planet, a minimalist style, and responsible consumption with environmental awareness. Urban lifestyle focused.

De-Longhi Climeaveneta, have recently seen the launch of their new range of DeLonghi Prana heat pumps, these units have been designed with efficient performance, ease of use and contemporary design as the main considerations.

It’s hard to watch television or browse the internet these days without hearing regular stories about how celebrities are “going green.” Will Ferrell recently built an eco-house with solar panels according to one article. But should we care?

Newly-forming intentional community aims to prove that high-tech modern living and being green can be synonymous.  Why not help them out?

How partially used water can be recycled for irrigation or used to flush toilets.

"[The Ambiente Housing owners Simon and Malcolm (Simon's father)] invented the composite material process and product that makes up Ambiente Housing’s homes, which are 85-percent recycled glass. No wood, drywall or

metal is used in the construction of [these] homes. 'We take old beer bottles and other recycled glass, grind them up and create a composite material that is formed into panels, which create the walls, foundation and roof,' Simon Parrish said. 'They look just like normal walls, but they are six times stronger than steel.'"

I really want to build one of these homes

In such a tough real estate market, eco-friendly and sustainable metal roofing can help sell homes by differentiating them from a neighborhood full of cookie cutter look-a-likes.  Metal roofing is attractive as well as energy-efficient, and most systems have lifetime warranties that are transferrable to the next owner.

When is comes to cleaning, I’m really anal and some might say, compulsive. I lived most of my adult life in NYC and for those of you who have had the privilege of experiencing the wonderful city, one of the many things you may have realized is that it’s not the cleanest city in the world.

In the 1960s, the tenants of a building in London had a pretty cool idea: refridgeration in communal freezers in the basement. Go back in time to look forward to a pretty cool idea for sustainable living in the future.

By fitting energy efficient windows to your home you can cut heat loss by up to 74%, reduce your energy bills by 20% and considerably cut your carboon footprint.

San Francisco’s board of supervisors has finally approved the Solar Energy Incentive Program making San Fran the country’s largest municipal solar program. The program has been a go for 10 years with an annual budget of $3 million dollars.

Most of my adult life has been spent in New York City where dense living is a given, and roof tops are coveted and at times converted into gardens, patios, and many other exotic outdoor creations. I have often wondered what it would be like to have a beautiful panoramic view of the big apple without the cost of “penthouse” living.

While the housing market continues to experience a crisis, "green" building and remodeling can see large growth by influencing homeowners and builders to use more green alternatives, and as a result, make the value of their homes greater.  

Frustrated by flushing your bodily waste with some of the cleanest drinking water in the world?

Do something about it.