http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:18:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As average temperatures for our areas fluctuate by substantial degrees, finding low-impact climate control solutions for our personal spaces may seem as daunting as scaling Everest, but it's really quite simple. Here are 5 easy-to-employ, eco-friendly strategies to help you keep the temperature at a comfortable level while you cut air ... http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture/?p=24 Earthship is a company that has put together a book that will tell you everything you need to know if you want to build your own house totally out of recycled materials like used tires and cans. This is also a house that can function almost 100% off the grid. I ... http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture/?p=23 If you live close to Lexington, Virginia, thinking about building a new house, and this time you want it to be more enviorimental friendly both for you and your surroundings, then this is your chance. GreenWay is a new community where you can have your own garden space to grow your ... http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture/?p=22 Beginning next week, the popular 8.5 ft. cube developed by Richard Horder will be available in the states. The structure designed in Munich, Germany exhibits sleeker, more practical design than prefab competitors. Horden calls the micro-compact home his "instrument for living." Unlike other houses, the model implements the use of ... http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture/?p=21 Los Angeles, known for its choking smog and fuel-burning gridlock, is poised to adopt one of the toughest green building ordinances in the nation. Two City Council committees voted this spring to require that all major commercial and residential developments slash projected energy and water use and reduce the overall environmental ... http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture/?p=20 Being earth-friendly doesn't always have to require going solar or growing all your own food. There are plenty of easy ways to make a big difference. When it comes to the environment, being a good global citizen starts at your doorstep. From recycling to using alternative cleaning materials, minor changes at ... http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture/?p=19 Affordable, Sustainable Housing: Well many people still think of eco-housing and affordability as contradictory terms. But Habitat for Humanity is trying to change that equation through its efforts to build housing for low-income families. The houses are GREEN because they are constructed from renewable building materials. They are HEALTHY because ... http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture/?p=18 Poles are sorted, straightened, sanded, cleaned and treated. They are graded by length, diameter, and strength. The vacuum pressure treatment facility uses ecologically friendly borate preservatives. Poles are treated with non-toxic, earth friendly, anti-mold fungicide. Finishing coats are water based acrylic with no VOCs. More about bamboo pole treatment. Skilled carpenters ... http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture/?p=17 It seems like just when we all decide to go green that food gets really expensive and like even McDonalds is putting fewer French fries in the little red carton and I don't know about you but my annual pay raises aren't what they used to be so I think:  ... http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture/?p=16 KitHAUS is a pre-fabricated panel system which can be assembled on-site in a few days without heavy equipment. Its portability supports off-grid living. The pitched roof model shown below, the K1, is 289 square feet. The IBC (international building code) has completed its testing on kitHAUS. After IBC approval is ... http://www.biggreenmonster.tv/architecture/?p=15