Give Your Home a Modern Green Update
As the world continues to evolve and warm to the idea of “going green”, newly-built businesses and homes are being constructed and designed with eco-friendly updates, and, unless you’re in …
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Desert Shadow – Swapping a Yurt for a Luxury Home
It is a 2,100 sq ft custom home now under construction near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sustainable features include passive solar space heating solar water heating, rainwater harvesting and a unique permaculture landscaping.
Read MoreAdobe Solar Castle in New Mexico
So, how much potential is there for eco-friendly adobe homes. New Mexico is an adobe hotspot. Homes like these are still built in South America and some of the Asian-side ex-Soviet countries.
Read MoreEarth Sheltered Home vs Earthbag Building
Earthbag buildings, due to their unconventional status, are largely underestimated these days. Although the purists preach burlap bags, it makes more sense using the white sugar bags made of polyethylene strips.
Read MoreLuxury Green Home, Elvido Drive, LA
This is one of the most expensive 3-bedroom homes I’ve seen in my life. The house has a wonderful water-management system: a 2500-gallon rainwater storage system and a grey-water system.
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