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Basic Pharox LED Light Bulb for Under $5

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Dutch-based Lemnis Lighting is hitting the LED scene with a cut-rate, basic light bulb selling for dollarsignr4.95 — the Pharox 200 Blu.  It uses 5 watts, has a 2700 K color temperature, has a CRI of 85, lasts about 15,000 hours, and outputs 240 lumens.  The bulb could replace 25W incandescents and is suitable for [...]

Green Button Has a New Site to Connect

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The Green Button Initiative is gaining traction with the launch of Green Button Connect, a web portal launched by energy-focused software developer, Tendril.  One side of the site serves consumers who can upload their green button data and try out different applications to make sense of it. The other side of the site serves developers [...]

Electronic Skylight with LEDs by Solectric

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Letting the sun’s rays reach your home’s interior rooms, or down to lower level, is a challenge on any project, and virtually impossible without cutting a large hole in your roof. But now, Solectric offers an electronic skylight that promises the next best thing — interior lighting that is powered by the sun and can [...]

Container House Fit for Valentine’s Day

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Okay, really the only connection to Valentine’s Day is the color of the home, but check out this bold, industrial container home in Lille, France.  Designed by Patrick Partouche with eight intermodal shipping container units, the home has about 2,200 square feet with great views through large windows and light through polycarbonate panels.  Maison Container [...]

Bath Rehab with New WaterSense Products

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I’m happy to announce that the last article in my Water-Wise Bath Redo project with HouseLogic is live today.  Check out the finished bathroom — complete with a WaterSense faucet and showerhead in the 90 Degree Series from Moen and a WaterSense space-saver toilet from American Standard.  HouseLogic also has a new contest giving commenters a [...]

Green Homes Currently a $17 B Market

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Green homes comprised 17%, or dollarsignr17 billion, of the overall residential construction market in 2011, according to new findings in the Green Home Builders and Remodelers Study by McGraw-Hill Construction.  Mc-Graw Hill predicts green homes will gain market share over the next few years to between 29-38% of the market by 2016 — a market [...]

Humble Lighting, Too Many McMansions, Unexpected Places, + Built in a Day

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US overbuilt in big houses. Modernism betrays true sustainability. Small green homes fit in unexpected places. The humble light bulb has never been so confusing. Energy-efficient light bulbs save consumers money. A LEED green home built in one day. Green design rental boost. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for updates, article summaries, newsworthy links, and [...]

NOLA Gets First Aeroponic Urban Farm

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Louisiana-based Aquaponic Modular Production Systems, an urban agriculture development company, just announced the debut of a project — the first aeroponic farm in New Orleans.  The Tower Garden is hosted by Hollygrove Farm and Market to showcase an innovative, fast, and eco-friendly way to grow fresh produce for the community. The design is a closed-loop [...]

Platinum Home with a California View

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This is the Tiburon Bay House, a stunning LEED Platinum home owned by Helene Marsh in the San Francisco Bay area.  It was designed by Butler Armsden Architects and built by McDonald Construction & Development, Inc., the same company behind a couple other high-profile LEED Platinum homes — the Margarido House and the Hillside House.  [...]

Aktiv Prefab by Ideabox and IKEA Portland

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In addition to the Minibox, Oregon-based Ideabox is readying a new prefab in collaboration with IKEA Portland for the Portland Home & Garden Show slotted for February 22-26, 2012. Called “Aktiv,” the home is a new design centered around IKEA products, such as their kitchens, lights, furniture, and other materials. The intent is a cost [...]