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Eco Homes: Instant House made from concrete tubes aims to reduce air pollution

Anupam — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:19:58 +0000

Eco Factor: House constructed from sustainable materials. H3AR Architecture and Design has come up with an Instant House proposal for an international student design competition. The theme being a temporary residential mini unit, the Instant...

Zero-energy 60 residence passive housing project to generate on-site renewable energy

Desh — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:52:17 +0000

The future housing projects will seek to provide its inhabitants with on-site power generation so that they don’t have to rely on external power sources. One such zero-energy concept project, dubbed as Housing+, featured a 60-residence...

Dwell Hunting: Prefab housing becoming greener by the day

Priyanka Ohri — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:12:07 +0000

There is this prefab home coming up in Newport Beach. So? Well, this prefab house is not an ordinary one, this one is a sustainably designed modular home by Living Homes. This very house is on the verge of becoming the first LEED Platinum...

Dwell Hunting: Rokushomaki House

Priyanka Ohri — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:33:33 +0000

We all love innovations, and especially when it comes to the houses we stay in. No wonder a unique design always catches the eye, especially when there is a silence in the creative part of my brain. So, this time I found a house on MocoLoco,...

Arrogance and Ignorance - Mugabe's Most Effective Weapons

Robb — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:34:03 +0000

Arrogance - “overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors” Ignorance - “the lack of knowledge or education” Mugabe is a very well educated man - but he is arrogant to the point of it being sickening....

House stacked on shipping containers

Priyanka Ohri — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:49:14 +0000

Designed by Kiel Moe, Stacked House is spread in the area of 1,200-square foot. The living level of the house is raised above the ground by mounting the house structure on shipping containers. These shipping containers not only form a structure...

An historical abode: Renovated 19th-century log home

Priyanka Ohri — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:06:05 +0000

Jon and Eucine Gewele bought an 1843 log home in Menomonee Falls fourteen years ago and have converted it into a stunning muse. They have converted a two story log home into 1 ½ storied contemporary house. When they started renovating, there...

Dwell Hunting: Continuum House

Priyanka Ohri — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:59:57 +0000

A family home designed by Frank Minnaert is a design that has been generated while keeping in mind the usage of concrete tile, which is a unique construction material. Taking in consideration that this tile could be used from any angle would...

Dwell Hunting: ATandT Williams’ motorhome

Priyanka Ohri — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:04:03 +0000

Motorhomes must be the most convenient home ever invented. Life on wheels must be exciting and portable. Well, I really don’t know about it, but looking at this motorhome, I can only say it is. AT&T Williams’ motorhome at the Singapore...

Dozens of Homeless Tennessee Families Have Set up Camp in a Makeshift Community

Priyanka Ohri — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:18:38 +0000

Now, home for the Renaults and their four kids is a campsite - a tent and a borrowed trailer. Troy said that how they ended up there is Economics 101. When he lost his job with a construction company and had trouble finding work on his own, the...