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Eco Factor: Recyclable housing running on renewable energy.
Whenever it comes to sustainable housing of the future, designers show impractical and weird mega-structures that they hope will house the masses in an ecofriendly way. However, as...
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Sotheby’s Inc. says the economic slowdown is forcing the auction house to slash its global work force by another 5 percent.
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With white tin ceilings, original woodwork, bay windows, and a $699,000 price tag, the two-bedroom apartment at 719 Carroll St. in Brooklyn would have been snatched up...
made popular Apr 25 2009
Eco Factor: Prefab house built from recycled materials.
Prefabs can go bizarre but trendy too at the same time. If the Hemeroscopium House was a bit too peculiar for...
made popular Mar 7 2009
Eco Factor: Energy-efficient recyclable dwellings.
With the increase in the cost of energy and environmental consciousness, designers have been tempted to develop...
made popular Feb 11 2009
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The British government has banned Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders from visiting the country to show his anti-Islam film “Fitna” at the Houses of...
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Eco Factor: Sustainable home uses recycled materials and solar energy.
The Malibu 5 home is a striking example of how homes can be made ecofriendly and beautiful at...
made popular Dec 13 2008
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Sotheby’s auction house says the company has approved a restructuring plan which will result in salary reductions and layoffs, due to lower-than-expected...
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Sotheby’s auction house says the company will reduce salaries and layoff staff because of unexpected poor earnings.
made popular Dec 5 2008
Eco Factor: Experimental project designed to make the most of the sun, wind and land.
The growth in population and the dearth of energy has always tempted architects...
made popular Dec 5 2008
EcoFactor: Ecofriendly prefab house made using recycled materials.
Some people say that houses are the true reflection of the identity of the person living inside. If...
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Hundreds of people whose waterfront homes were wrecked by Hurricane Ike may be barred from rebuilding under a little-noticed Texas law intended to keep the beaches open...
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The Waters Edge Development is set at the heart of the Cotswold water park. Each of the homes offer completely unobstructed views from the large decks built directly...
made popular Aug 26 2008
Cutting trees to erect houses gets you in bad books of ecologists. And shaping trees to rise in to a eco-den seems to be an eco-fantasy! Professors Yoav Waisel and...
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain said he wasn’t sure how many houses he and his wife own. Here is a rundown of the wealth of the Arizona Republican...
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Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he...
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Barack Obama lashed into John McCain during a campaign stop in Virginia on Thursday, ridiculing the presumptive Republican nominee for being painfully out of touch on...
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Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he...
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Holidaymakers to Tunisia have been returning to the country’s beaches and white washed buildings and marinas for years its now time for the investors.
Overseas...
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The latest report from the Centre for Economic and Business Research indicates that now could be the best time to buy as it predicts that average UK house prices will...
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Eco Factor: Energy-efficient recyclable dwellings.
With the increase in the cost of energy and environmental consciousness, designers have been tempted to develop...
made popular Feb 11 2009
Eco Factor: Energy-efficient and sustainable living exhibited by a family.
A New Zealand based family has given up all luxuries and technology in an effort to educate...
made popular Jan 29 2009
Eco Factor: Sustainable homes built in Steamboat Springs.
A “hardheaded” homebuilder, Paul Flood, has shown the world that going green does not require you to go...
made popular Dec 8 2008
Eco Factor: Experimental project designed to make the most of the sun, wind and land.
The growth in population and the dearth of energy has always tempted architects...
made popular Dec 5 2008
Designed especially to have a small carbon footprint, the 280-square-meter (3,000 sq ft) Japanese-style “Zero Emission House” commissioned by Japan’s Ministry of...
made popular Jun 18 2008
Aesthetics Winner (most visually appealing) of first Seastead Design Contest, the SESU Seastead (SElf-SUstained Seastead) by Estonian designer Marko Järvela (much like...
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Eco Architecture: Residential tower design instigates social, economic and ecological sustainability
Eco Factor: Green residential tower incorporates sustainable features to encourage green living.
Faro Architecten BV has just won a design competition hosted by the...
made popular Dec 16 2008
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