Prefabulous World: Energy-Efficient And Sustainable Homes Around The Globe
Forbes
Recently, I interviewed Sheri Koones, author of the new book titled Prefabulous World: Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Homes Around the Globe, which features sophisticated examples of eco-friendly home design in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, …

1930s Australian home receives stunning energy-efficient renovation
Gizmag
The owners of Casa 31_4 Room House happen to both be experienced architects, and so Adrian Iredale and Caroline Di Costa naturally handled the design of the renovation themselves, in a process that took four years. The home's name derives from it …

Architect Michael Green brings design flare to Fairview Slopes
The Globe and Mail
Developed by Edwin Liang of Kenstone Properties, 6th & Willow offers the quality and gravitas of the single-family home, with the scale and massing of an urban dwelling. The project's Fairview Slopes locale is undergoing a second wave of densification …

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Home's 'shell' can save lots of green
Foster’s Daily Democrat
Researcher has found that residential builders can reduce their framing labor needs by as much as 55 percent by using SIPs as opposed to traditional “stick building methods”. Also, SIPs are manufactured off-site and brought to your home's site, so …

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Ecofriendly home products for Earth Day; new green living books
Houston Chronicle
The Shell chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller debuted in 1950 is a modern icon. This year the company introduced a more sustainable and recyclable fiberglass Shell version, in nine colors and four leg options; $379-$708 at Design …