The Gambier Island House / Mcfarlane Green Biggar Architecture + Design
ArchDaily
Peacefully perched atop a steep rocky cliff along the northeast coast of Gambier Island in British Columbia, its design is a contemporary version of a cabin in the woods, offering the basic pleasures of a modern home, while also touching lightly on the …

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Southern California Edison, Green Home Builder and Habitat for Humanity …
Marketwired (press release)
It will eventually be made available to a disabled U.S. Veteran family through Habitat for Humanity on a lot donated by the City of Walnut. Noted architect Manny Gonzalez and his team from the Los Angeles office of the KTGY Group Architecture + …

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Chatham Park gets green light from Pittsboro commissioners
WRAL.com
The group offered a few recommendations, including more details regarding design standards and imagery, and striving for 40 percent open space. "There's some middle ground … Home construction may not happen for at least 18 months, the developer said.

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Inhabitat's Week in Green: Terrafugia, Urban Skyfarm and a motorized 'home in …
Engadget
In other green design news, MIT Media Lab has created a motorized and compact "home in a box" that can make a 200-square-foot space feel like a room three times larger. Best of all? The room expands and contracts with a wave of your hand or the sound …

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GREEN THUMBS UP: Create pleasing portable planters
Wicked Local Wareham
Family Time: Craving an unplugged vacation? Secrets to keeping … Neutral or subdued colors are often preferred but a brightly colored pot might be selected to provide a focal point or tie together a color scheme by repeating the color of a home's …

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