Blogs & Ecology

Going on May11-13 in New Orleans. That’s NAHB as in National Association of Home Builders. Wow - can you say green building has gone mainstream yet?

Details at NAHB

Posted By Greg

Rural Studio blogs

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KleinBottle.com - for those of you who want a more detailed explanation of the ’science’ behind the Klein Bottle House posted recently…. and then there’s Wikipedia.

True Green: Lessons from 1960s’-70s’ Counterculture Architecture by Alasdair Gordon at Architectural Record takes a look back at the roots of green architecture (and lifestyle) by revisiting Drop City, Paolo Soleri’s Arcosanti, Bucky Fuller’s geodesic domes and more. A good read.

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The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention
(Library of Congress Exhibition)

Fantastic!

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The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention
(Library of Congress Exhibition)

Fantastic!

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BiniSystems - This patented method of construction, in approx. 60-120 minutes, produces circular-based, monolithic, reinforced concrete shell structures, with elliptical section, ranging in size from 12 to 40 meters in diameter. Over 1,500 buildings are in use in 23 Countries.

BiniSystems - This patented method of construction, in approx. 60-120 minutes, produces circular-based, monolithic, reinforced concrete shell structures, with elliptical section, ranging in size from 12 to 40 meters in diameter. Over 1,500 buildings are in use in 23 Countries.

Brad Guy of Building Materials Reuse Association with the help of Bryan Bell and Sergio Palleroni decided to use material from the 50,000 houses being demolished after the hurricane [Katrina] — just 5% of this material equals 53,000,000 board feet, enough to build 3,800 houses. From Cynthia E. Smith’s post at Cooper-Hewitt National design Museum’s blog. Via Shedworking

Terry Dwan’s Only One teak and stainless kitchen system for Riva 1920 at Remodelista. Also see his Libero kitchen