Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – TimBatchelder

Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels

April 23, 2012August 23, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Watch: Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels | MNN – Mother Nature Network.

EvoEnergy Creative Energy Homes (evoenergy.co.uk)
Tiny Stacked Marfa 10×10 House is a Minimalist Artistic Dwelling in Texas (inhabitat.com)
Self-Sustaining HOUS.E+ is a Rammed Earth Home of the Future in Vancouver (inhabitat.com)
A House for Three Sisters Combines Multiple Families and Sensitive Design in Spain (inhabitat.com)
Sustainably Supplying the Demand for Affordable Housing (smartcommunities.typepad.com)
Making a Beautiful Suburban Commute (gehlcitiesforpeople.dk)
Most amazing portable homes for modern nomads (ecochunk.com)
What is Sustainable Gardening? (eatdrinkbetter.com)
The Shape of Green: An argument for Beauty (Book Review) (treehugger.com)

Blu Homes: Boston based prefab modular green homes

May 14, 2011February 10, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

English: A 3D-snapshot of the mkSolaire (or &q... — English: A 3D-snapshot of the mkSolaire (or “Smart House”), a house design made by Michelle Kaufmann of Blu Homes. See http://www.mkd-arc.com//homes/mksolaire/chicago_museum.php for the ecology behind its features. Permission was granted by Michelle Kaufmann for use of this image at wikimedia commons. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Origin – Blu Homes.

Prefab modular story additions: an overview of leading suppliers (qualitysmith.com)
Seattle Green Prefab Home Provider to take Center Stage at 2013 NAHB International Builders’ Show (prweb.com)
Adding stories: prefab modular vs building from scratch | Points to consider (qualitysmith.com)
Inhabitat Tours Blu Homes’ First Prefab Breezehouse on America’s East Coast (PHOTOS) (inhabitat.com)
Blu Homes Brings Prefab Dwellings To Hawaii (earthtechling.com)
Blu Homes to Make a Splash at Modernism Week 2013 (multivu.com)
Blu Homes selling prefab houses in Hawaii (sustainablebusinessoregon.com)
Striking Modscape Prefab Point Leo Australia (jetsongreen.com)
Blu Homes Joshua Tree Home (ireport.cnn.com)
miniHome by Altius Architecture to be Featured at Modernism Week in Palm Springs, CA February 15th-24th, 2013 (virtual-strategy.com)

Fabprefab – modernist prefab dwellings

August 27, 2009August 27, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital Health, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Regenerative Economy, Systems Science

Photovoltaic ombrière SUDI is an autonomous an... — Photovoltaic ombrière SUDI is an autonomous and mobile station that replenishes energy for electric vehicles using solar energy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

fabprefab – modernist prefab dwellings.

Definitely one of the coolest house websites. includes links to all the best micro, eco, green design companies.

Factory-Built Micro-Homes in San Francisco (jetsongreen.com)
Connect:Homes Connect 2.1 Modern Prefab Pop-Up (design-milk.com)
5 Companies on the Cutting Edge of Sustainable Prefab Housing (mashable.com)
July Month in Review [+Thoughts] (jetsongreen.com)
An eco-friendly, elegant prefab home (tech.fortune.cnn.com)
EvoEnergy at Ecobuild 2012 (evoenergy.co.uk)
Prefab Awesomeness: Modern, Sleek and Sustainable Home Design (honeybadgerhome.com)
CitizenM Prefab Hotels Now Provide Affordable Luxury in London and Glasgow (inhabitat.com)
The Best Green Designs at Dwell on Design 2012! (inhabitat.com)
PHOTOS: Marmol Radziner’s Hidden Valley Prefab For Sale in Moab, Utah (inhabitat.com)