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June 2009

The Kitchen Project: Maximize Space, Minimize Waste

June 26, 2009

An update from our interns, Victoria and Megan, as they work to design a better kitchen for our homes. One week down and many more to go on the way to the extreme green kitchen. In our first week of research and design we have come up with tons of features we would like to [...]

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Passive Project Under Slab Air Sealing

June 24, 2009

We get asked a lot what the biggest difference is between the 100K House project and the Passive Project. The answer is always the same. Air Sealing. On a Passive House, we have to hit a very strict target on our blower door test of 0.6 Air Changes per Hour at 50 Pascals of pressure. [...]

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Wes the Intern

June 17, 2009

I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself to this blog’s supportive group of followers. My name is Wes Thomas and I’ve been interning here at Postgreen Homes for about a month now. It’s been an awesome experience so far, and I’m excited to share some of the projects I work on during my [...]

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100k House Talk in NYC

June 16, 2009

This is just a quick note for all of you in the New York City area to let you know that I will be speaking in your area tomorrow night. Pat McDonald will also be giving a talk as we bring a taste of Philly to the big city. If you are around stop by [...]

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Coming Soon: The Customizable Postgreen Home

June 15, 2009

By now there are probably a good number of you who have heard about the major web project we have going on behind the scenes. We have mentioned it several times here, and the thing has somehow even gotten its own Twitter account. Essentially, we are building a site, designed by the talented folks at [...]

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Megan Braley: Green Kitchen Extraordinaire

June 14, 2009

Formaldehyde?! Benzene?! Ketone?! Nitrogen Dioxide?! I’m Megan Braley and don’t worry we won’t be including any of those in the “Extreme Green Kitchen” project, because it’s not just green it’s EXTREME. I’ll have you know that after my work on the Philadelphia Green Kitchen (PGK) Project I have become a toxin-free fanatic. I have worked [...]

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Vic’s the Name, Kitchen’s the Game

June 14, 2009

Hello everyone I am writing to introduce myself to the Postgreen community. My name is Victoria Perez and I will be interning for the summer designing kitchen customizations that range from being “green” to extremely environmentally friendly: based on materials, energy, and the overall user experience. Perhaps you are asking what qualifies me to design [...]

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Passive Project Foundation and Slab Insulation

June 11, 2009

Many have been waiting for us to start posting on specifics of our Passive Project which contains two homes – one of which is seeking the stringent Passive House certification for extreme energy efficiency. We have been waiting to post until we have completed each section of the build. This ensures that we post once [...]

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A Very Intern Summer

June 11, 2009

This post is a short and simple warning. We at Postgreen have interns, and we are not afraid to use them. This summer we have brought on three interns to help us with a variety of projects. Wes Thomas, our first addition, has a broad work description to go with his varied talents. Currently he [...]

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Postgreen Homes Sales Updates

June 3, 2009

There are many reasons why we haven’t been as active on the blog recently, particularly when it comes to basic announcements. Today, we are going to assign blame to Twitter for making it seem easy to keep everyone updated on the day to day details. But, of course, many of you are not on Twitter [...]

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