From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Party Promo – Free Solar Upgrade to Net Zero Energy

July 29, 2009

If you haven’t heard yet, we are having a party this Thursday evening to announce some new homes we plan to build. If you are coming, you probably like modern architecture, affordable homes, sustainable design or some combination of these three. No matter which is your fancy, we think you have great taste and want [...]

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17 New Homes to be Announced by Postgreen

July 24, 2009

This is a press release of sorts. One without the standard 3rd person tone of your average press release (except maybe in the title). One without the proper style, the standard header or those ###’s at the bottom. It probably won’t have any manufactured quotes from folks with fancy titles either. But, despite all those [...]

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Studio Bryan Hanes Landscaping Concepts for Postgreen Homes

July 23, 2009

A couple weeks ago the team at Postgreen decided to officially hire local landscape architecture and urban design firm Studio Bryan Hanes to develop back yard landscaping options for our future Postgreen Homes clients. Bryan came highly recommended from Brian Phillips of ISA and we couldn’t be happier that we took his advice. The illustrations [...]

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Postgreen Homes Launch Party Planning

July 22, 2009

In addition to designing extreme green kitchens, we were thinking you would want to see how amazing the Postgreen Homes Launch Party is going to look, so we’ve mustered up some floor plans and sketches to show you. The pictures below feature the gallery space with display boards located throughout the space. Computers will be [...]

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“Waste Equals Food”

July 20, 2009

We imagine a way of life where waste is significantly decreased by our Extreme Green Kitchen, backyard garden, and composter working together in a self-sustaining cycle. Many of you have probably heard of the concept “waste equals food.” William McDonough, architect, designer and author of the esteemed book Cradle to Cradle, developed the idea. Working [...]

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Postgreen Homes Stair Designs

July 17, 2009

The Postgreen Homes team has been kicking some ideas around with ISA for a couple more stair options for the new homes.  With the release of the new customizable website coming very shortly, it’s important that there are plenty of options for people to choose from.  In terms of the stairs, you may recognize the [...]

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New Passive Project Page

July 15, 2009

The goal of the 100K House blog is to facilitate learning about sensible, green building on the interweb. So many times when we find a good project out there, little details are provided on the construction especially in one concise format. That’s where we are trying to fill the void with the 100K blog. To [...]

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Apologies for Lack of Posting Lately

July 14, 2009

I apologize for the lack of blog posts lately. I can assure you we are working hard in the background. Nic is scrambling to prepare for the web launch and party on July 30th and I am trying to get the Passive Project built and the next project started ASAP. I have finally stolen some [...]

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Postgreen Homes Web Launch Party

July 1, 2009

We have been working hard, with the help of the talented team at Nimblelight, to complete the design of our new website, and we are finally reaching the point where we can put an end date on the process. That end date is July 30th, 2009, and we plan to celebrate accordingly. So, clear your [...]

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