From the monthly archives:

April 2010

100k Project is Officially LEED Platinum

April 21, 2010

The wait is finally over. The LEED for Homes Platinum Certification for both homes in the 100k project has been received. After a variety of delays including, most notoriously, the replacement of an incorrect bath exhaust fan, we have finally received official notice from the USGBC that both the 100k and (poorly named) 120k have [...]

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Postgreen Triplex Conceptual Rendering

April 14, 2010

We have taken a look at the potential floor plans for the proposed Triplex, and I have told you about the zoning meeting going on tonight. Now it’s time to share a snapshot of what this thing might look like should we build it. Some explanation: The siding will be fiber cement cut into two [...]

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Triplex Voting Meeting Tomorrow Night

April 13, 2010

You may remember a little discussion we had about our Triplex idea. Well, the idea is moving toward reality. Tomorrow night we will be having a voting meeting with the East Kensington Neighborhood Association to determine whether or not the neighborhood will support the variances we need for this project. The key discussion point will [...]

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Quick Air Sealing Strategy Notes

April 8, 2010

As we build the Skinny Project, we are taking care with all of our air sealing details and making notes on possible changes to reduce labor and complexity in all future homes. One of the key notes I picked up at last year’s Passive House Conference was that those who had been actually building these [...]

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The “Less” Revolution

April 6, 2010

What if we changed the word “green” to the word “less”? What if the Green Movement was the Less Movement, if Green Building was Less Building, if the Green Economy were the Less Economy? What if, instead of recycle and reuse we only focused on that third “r” of the triumvirate . . . reduce? [...]

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Skinny Project Update: Foundations Complete

April 5, 2010

This is just a brief update of the action over at the Skinny Project. If you want more detailed info, you’ll have to follow our new Postgreen Homes Blog. Over there we are giving step by step construction updates complete with pictures, video and occasional witty asides. The foundations are now completely finished at the [...]

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