From the monthly archives:

May 2010

Two Point Five – The Next Postgreen Homes Model

May 26, 2010

We are about to release our newest Postgreen Homes model and felt that we should throw it up here for some discussion first. Up until now we have limited ourselves to two story buildings. We have hung well below the height limits set by zoning and tried to perfect that old school Philly staple of [...]

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Trenton Avenue Arts Fest

May 21, 2010

This Saturday, as in tomorrow, is the Trenton Avenue Arts Fest. It is a great neighborhood event that features artists and crafts people selling a huge variety of interesting stuff. There is also plenty of good food and beer, and the famous Kinetic Sculpture Derby, an event not to be missed. The whole thing kicks [...]

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Excellent New Video on the 100k House

May 18, 2010

A new video was just released on the 100k House, and it is definitely the best one we’ve seen yet.  The video was made by Babelgum, and we are very impressed with their work. Everyone interviewed sounds fairly well prepared (which I have trouble believing was true), and the house looks great. The shoot itself [...]

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The Vented Rain Screen via Furring Master

May 14, 2010

It occurred to me that we haven’t really written a good post dedicated to vented rain screen assemblies. A rain screen is basically a gap created in between the sheathing of a house and the exterior cladding. It is considered by most building experts to be the most durable method of building an exterior wall [...]

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Mark “The Matador” Hutchinson Introduces Himself

May 10, 2010

Editorial Note: Mark is the newest member of our team here at Postgreen. He earned the name “Matador” with some early dart prowess, particularly when shooting bulls. This prowess has waned in recent weeks but we await it’s return. Now, I’ll let him fill you in on the rest. Hi Postgreen community, I am a [...]

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ZIP & SIS – Multi-Functional Sheathing

May 3, 2010

If you’ve been following us for a while, you probably know we’re big fans of building products that serve multiple purposes. Today we look at versatile sheathing products that go beyond simple structural support and contribute to the “Hybrid Prefab” method of building that we continually strive for. We’ll take a look at two products: [...]

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