The Archives
Every Post in One Giant List:
- 100k Signing Off
- 100k and 120k House for Sale
- Energy Performance Oversight and a Gas Guzzler Tax for Homes?
- Two Point Five + 1two5 + .54
- Postgreen Homes Home Performance Sticker
- Can We Upgrade Rental Grade?
- James Bedell Adds Some Pro to Our Lighting Designs
- Postgreen Rentals and a New Opportunity to Invest
- Avant Garage Video
- Design – Build Cost – Energy Efficiency Infographic
- 2011 Preview – A Brief Look at a Busy Year
- Two Point Five Beta Tour and More
- Where Are My Discounted Urban Mortgages?
- Permeable Pavement Options for LEED Projects
- A Rational Response to Climate Change?
- A Better Low-Flow Showerhead?
- 100k House Wins LEED for Homes Project of the Year
- Marketing Without Shame
- Feel Good Returns: A New Postgreen Long-Term Investment Model
- Energy Consumption: Home vs. Transportation
- It’s Not Easy Being Small: Marketing Fewer Square Feet in the Land of More
- Wireless Light Switches + Floor Outlets = Tighter & More Insulated Home
- The View from the Future Avant Garage Roof Decks
- Innovation Center at Navy Yard
- Cutting Cellulose Insulation Install Costs?
- Avant Garage Updates Over at Postgreen Homes
- Urban Garages: Car Closets in the City
- Announcing the Avant Garage Project
- High Performance Houses for a High Performance World
- Our New Social Media Intern Introduces Herself
- Energy Star Home – The Hybrid Construction Way
- Making Modular
- Back from New Orleans
- Fifty for Five: Rough Cut of Sheila Hyde Interview
- Day 1 at Fifty for Five in NOLA
- Fifty For Five Brings Nic to New Orleans
- New Postgreen Homes Model – Avant Garage
- Welcome Hybrid Construction
- S is for Suburban, Sol Austin, and Sustainable
- Blown In Cellulose – The Ultimate “Green” Insulation?
- New Project Pics on the Postgreen Homes Blog
- Village Homes: Sustainability, Hobbits and Jane Fonda
- We Are Back
- American House Shrinkage
- Where We Sleep: The Master Bedroom Question
- Most Affordable & Effective Super-Insulated Wall Assembly?
- Mary Mary Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow?
- Richlite Countertops: Paper is No Longer Just for Taking Notes
- The Entrepreneurial Planner: A Series on Effective, Sustainable City Planning
- Postgreen Email is Back
- Postgreen Email Down
- Meet Your Shiny New Intern, Katie Wisniewski
- Amanda Brennan Introduces Amanda Brennan
- A New Postgreen Homes Investor Proposal Released
- A New Project Announced at Postgreen Homes
- Philly Beer Week Open Meetings: Imbibe with Postgreen . . . for Business!
- Two Point Five – The Next Postgreen Homes Model
- Trenton Avenue Arts Fest
- Excellent New Video on the 100k House
- The Vented Rain Screen via Furring Master
- Mark “The Matador” Hutchinson Introduces Himself
- ZIP & SIS – Multi-Functional Sheathing
- 100k Project is Officially LEED Platinum
- Postgreen Triplex Conceptual Rendering
- Triplex Voting Meeting Tomorrow Night
- Quick Air Sealing Strategy Notes
- The “Less” Revolution
- Skinny Project Update: Foundations Complete
- BIA Tour of Postgreen Homes
- Construction Waste Management Recap
- New Postgreen Homes Blog
- Our Top 10 Priorities When Building a Green Home on a Budget
- Stumping for Votes: JDR Blogger Awards
- Tezuka Architects Japanese Design Inspiration
- Awesometown Community Informational Meeting
- Skinny Project: The Ground is Broken
- Images of Living in the 100k
- Moving from SIPs to Double Stud Walls in Skinny
- Only One Home Left in the Skinny Project
- House Tattoos Revised
- Frequently Asked, Frequently Answered
- Postgreen Homes Concept: Three Bedrooms in 16 Feet?
- How to Buy a Postgreen Home
- Skinny Project Groundbreaking is Imminent
- Calling All Renters: Ideas for a Postgreen Triplex
- Analog Marketing and Our New Business Card Design
- Over-Conditioned: The Super-Sized HVAC Problem
- Postgreen on the Radio
- Duplex Inspiration – Japanese 9 Tsubo House
- Passive House Ventilation Design
- Postgreen Homes Flooring Changes
- Thanks to the Philadelphia Inquirer with a Couple Corrections
- Hidden Kitchen Range Ventilation
- House Tattoos: Ink for Your Postgreen Home
- Introducing Courtney . . . AKA The Money
- Whiteboard Session: SKINNY Floor Plan Options
- New Modern Ceiling Fan Options for Postgreen Homes
- New Skinny House Floor Plans
- We Survived 2009
- Postgreen Site Disaster Recovery
- The Passive Project is Closed
- Final Pictures from the Philadelphia Passive House
- I Imagine Buying Things: Cars vs Houses
- Updates to PostgreenHomes.com – Kitchen Appliances
- Passive Project Tour
- Postgreen Update: Two Awards and a Speaking Engagement
- Skinny Project Sales Update
- Final Pictures from the M&M House
- Passive Project Update: Completion is Imminent
- Transit Oriented Development- Laying Down The Tracks of the Future
- The Extra Bedroom Problem
- Land Ethics- An Idea of the Past or a Solution for the Future?
- Building Gaskets and Air Sealing Tape
- Passive House Air Sealing – Lessons Learned
- Facade Update and Retrospective: The Passive Project
- The Persuasive Power of Fun
- Suburban Sprawl to Smart Growth – Shifting the American Dream
- The Skinny Project – 3 New Postgreen Homes
- New Video, Speaking Engagements and Other Announcements
- Isolation and the Deterioration of Socialization . . . Oh My
- Wish List Item: Backyard Geothermal Beer Keg System
- Super Efficient Windows for the Passive Project
- Interning at Postgreen Starring Yvette
- Postgreen at the Global Creative Economy Convergence Summit
- Net Zero Water
- Video Walkthrough of Our Home Customization Tool
- 3 Postgreen Homes Available in the Skinny Project
- Insulation Levels in the Passive Project
- One More Kitchen Post For The Road
- The Net-Zero Postgreen Home Is On The Way
- Are You Green With Kitchen Envy?
- Postgreen Homes on the CBS3 Morning Show
- Video Tour of the Furnished 100k House
- Customizable Postgreen Homes On Our New Site
- Postgreen Homes Party Wrap Up
- Party Promo – Free Solar Upgrade to Net Zero Energy
- 17 New Homes to be Announced by Postgreen
- Studio Bryan Hanes Landscaping Concepts for Postgreen Homes
- Postgreen Homes Launch Party Planning
- “Waste Equals Food”
- Postgreen Homes Stair Designs
- New Passive Project Page
- Apologies for Lack of Posting Lately
- Postgreen Homes Web Launch Party
- The Kitchen Project: Maximize Space, Minimize Waste
- Passive Project Under Slab Air Sealing
- Wes the Intern
- 100k House Talk in NYC
- Coming Soon: The Customizable Postgreen Home
- Megan Braley: Green Kitchen Extraordinaire
- Vic’s the Name, Kitchen’s the Game
- Passive Project Foundation and Slab Insulation
- A Very Intern Summer
- Postgreen Homes Sales Updates
- Postgreen Investor Proposal: Skinny Project
- 100k House: Render to Reality
- 100k SIPs Week Feature Film
- LamiDesign Tells Everyone to Build that Modern/Green House Now
- Postgreen Homes Owner’s Manual – Contents Draft
- Keeping Up and Catching Up
- First of Final 100K House Photos by Sam Oberter Photography
- Cars and the City – Safety
- SIPA Conference Wrap Up
- Postgreen at the 2009 Family Energy Festival
- Custom Bench Dog Design Table for 100K
- Postgreen Homes – Facades and Floor Plans
- 120K House is Back on the Market
- 100k Ribbon = Cut
- 100k Ribbon Cutting Reminder
- Where Oh Where Has the Starter Home Gone?
- LG Art Cool Provides Attractive Ductless Units on a Budget
- 100k Construction Update: Drywall, Siding and More
- 100k House Ribbon Cutting
- The Reblogification of 100khouse.com
- Site Overhaul
- Postgreen Standard Project Supplemental Construction Documentation
- Home Slicker Instant Rainscreen House Wrap
- Invest! – Postgreen’s Residential Project Investment Program
- LEED Landscaping Requirements
- 100k Construction Update: Rough In Walk Through
- Safe in the City
- Save the Homo sapiens
- The Philadelphia Passive Project – 100k and the Passive House Standard
- What Options Would You Like To See In A Future 100k Home?
- Premature Solarization – Solar Power Before Reducing Consumption
- Affordable & Modern Interior Design for the 100K House
- A Tribute to May Narisaranukul’s Work on the 100K House
- On Air: Postgreen on Kcast
- Finishing the Future with Greenable
- Art and Interior Furnishings for the 100k House
- 100k House on TV
- Why Modern?
- Clarifications on the Philadelphia Business Journal Article – Little house on the infill
- Energy Monitoring and Control – Web Application Concept
- Affordable and Appropriate Interior Design Sources
- New Blogs added to our Blogroll
- Holiday Happiness for All
- Wishful Thinking – Energy Monitoring and Controls
- Photos of Windows and Interiors
- The Cost of Polishing a Turd
- After the Mid-Construction Tour
- Bulleted List of the 100K LEED Checklist Targets
- LEED and the Education of Legislation
- Frost Protected Shallow Foundations (FPSF)
- How To Build A House in Philadelphia – Building Permits
- 100k Mid-Construction Tour on December 13th
- Are We Screwed?
- Sonos – Affordable Whole House Audio System
- SIPS Week Teaser Trailer Video
- Price Reduced Bath Plumbing Fixtures in 100K House – Delta Arzo
- Daily Construction Images of 100K House Project to Date
- 100K House SIPs Installation Flickr Photo Set
- The Hops Shortage and Eating Locally
- Postgreen is Headed to Greenbuild ’08 Expo & Conference
- Our Friend the Economy
- YouTube Video Shows Us How To Install SIPs
- New ISA Project – Fishtown Zoning Meeting TONIGHT
- Modern & Affordable Plumbing Fixtures for 100K House Project
- Construction Update – Week 5
- SIPs are Going Up Today
- Increasing our Solar Thermal System vs. Gas Boiler Backup
- Construction Update – Day 25
- Custom IKEA Credenza to Hide Water Meter
- How To Build A House in Philadelphia – Zoning
- The Space Usage Experiment
- SIPs and Sips
- Trip to Greenable – Green Building Supply + Design Store
- SIPs Delayed Another Week & Lessons Learned
- Why Bigger? – The Changing Role of the Home
- ISA Takes Four Honors at AIA Philadelphia’s Awards Banquette
- Three Blog Milestones – 1 year anniversary, 200 posts & 500 subscribers
- So Many Square Feet, So Few People
- Philadelphia Electric Code Ruling on Exposed CFL’s
- uwishunu Features Professional Video on 100K House by streettalkin.com
- SIPs WEEK Event Delayed Until Oct 28th – 31st
- “A Clean Break” Prefab Neighborhood Opens Tonight at 7PM
- Time to Start Finalizing Finishes – To Do List
- The Small Bedroom Philosophy
- Foundations Completed on the 100K House Project
- Construction Update – Week 2 (Video and Photo Recap)
- How “Green” is Hurting Sustainable Development
- SIPs WEEK Event – Oct 21st – 24th – Sponsored by SURETIGHT
- Foundation Wall Forms in Place and Ready to Pour Concrete
- 3 Things Every Home Buyer Deserves
- Construction Images of the 100K House Project
- Alternate Ideas for Stairway Wall?
- Construction Update – Week 1
- 120K House Officially Listed For Sale
- Nic Darling Joins Postgreen Full-Time
- 100K House Groundbreaking Video
- Just Under a Week Left on the 120K Exclusive Subsciber Sale
- 100K House Construction Schedule
- 100K House Groundbreaking Event – Tues Sept 30th
- Marker Time – Energy Efficiency (Utility Costs)
- Sustain Lane Features 100K House in 2008 Sustainable US City Rankings
- The Minimalist Closet
- Marker Time – Indoor Air Quality (Health)
- Sweat Equity vs. Wish List for 100K Construction
- Marker Time – Indoor Air Quality (Ventilation)
- Budget & Schedule Update Meeting with Brian the Builder
- How To Buy A House – Seller’s Assist
- Marker Time – Indoor Air Quality (Materials)
- Reducing the Wall O’ Stuff – Minimalist Series
- 120K House Web Only Sale – Now till Oct 1st
- Guest Post on Jetson Green and Re:Construct Competition Entry
- Minimalist Series – Reducing to Fit in the 100K House
- To-Do List for the Next Few Weeks
- Tentative Construction Schedule for 100K
- Recap of Pappajohn Custom Cabinet Meeting
- Draw Schedule for the 100K House Project
- GreenFest Philly this Sunday on South St
- New Builder Contracted for the 100K House Project
- Art Matters Article on 100K
- New FAQ’s Page Created for the Blog
- 100K House Featured on Flyp Media
- ISA to Showcase 100K House in DesignPhiladelphia 2008
- Quick Review of LEED Checklist for Platinum Target
- 100K House Enters Re:Vision’s Re:Construct Competition
- Results of Investment Poll
- Two Requests While on Vacation
- Vacation!
- Simple Home Energy Monitors Help Reduce Electricity Usage
- 100K Walking Series – Memphis Taproom
- 100K Walk Score and Our Favorite Walkable Destinations
- 100K Walking Series – Rocket Cat Cafe
- General Update and a Postgreen Blog Plug
- New 100K HOMES Page to Prepare for Future Sales
- Budget Reduction – Results from Builder & Architect Meeting
- New Bank for the 100K House Project
- Budget Reduction – Goodbye Custom Casework. Hello IKEA.
- Investors for Future 100K Homes?
- Budget Reduction – Revised Kitchen and Appliances
- Edited 100K Budget with Federal Tax Credits
- 100K Budget Update – Time to Make Final Cuts [edited]
- Recycled Rubber Sidewalks Around the 100K Site
- New Facebook Page and Twitter Account for 100K House Fans
- ‘No Haggle’ Pricing for 100K Houses?
- Settling on 100K Lots Soon
- Good News for Renewable Energy Assistance in PA
- First Postgreen Sale and General Updates
- Preliminary Kitchen Ventilation Investigation
- HERS Evaluation from Magrann is on Target
- Thoughts on Ads on the 100K Blog?
- What to Give Away with a 100K House?
- M&M 100K Plus Floorplan Draft
- Next Steps for 100K
- Dwell & AIA Contest Submission
- New Renderings and Floorplans for 100K Project
- Nic Darling Joins Postgreen and the 100K Team
- Chad & 100K on Twitter
- Feedback from Building Plans Examiner
- WHYY Arts and Culture Piece on the 100K House
- Appliances for the 100K House
- Plans Submitted to Philly for Building Permits
- Video of 100K Presentation at Ignite Philly
- Open House at Vader House on Fletcher St
- Shout Out to Ignite Philly Coordinators
- Free Radiant Cooling – A Closer Look
- Small Cool 2008 at Apartment Therapy Blog
- Good and Bad News for the 100K House Project
- New 100K House Project Summary Page
- Modern Rehab Around the Corner from 100K Site
- Alternate Solar Thermal & Radiant Heating Combo Systems
- New Mechanicals for 100K
- 100K House Design/Build Service?
- Exposed Lighting Examples
- Lighting Layout for 100K
- PV Solar Panel Quote for 100K House
- Modern, Minimalist and Cheap Ceiling Fans
- Final Results from Energy Modeling by Zero Energy Design
- Gouin Green – First SIP / Modular Hybrid Home
- Pella Proline Windows Chosen for 100K House
- The 20K House Project – Inspiration from Rural Studio
- New Archives Page for the Blog
- Postgreen and Level 5 Team Up to Form “Build It Green”
- Cellular Insulating Window Shades
- List of Energy Improvements From Zero Energy Design
- Urban Kitchen Meeting at Pappajohn Woodworking
- First Interior Renderings of the 100K House
- Guest Posts at Postgreen Blog
- Independence Energy Homes Joins the Team to Provide Energy Consultation
- Happy Earth Day
- The Three Elements of Construction Cost
- Inspirational Plywood Stairs
- Possible Modifications based on Passive House Standard
- Passive House (Passivhaus) Standard for Energy Efficient Design
- Urban Kitchen Design Update
- Green & Energy Certifications for Homes – LEED is not the Only Way
- Magazine Love – GOOD Magazine Article on 100K House Project
- Innovation & Design Process (ID) – LEED for Homes Review
- HERS Index Rating Initial Evaluation Results
- LEED for Homes – Home Size Adjustment Calculations
- LEED for Homes Checklist
- Green Facade Ideas for South Facing Walls
- Is Passive Cooling + Dehumidification enough to keep us cool in Philly?
- The “Urban Kitchen” Design Project – minimalist, green, modern, utilitarian, efficient, gritty
- Federal Tax Credits Available
- LEED for Homes Basic Process and Fees
- LEED for Homes Rating System – 100K Intro
- New Renderings from ISA with Hardie & Stucco Siding
- A LEED Review on the 100K House Project
- Zoning is Approved!
- Zoning Error?
- ISA Speaking at Habitat’s 2nd Annual Green Building Conference on the 100K House Project
- Results of the LEED Design Charrette
- LEED Design Charrette Today
- Plans Submitted to City of Philadelphia Zoning Department
- Window Article and Thoughts on Fiberglass Windows
- Budget Priorities for an Energy Efficient Home
- Appraisal Back but Settlement Delayed
- New Floorplans and Elevations from ISA
- SIPs Have Been Chosen as the Building Method of Choice
- Second Floor Layout Concept with Reduced Footprint
- Kitchen Peninsula Cabinet Design Idea – Front View
- Possible New Layout for the Ground Floor
- Ross Mechanical Group Hired to Design Mechanicals for 100K House
- Site Modification in Progress
- Water Heating Dilemma
- Soil Testing and Next Steps
- Budget Spreadsheet
- 100K House Budget Review – Our Biggest Meeting to Date
- ThermaSteel – Light Guage Steel Insulated Panels
- SIP Quote Update for 100K House
- New Exploded View of 100K House from ISA
- Energy Efficient Insulation Options
- Financing for 100K House is Official!
- Feedback from Local Neighborhood Zoning Committee
- Quick Financing Update
- 100K House Facade Ideas
- Plans Released to SIP Manufacturers for Quote
- Inspirational Use of Plywood by PLY Architecture
- Plans Released to Builder for Rough Quote
- 100K House to Seek LEED for Homes Silver Rating
- Metropolis Article Live on the InterWeb
- ‘Option’ House by WeberHaus – Inspiration for Efficiency
- New Roof Profile to Cut Costs
- A Couple More Inspirational Homes
- Scheduling for Ground Breaking
- Article on 100K House in Metropolis Magazine
- Inspirational Architecture – 4 – Baum / Cheatham Affordable Infill Prototype
- Addendum to New Plans
- Updated Plans from ISA
- Zero Energy Design Binge
- Financing Term Sheet
- To LEED or not to LEED
- Why great residential architecture doesn’t pay
- ISA & Brian Phillips in Dwell Magazine
- Second Radiant Heating System Quote
- First Radiant Heating System Quote Came in Today
- Radiant Heat is Affordable! – Who Knew?
- Taking ISA’s “Core” Concept to the Next Level?
- Affordable, Modern and Green in Lowell, MI
- Preliminary SIP Manufacturer Evaluation
- Second Design Meeting (this time with our builder)
- Can traditional builder methods to reduce cost translate to modern and green?
- Inspirational Architecture – 3 – 215 sq ft cabin
- Best Design from Yesterday’s Design Meeting
- Design Day
- Random Cost Reduction Ideas From a Day at Barnes & Nobles
- Financing Update
- First hurdle encountered
- Initial Sketches for 100K House
- First Draft of Floorplan
- First Press Release for 100k house
- Inspirational Architecture – 2 – wooden houses
- Inspirational Architecture for the 100K House – 1
- House Requirements Draft
- Size of 100k house
- Feasibility Meeting
- The affordable modern AND green home
