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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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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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House Tattoos Revised

February 19, 2010

As we approach groundbreaking (pray for a good concrete pouring day), we have continued work on the Skinny Project’s distinguishing feature . . . House Tattoos. The strategy for the tattoos remains very similar to what was discussed in Brian Phillips recent post, but we have made some considerable changes to the content. The goal [...]

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House Tattoos: Ink for Your Postgreen Home

January 14, 2010

(Editors Note: Brian Phillips is the principle at Interface Studio Architects (ISA), the designers of our Postgreen Homes line. We are occasionally able to guilt him into writing a post.) A big part of the fun of working with Postgreen is finding design opportunities within the tight parameters of budget, constructability and time constraints.  Simplicity [...]

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Facade Update and Retrospective: The Passive Project

October 27, 2009

After the expected construction delays and difficulties associated with a standard as ambitious as Passive House, the Passive Project is finally getting wrapped up. Drywall is up, finish work is underway, and we are finally getting a look at the backlog of blog posts we owe you on this process. They are coming. The most [...]

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Postgreen Homes – Facades and Floor Plans

April 8, 2009

The 100k house and its neighbor, the somewhat erroneously named 120k, are moving briskly toward the finish line. The build, while a definite success, has been an education for everyone involved. We have learned dozens of valuable lessons about almost every aspect of our buildings, lessons we will soon be sharing with all of you, [...]

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Pella Proline Windows Chosen for 100K House

May 6, 2008

Pella Logo Image We officially decided to go with the Pella Proline aluminum-clad wood casement windows for the 100K House project. The discussion that was sparked in the recent post on thermal shades was the clincher for us…

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Green Facade Ideas for South Facing Walls

March 28, 2008

For the past few weeks the team has been kicking around the idea of an affordable green wall or green facade in the back of the homes. Yesterday, ISA forwarded me a bit of research on various methods for accomplishing a green facade using ivy for what seems to be a very low cost. Green [...]

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New Renderings from ISA with Hardie & Stucco Siding

March 19, 2008

I noticed today that it’s been a while since I’ve posted any pretty pics so here are the latest renderings from ISA. We have been discussing how to create an interesting, modern and affordable facade for weeks and this is what we’ve gravitated towards. You can see that we have a bit of a vertical [...]

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New Floorplans and Elevations from ISA

February 21, 2008

ISA and I have had a few meetings since the discussions on the new floorplans last week. If you look closely you will notice that we have incorporated some reader suggestions such as surrounding the new bathroom layout with closet space rather than having them run the length of the side wall. Special thanks to [...]

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