Yesterday I received the final report from Zero Energy Design with the results of their energy modeling. We put out a joint press release this morning but I thought I would include a bit more detail along with some of the pretty charts that ZED made here on the blog.
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ZED provided charts and analysis on […]

May from ISA passed on a link to a site where a couple is blogging about their process of designing and building a SIP/Modular Hybrid home. The site is www.GouinGreen.com and is meant to be a play on “Goin’ Green” as the couple’s last name is Gouin.

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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…

…Rural Studio is a remote program of the School of Architecture at Auburn University in west Alabama. For the past few years, their students have been designing and building low-income housing for only $20K in materials and labor ($10K ea). There is a Rural Development loan available through the federal government where very low income people in rural areas are able to borrow a maximum of $20,000 for home repair or construction.

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It’s the weekend so I get to spend some time on my long list of desired upgrades for the blog here at 100K House. This morning I added a new Archives page to the site. I must give Mr Chis Pearson credit for this upgrade. His blogging ideas are so simple, but so brilliant.
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It’s official, Postgreen and Level 5 Construction have teamed up to form a new construction company in Philadelphia - Build It Green.

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I thought I’d take a close look at these insulating window shades today that Zero Energy Design is referencing in their energy model. There are a lot of cellular shades that are made up of one, two or three layers of honeycomb fabric with air in between the cells that makes the shade act as […]

Yesterday I had our second conference call with Zero Energy Design who is performing energy modeling analysis on the 100K House. Yes, they changed their name since our last meeting. They provided a list of suggested energy improvements to the home with accompanying savings that would be realized over a code built home per year. […]

This weekend I met with Mr. Matt Pappajohn of Pappajohn Woodworking to further discuss our “Urban Kitchen” design and possible materials. Matt has seen our renderings and has agreed that we can create a similar kitchen out of sustainable materials and green finishes that will fit in our budget for both homes. This makes me […]

You’ve all been patient with our decreased posting the past few weeks so ISA decided to reward you all with the first interior renderings of the home. I’ll save my thoughts for later an let you guys comment first. If you’ve always wanted to comment but never have, now’s your chance. Also, before someone mentions […]