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Remodel Green: Make Your House Serve Your Life

Natural Building

Remodel Green: Make Your House Serve Your Life is the second book in my series about green home building (the first was Rolling Shelter: Vehicles We Have Called Home ) and it chronicles much of the personal remodeling I have done over my life. I write about the pros and cons of compost toilets.

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Colors, Character, and Open Living—Here Are the Top 2023 Kitchen Design Trends

Pro Builder

Colors, Character, and Open Living—Here Are the Top 2023 Kitchen Design Trends. It's out with the old and in with the new for homeowners updating their kitchen spaces, and along with an increased focus in health and sustainability, new remodels are breathing color and character into all-white interiors. Home Design.

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All About Green Concrete | What Is Environmentally Friendly Concrete

CivilJungle

Introduction of Green Concrete. In the history of the concrete world, green concrete is a revolution topic in Denmark; it was first invented in 1998. With the color green concrete has nothing to do. To make the system more sustainable, green concrete eco-friendly materials are used. What Is a Green Concrete?

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Remodeling Your Home

Green Home Design Architect

It really pays off to use an architect to design your home remodel. This design is for one of our clients renovating their home that was damaged by fire. The addition is designed to closely match the existing house while taking advantage of the opportunity to make updates to the floor plan.

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Jackson Design & Remodeling Announces Call for Nominations in Third Annual Industry Blogger Awards

U.S. Construction

Awards Recognize Best Interior Design, Green, Architecture, Remodeling and Construction Business Blogs. Blogs may be submitted in one of five categories: Architecture, Green, Construction Business, Interior Design and Remodeling. About Jackson Design and Remodeling. 27 and end at 2 p.m.

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Taos Builder Strives to Work with Green Materials

Natural Building

In 1995, he and his wife bought land near Taos and built the first of many straw bale homes that they would design and fabricate; theirs was off-the-grid. Most of their structures implemented passive solar designs, which brings heat and light from the sun into a home. You can read the original article at www.taosnews.com.

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Remodeling Vs. Moving

Green Home Design Architect

Remodeling your current home may be a better option for you than finding a new home that fits your needs. The only similar, but much more costly alternative, is to design a new custom home and have it built to your specifications. Remodeling means that you don't have to give up a familiar neighborhood and schools. The solution?