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Offbeat Homes

August 8th, 2008

Green Real Estate Picks of the Week: Green Domes

So since I recently found my new favorite real estate website we’re going to have to visit at least once in a while. Or at least until we all our own great green abodes.
My green picks of the week include:
This Off-Grid Solar Mountain Retreat Dome Home in Saguache, Colorado. Domes already have that unique flavor […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 1 comment

June 21st, 2008

40 Amazing Treehouses

This last week and a half we saw some new treehouses - not as many as I’d have liked. You know, I don’t think Offbeat is the kind of place that suits series. I spend all week thinking about what I could post if we weren’t doing a series. Hmmm, maybe no more. In any […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 1 comment

February 3rd, 2008

Residential LEED & the mkSolaire

For the last 2 years, the pilot study rating for residential LEED has been going on. Now the U.S. Green Building Council has the revised residential LEED rating goals and system ready to go. The revised system’s goal is to help architects and designers achieve a whole house approach to green living.
LEED has traditionally […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 0 comments

October 15th, 2007

Happy Blog Action Day!

If you haven’t guessed yet; it’s Blog Action Day. At last count (I’m not updating all day so…) but at the last count there were 15,568 blogs signed up to participate with a total rss reach of 12,507,731. Not bad. That’s a whole lot of bloggers blogging about the environment. Many bloggers participating are part […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 4 comments

October 14th, 2007

Jonesing for San Francisco

Usually when I feel like going somewhere else it’s Humboldt or Montana. Then, every once in a while, I start feeling like a sprinkle of San Francisco. It’s a crowded city which I don’t adore but even with all the people it still feels large around you.
The thing about the city is you can walk […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 6 comments

July 19th, 2007

Human Shelter: Air, Water, & Earth

Today we’re going to continue with more of Michael Jantzen’s work. As noted yesterday, it’s hard to pick favorites, but when I first saw Jantzen’s designs, his Wind Shaped Pavilion was the one of the designs that first drew me in. So, I’m sharing that one today. The other design I picked to share […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 6 comments