Homes
Permaculture Community Offers Titled Lots in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
A new ecological community, Rancho San Roque, is being developed in the foothills of the Rincon de la Vieja volcano in Costa Rica. The developer has engaged the services of The Project Office (TPO) to manage the project; Deppat to create the master plan; and Zurcher Architects to create the architectural detail for a private residential community in harmony with nature.
Building Green Without Going Into the Red
In this energy conscious society consumers are screaming out for green building products for their homes and commercial buildings. But, is green really worth the green you have to spend to obtain an efficient building? For sure, many of the products I see being touted as "green" are just items that have been around for decades, now repackaged with a little green leaf on the box.
Straw Bale Construction: Affordable Green Building Method
Green building has become an immense industry with an intimidating amount of techniques and materials. The high cost of many of these "green" methods is a deal breaker for most of us.
However one method, straw bale construction, is proving to save money during construction, provides energy savings once erected, and it seems anyone can learn to build with it.
10 Practical Steps to Self-Sufficiency
The global economic collapse became an eye-opening experience for many people. The ongoing crisis continues to create more joblessness at a time when the cost of essential items like food and energy continue to rise.
Kennedy Says US Losing Green War
Is America in a new Green Arms Race? Robert F. Kennedy says "Yes" and China is winning. From the Cold War to the Green War, his recent article The New Arms Race on the Huffington Post outlines how the U.S. is losing the green “arms race” to China. Because China has the industrial infrastructure and factory labor force, they are thoroughly dominating the green tech industry.
