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Compact House with Efficient Floor Plan – House on Port Fortune

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December 4th, 2009 by alnine | No Comments »

Beach House That Consumes Less Energy Than It Provides

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It is located on the Oregon beach and provides more energy that it consumes. That is possible because of 5kWh rooftop photovoltaic system and 12-inch-thick concrete walls. There are also solar-thermal tubes that provide hot water and a ground-source heat pump that warms and cools the air. The house is L-shaped and wrapped around Sitka spruce that’s 38 inches in diameter. Recycled materials were used during construction and the house is designed to last multiply generations. It perfectly blends into the forested hillside thanks to its sedum-sprouting green roof. One side of the house has views of Haystack Rock while the other views of the beach. A lot of windows provide the house with plenty of the natural light.. resource from

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December 3rd, 2009 by alnine | No Comments »

Contemporary Block House Design

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This block house design is an experiment in maximizing daylight and living space in a traditional Philadelphia row house without losing privacy. Living spaces are made in double height with skylight which feeds natural light to every level of the house. The master bedroom and bath are situated on the third floor. The natural light floods them from 15′ glass block wall. The roof terrace features heightened parapet walls creating an external sunning space which remains open to the sky but private for neighbors.. Resource from

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December 3rd, 2009 by alnine | No Comments »