Treehugger Debate: Is Prefab a Greener Way to Build?

Posted by on Jun 7, 2011 in allison arieff, chad ludeman, digital fabrication, dwell, European green building, Lloyd Alter, Michelle Kaufmann, minergie, passive house, passivhaus, prefab, prefabrication, Preston Koerner | 0 comments Watch live streaming video from treehuggerlive at livestream.com The debate continues – from May 26, 2011 Comments can be found at the treehugger site...
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Passive House in the New York Times

Posted by on Sep 26, 2010 in germany, green building, high-performance building, minergie, NYT, passiv haus, passive house | 0 comments Great National Coverage The full NYT article is here. An interactive site with construction details is here. For full information from the Passive House organization in Germany check...
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Minergie and Swiss high-performance building

Posted by on Aug 4, 2010 in green buidling, high-performance, linkedin, minergie, swiss, swissnex, switzerland | 0 comments The Swiss embassy in Washington DC will be hosting another green building event on September 8th focused on high-performance building and the Swiss Minergie performance standard. A quick video of last year’s event is available here. Switzerland is increasingly recognized for the leadership demonstrated by making high-performance building almost standard practice. A great report from MIT...
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Swiss High-performance building – 15,000 proofs-of-concept

Posted by on Jun 19, 2010 in beglinger, cleantech, European green building, minergie, nick beglinger, swiss, switzerland | 0 comments From a 2009 conference in Washington DC. 12 page PDF introduction to the Swiss Minergie standard with comparisons to the USGBC’s LEED...
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IDEAbuilder in Sustainable Industries magazine

Posted by on May 24, 2010 in cutmytimber, European green building, germany, greg howes, ideabuilder, justin moresco, minergie, passiv haus, passive house, passivhaus, stefan schneider, sustainable industries | 0 comments The March issue of Sustainable Industries featured an article on European green building by Justin Moresco. Both Stefan and I were extensively interviewed for the article and much of the information we shared with Justin was included. You can read the article...
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Economist magazine on international housing markets

Posted by on Jun 6, 2009 in housing markets, minergie, passiv haus, passive house, switzerland | 0 comments Here is a great chart from the current issue of my favorite news magazine, the Economist. Take a look at the Irish, UK, and Spanish markets. The states isn’t so bad in comparison. Switzerland is not only one of the few appreciating markets, it stands out for its lack of volatility and stability over decades and centuries. This is both a blessing and a curse for the architects and builders...
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