What's Sunday evening without a little Ty Pennington and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition?  I don't catch it every week, particularly if the Dallas Cowboys are on, but the program is a juggernaut for helping people in real need.  So we caught news that ABC was planning a green show for April 6 and w...

It's Friday, so why not take some time to enjoy a unique, green renovation.  This home used to be an old, stucco box, but you'd hardly know it just by looking.  Mr. Jeremy Levine gutted the whole place and gave the home a new lease on life.  The interior of this North Eagle Rock renovation drowns...

Mesa, Arizona is putting a herd of 80 goats to work to do some heavy duty landscaping in place of polluting, gas powered tools. Mesa’s Utilities Department has recently approved a contract with Eco Goats to clear out 30 acres of brush surrounding a local waste water treatment plant. Goats are ...

The Galleries at Turney, although completed back in mid-2007, have been getting some good press over the last year for good reason.  First, they're ultra modern, super slick, and hard to miss.  Second, the eight homes were the first to receive LEED-H certification in the entire state of Arizona. ...

The Hatfield Residence is a sustainable home by JCL Architecture . Not only is this a cool house, but the site is very nice as well. Not so hard to use (as many architect sites can be). It’s a user friendly site with great walk through videos of JCL work. This particular house overlooks a Pine...

I got an email about this delicious house that’s for sale in the Pigeon Point neighborhood of Seattle. Usually our Offbeat real estate is a little more hilarious, but today, this house is no joke. This house is actually a unique home to consider; if you’ve got the means and a lust for Se...

I've got a guest post for you today, written by Renee Macalino Rutledge, editor of CalFinder  about using recycled materials in your home.  This is a topic that I am very intrigued with but because we haven't done a ton of remodeling, I haven't taken the time to research it much yet.  Although...

Continuing on with our year celebration here are my four favorite posts from Offbeat October 2007… The Remainder House - green and lovely. Jonesing for San Francisco - because who knew you could build the city out of Jello? plus, LOCUS Architecture is pretty fly too. The World’s Best Offbeat Gin...

I haven’t yet run into this in the Charlottesville/Central Virginia area; I see that one development specifically allows them, but I’m curious as to whether anyone has had issues locally when trying to install solar panels. From the USA Today - There are no hard statistics, but renewable...

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