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Posts tagged “Jetson Green”

A Green-ish Renovation in Salt Lake City

You'd never guess from looking at this home that it was actually built in 1957. Just shows what a little TLC (and a lot of money) can do to an existing structure....

Yale Student's Tiny House
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Elizabeth Turnbull, a Yale grad student, decided it would be cheaper and greener to build her own mini-home on a trailer than pay for traditional housing. The thing even has solar panels! ...

Introducing: Design Shizen

We're big fans of Jetson Green, and most of the reasons why are documented in our recent interview with Preston Koerner. So we're always curious when he's up to something new....

Vermont Green Home: Remember Ian and Raedia?

Hey! Remember Ian and Raedia? Our readers who built green in Vermont? Well, it looks like they're done!...

Green People: Preston Koerner (aka Jetson Green)

If you've been hanging around the green building scene for any time at all, or just occasionally reading this blog, then you're probably familiar with Jetson Green. We're hugely devoted fans and can...

Real World Hollywood: Green Digs

When we were growing up, we always drooled over the Real World houses. They were usually a little too gaudy, a little too colorful ... but there was always a pool table and an indoor climbing wall o...

Living Walls: Purely Aesthetic or Functional?

In the past, we've blogged here about living/green roofs. Living roofs are beneficial for the environment in a number of ways -- they mitigate stormwater runoff, they reduce the heat island effect ...