Explore - Heating/Cooling

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   Green

   Green Beret

   Were “EcoHat” to come up in passing,you would most likely think of something chunky, organic, and woolen–—perhaps a beanie with earflaps to keep you toasty while chained to a logger’s truck. But in...

   written by: Iain Aitch

   01.25.09

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   Green

   Solid Gold

   When it comes to material originality, this former tavern in Chicago’s trendy Bucktown neighborhood pulls out all the stops. Case in point? Colorful pieces of broken LPs are visible in the...

   written by: Geoff Manaugh

   photos by: Doug Fogelson/DRFP

   01.23.09

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   Green

   London Cooling

   The Lighthouse, by British architects Sheppard Robson, seeks to redefine the future of residential energy by plugging into the sky itself.

   written by: Geoff Manaugh

   01.22.09

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   Green

   Hot Rocks

   Taking a calculated turn from tradition, two Czech architects designed a modern rendition of a classic Bohemian home, powered by solar panels and a geothermal heat pump that draws energy from the...

   written by: Sarah Rich

   photos by: Andrea Lhotakova

   01.21.09

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   Green

   The Green Lagoon

   From the deck of this waterfront house, the scenery is abuzz with Northern California wildlife–but there's not a utility bill in sight.

   written by: Deborah Bishop

   photos by: Matthew Millman

   01.21.09

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   House Tours

   Lava Flow 4, The Big Island

   Set into the dense tropical foliage of Hawaii’s wildest coast is a house that goes with the flow by welcoming the breeze.

   written by: Sam Grawe

   photos by: Linny Morris

   01.20.09

7. Design 101

   On-Demand Hot Water

   We don’t keep a kettle boiling on the stove all day for the one moment when we want tea, so why do we keep water heated around the clock when all we need it for is a shower or a load of laundry?

   written by: Sarah Rich

   01.01.09

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