Best Green Houses Dan Joseph ArchitectsBy David Sokol,Via:greensource.construction.com Readers located in the Rocky Mountain region of North America may have spotted the most recent issue of Mountain Living magazine, which announced that Headwaters Camp, a 1,800-square-foot, LEED-Platinum guest cabin located in Big Sky, Montana, had won one of the magazine’s Responsible Development Awards. The accolades […]
September 21, 2010
Best Green HousesDella Valle Bernheimer By David Sokol,Via:greensource.construction.com Of all the discussions that take place on the Internet, the conversations that amend GreenSource’s online stories may be some of the most constructive. Readers are genuinely committed to sustainable buildings, and they generously share their insights in the comments to advance the conversation around green design […]
September 21, 2010
Best Green Houses Barrett Studio ArchitectsBy David Sokol,Via:greensource.construction.com In the foothills just west of Boulder, Colorado, it’s rare to find a ski resort that isn’t developed to the nines—lodging, second homes, and the other accessories of luxury recreation. But there is at least one slope that still boasts only a ski lift and a lodge. […]
September 21, 2010
Best Green Houses DesignBuild CollaborativeBy David Sokol,Via:greensource.construction.com Just outside Phoenix, a suburb called Fountain Hills boasts a centerpiece lake in which a giant nub shoots water as much as 562 feet into the air, on every daylight hour for 15 minutes. This columnar height makes the 40-year-old fountain the second tallest of its kind in […]
September 21, 2010
Best Green HousesTruro Residence and Modern Lake House Truro and Orleans, Massachusetts ZeroEnergy DesignBy David Sokol,Via:greensource.construction.comCape Cod immediately calls to mind images of rugged, shingle-clad saltboxes and weather-beaten Greek Revivals. Yet the Cape is also home to stunning works of Modernism, which embrace the elements in a manner befitting a vacation land. Indeed, The Cape […]
September 21, 2010
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