Posted inArchitecture Los Angeles (Calif) Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Sustainable Living Why You Should Forget What You Think You Know About Housing in L.A. Los Angeles, a city known for its conventional single-family homes, may offer some of today’s most innovative solutions for multifamily housing. Posted by By Julie Lasky
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Posted inArchitecture California Energy Efficiency Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Solar Energy Sustainable Living A House That Is as Green as It Gets A down-to-earth couple in California asked for a structure that was guaranteed to be net-zero energy. Posted by By Zahid Sardar
Posted inArchitecture Homeless Persons Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Seattle (Wash) Sustainable Living Tiny Homes for the Formerly Homeless A program that builds small energy-efficient houses in the backyards of Seattle residents is helping to address a persistent problem. Posted by By Jane Margolies