How to select and install a solar water heater by johnhorning on April 12, 2010 Solar water heaters have been around for a long time, in fact, it’s the oldest method of heating water known …
Thoreau’s cabin redux: tiny homes and happiness by Kirsten Dirksen on November 4, 2009 Henry David Thoreau went to live in a 150-square-foot cabin in the woods because he “wished to live deliberately, to …
A tiny home tour: living in 89 square feet by Kirsten Dirksen on November 3, 2009 Homes are shrinking in America. After doubling in size since 1960, the national average dropped for the first time in …
Green Home Center: sugar waste cabinets and recycled counter by Kirsten Dirksen on May 27, 2009 The Green Home Center in San Francisco was started by “green enthusiasts” who wanted to sell building and remodeling products …
Permaculture house: passive solar as AC by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2009 Permaculture is a basis for design that mimics “the patterns and relationships found in nature”. When applied to home temperature …
What is a green home?… and the first eco-mansion by answers on February 26, 2009 Question from Rebecca of Chapel Hill, North Carolina: I have a question about green building. I met with a developer …
Cork: a new wood floor without killing a tree by Kirsten Dirksen on September 2, 2007 According to the World Wildlife Founcation, Mediterranean cork forests- home to endangered species like the Iberian Lynx- are among the …
Not quite there but trying… by tdirksen on August 26, 2007 I don’t know how it is in the rest of the world but in Australia the green movement is finally …
