Jul 9th, 2007
Fine Homebuilding - A recent issue in the magazine reminds me of a film noir
I was reading one of the newest blogs on the Fine Homebuilding Magazine website and was quite amazed regarding the completion of The Concept House. It took months of work, but it was well worth it. There were quite a lot of people that attended the special presentations and tours (which included college architectural students, the local green building council, inspectors, energy company employees and, of course, neighbors who are always curious about the “to-do” involved in this!).
Some of the visitors were amazed that they had installed recycled rugs (which are turned into brand new rugs that look just like new ones!) and were amazed at the quality of them, as well! One visitor really enjoyed the movable walls (just like the old film noir and horror movies) and it almost made us feel as if we were children as we continued exploring some of the least traveled areas in this house! I don’t doubt how surprised some of the visitors were that some of the materials within the house were recycled, but what really amazed them was the high quality of the recycled materials therein!
There were five different technologies that were used for the very first time in this house and they included some panelized foundations and floors; what some people call “the utility core concept,”; the incredibly systematized green building approach; some air admittance valves and the engineered plumbing and last, but not least some natural finishes were applied, including linoleum and clay. So much wonderful stuff that will be mentioned in the next couple of upcoming blogs, of course! All of this, of course, is due to reading and understanding Fine Homebuilding Magazine.
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