If you've taken a look at recent studies, you'll know that homeowners are focused on wellness as a key purchase motivator. This trend goes far beyond LED lighting, smart devices, and other ...

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It would be nice to hang out in one of these right now. It's a weird time to be talking about modern prefab; as architect Elrond Burrell noted recently, But for those of us who started working in ...

In some areas of the U.S., people who own homes deemed “historic” are fighting local preservationists for their right to install solar panels. The reason? Panels are too ugly, according to a recent ...

Our friend Lloyd Alter at Treehugger has posted an interesting and thoughtful article about Japan’s famed Capsule Tower (and its scheduled demolition!), an iconic structure and unique archetype for ...

A year ago I wrote that modern prefab had lived fast, died young and left a good looking corpse. But I thought if anyone would survive it would be Michelle Kaufmann, the queen of prefab design and ...

There are hundreds of designs out there for chicken coops – from super simple boxes to elaborate $100k fantasy hen mansions. But not all chicken coops are created equally – and Peter Strzebniok, ...