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10 Green home improvement ideas
A green house is a type of house that focuses on efficient use of energy, water and other building materials. Energy-efficient appliances can be used for building a green house. Along with energy-efficient appliances, specific building materials can be ut
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Make your home green and beautiful
Nowadays, the philanthropic concept of 'Go Green' has taken the entire world into its manifolds. This term has great implications in our day to day lives. We want greenery to be the one and only mantra of our existence. In fact, there are some organisati
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Best of 2011: Green homes built around passive solar principles
The houses built to trap and distribute the solar energy during winters and reflect it during summers are the homes built on passive solar principles. These solar systems don’t have any use of electrical and mechanical devices. It mainly focuses on the
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The Big Question: Are prefabricated homes really green?
Why we are asking this now? At a time when urban planners are looking for solutions of rising housing demand across the globe, prefab homes provide a valid alternative. They can be built from Eco-friendly materials and transported easily from one place to
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Green Prefabs by SMPLy Mod: The best housing plan
For those who wish to get a home in the easiest way possible, the best option would be to go for a prefabricated home. For those who have come in late, a prefab home is manufactured in advance, off site as modular units. These units are then shipped to th
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An amazing Eco-friendly house made from old recycled car parts
From the time people around the world have become environment-conscious, we have got to see so many different kinds of products made from recycled things. However, none of the products were as amazing as this house that has been built with the help of rec
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THE STRIPS HOUSE
Everyone dreams of owing a house that is full of luxuries even if they are limited. A place where one can live along with his family in peace with utmost sense of security and comfort. "The Strips House" is the epitome of luxury, exquisite design and comf
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Berkeley masterpiece: Your dream vacation rental home
Staying at a great home is everyone's dream. To fulfill your dream you may either buy a home or rent a beautiful place. Yes, there are such 'perfect' homes which, when you rent, would not only make you proud of yourself, but also make others jealous. The
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Five most fascinating underground abodes
An underground home may not be a common sight but these abodes are in fact one of the most energy efficient homes in the world. It is a wide spread misconception that the homes built underground or into the sides of hills and mountains, are scary, lack cl
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The Hamptons get a taste of ASUL Prefab’s green home-building ideas
Repurposing is a major trend in eco friendly building design and construction these days, and a major part of the repurposing segment is taken up by pre-fab structures. Like most people trying to build a home on a budget, Bettina Volz and Don Lenzer too w
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