Posted on February 27, 2009 by mmuhsam
For the last many weeks we have been walking through the process of constructing two green homes in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. The idea behind following the project this way is that by seeing and talking about how a home is built we can create a greater understanding of why green building is so important [...]
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Posted on February 20, 2009 by mmuhsam
After a few weeks of siding, let’s talk a bit more about the windows at Columbia City Green. The main functions of a window are fairly obvious: they let light come into the home, provide ventilation, and allow a view outside. But there is far more to it than that and it is worth stopping [...]
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Posted on February 12, 2009 by mmuhsam
In our last post we gave you an overview of the siding system that Case has decided to use for their ‘Columbia City Green’ homes. While the siding plays a leading role in protecting a home from the elements it does not accomplish this task by itself. The windows play an important role as well, [...]
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Posted on February 6, 2009 by mmuhsam
The structure is in place, the interior systems are coming along, and it is time to start applying the layers of material that will make up the exterior of Columbia City Green. Going back a few posts, after we framed the walls and roof structure, a layer of 4’ x 8’ panels was placed on the outside [...]
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Posted on February 3, 2009 by mmuhsam
We have tried over the course of our monthly tours to show examples of a wide variety of green building projects. This month is no exception as we start to take a closer look at our urban communities and the great work that is [...]
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