Posted on February 1, 2010 by mmuhsam
For this month’s tour we will be visiting Beau Developments new urban lofts project in Seattle’s Judkins Park Neighborhood. This community of homes are very unique not only for their extensive use of green building materials, but for the fact that they will be the first homes in the city of Seattle to be certified under [...]
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Posted on January 31, 2010 by mmuhsam
January 31, 2009. Seattle, Washington. Dwell Development is one of a select group of Seattle Design + Build firms that have risen to the top during a very challenging period in the local and national real estate markets. They have established a strong brand identity and have set a high bar for residential infill development [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2010 by mmuhsam
This will be the first of many posts related to communicating the efficiency measures that have gone into Dwell Developments most recent project, 1105 Dwell and how they are intended to create not only a comfortable interior, but to also dramatically reduce the homeowners energy bills and to ensure healthy indoor air quality.
In a past [...]
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Posted on December 16, 2009 by mmuhsam
Growing Green Building-From Saskatchewan to Seattle
To understand how far green building has come, it’s important to first take a look back at a few of the pivotal events in its history. It is no great surprise that many of the early advances in green building were directly linked to energy crises; however it would appear [...]
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Posted on December 12, 2009 by mmuhsam
As we continue to follow the construction at 1105 Dwell we want to take a quick look back at what we have covered so far and then to move forward as the siding is applied and the homes really start to take shape.
In past posts we have covered the Foundations, the Structural Insulated Panels (SIP’s), [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2009 by mmuhsam
Live within Seattle City Limits? Want to do something for yourself, your family, your community, the environment? Backyard Cottages are here. Basically they are small structures, 800 Square Feet and less that are built as detached accessory dwelling units to an existing home. Typical designs could include such features as bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, a workspace, [...]
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Posted on December 4, 2009 by mmuhsam
Behind the Walls at 1105 Dwell
The GreenDwellingSeattle tours are designed to be more than just a walk through a home, but a complete green building experience. Participants are given an introduction to common green building materials at ecoHAUS and then a guided tour of a select green home led by the people that are responsible [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2009 by mmuhsam
We are very excited to introduce you to a modern, innovative and sustainable community being developed in Redmond, Washington by YS Development. The Taltree ecoVillage is the next in an impressive list of projects that have been brought to the eastside market by this pioneering modern-green development firm. Having completed the first two Built Green [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2009 by mmuhsam
With the Structural Insulated Panels in place it is time to start installing the windows at Dwell Developments new project 1105 Dwell.
Dwell is well-known for their designs that are bathed in natural light and that offer unique views of their surroundings with the careful placement and selection of windows. Specifically in the case of this [...]
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Posted on October 2, 2009 by mmuhsam
As part of their ongoing efforts to build homes that consider efficiency and the environment as much as design and livability, Dwell Development has decided to use SIP Walls for the exterior envelope of their new project, Dwell Over the Park. Let’s take a look at exactly what a SIP (Structural Insulated Panel) is and [...]
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