Green Home Info

CNN.com brings us a story of “the real estate equivalent of the hybrid Hummer”. At the Windemere on the Lake development in North Stamford, Connecticut, builders are trying to create a few dozen “eco-mansions” at an average scale of 8,000 square feet apiece.
As contradictory and hypocritical as this may seem, Windemere President Mark Hallet [...]

The smart use of natural daylight can be very effective in reducing electrical use from lighting fixtures during the day. Traditionally windows and skylights have provided natural sunlight to the interiors of buildings, and more recently, solar transport “tubes” have gained in popularity.

A new breed of sunlight transport mechanisms can bring natural daylight to [...]