Tag: climate

    • Making Your Residence an Earth-Friendly and Intelligent Sanctuary

      Making Your Residence an Earth-Friendly and Intelligent Sanctuary

      Turning your home into an eco-friendly, smart sanctuary offers benefits that impact not only your personal well-being but also contribute to community and environmental health. This guide from Miami Green Homes serves as a comprehensive roadmap, outlining key steps for integrating both green and intelligent features into your living space. By following these strategies, you can enjoy…

    • Hurricane Lee – Storm hardening homes to address hurricanes and weather related threats

      Hurricane Lee – Storm hardening homes to address hurricanes and weather related threats

      With hurricane Lee approaching the New England shore, the importance of storm hardening for residential design is a topic of interest and relevance. Water related threats include flooding and erosion to shorelines. Storm surge from severe wind and weather systems is of particular concern to most single-family homes.  Sebastian Eilert Architecture has been leading sustainable…

    • Shades of Green – Sustainable Initiative documentary (2010)

      Shades of Green – Sustainable Initiative documentary (2010)

      A great memory, being part of this sustainable initiative Documentary by Susan Spinnato. Sebastian Eilert has long term passion for sustainable architecture and design. This documentary about types of “green” was an excellent milestone and has many features and ideas that are still relevant today. www.imdb.com/title/tt1539025/

    • Making Building Materials Out of Fast-Growing Grasses Capture More Carbon Than Trees for US Startup

      Making Building Materials Out of Fast-Growing Grasses Capture More Carbon Than Trees for US Startup

      It turns out that with sophisticated laminating and molding machines, the fibers of certain grass species can be just as strong as wood — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/us-startup-makes-building-materials-out-of-fast-growing-grasses-to-capture-more-carbon-than-trees/

    • GaiaMa – a LEED Platinum Vastu design by Sebastian Eilert Architecture

      GaiaMa – a LEED Platinum Vastu design by Sebastian Eilert Architecture

      GaiaMa is a new single-story home of 1500 square feet located in the Miami Dade village of Biscayne Park. The design is inspired by Vastu principles and has strong focus on sustainability and durability. The house is built out of ICF walls and insuldeck roofing system, making it hyper-insulated. A central cupola features an inverted…

    • Eco-Friendly Housing Design Principles

      There are many different ways to increase the environmental responsibility of our housing and minimize the negative impact that new home construction can have. Whether reducing scale and minimizing possessions by adopting micro-living ideals or replacing appliances, thermostats, and lighting with smart, energy-efficient alternatives, we can each find some small way to make a meaningful…