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Environment
America's Oldest "Net Zero" House
This 110-year-old Victorian home in Ann Arbor is America's oldest and Michigan's first Net Zero home.
Business
Housing Prices Must Fall, Yet Housing Prices Must Not Fall
Tyler Cowen wonders what happens if we let housing prices fall as "many smart people say we should." Arguably many banks would once again be...
Design
Ten Ways to Take Up Less Space
As America's interest in McMansions dwindles, could an opposite extreme take hold? All but one of the pint-sized abodes on Mother Nature...
Design
Could You Live in a Little Red Cube?
Believe it or not, behind these four impossibly red walls lie more amenities than I can fit in my dorm room. Built by Andrew Kline for his...
Environment
Eco-Towns: A PR Opportunity, Smart Development Idea, Or Both?
The new million dollar question: When it comes to revitalizing cities, or finding places to put people, is it better to build or rebuild? The U.K....
The Community Board
A Revealing Housing Chart
This Robert Shiller chart, which appeared in the New York Times, well displays the enormity of our current housing crisis. These numbers leave you...
The Community Board
Please Help this Indonesian Family
We need to build the Bawana family a home. This family of five really needs our help. They are living in a moldy bamboo hut in Central Java. They...
The Community Board
Philanthropy Guidelines Address Mortgage Crisis
Home foreclosures are wreaking havoc for individuals, families and communities across the nation. Communities bearing the brunt of these...
