First Time Home Buyers Prioritize Energy Efficiency
Home Intel
“As first time home buyers step into the real estate market they are looking at things very differently then their parents did. Trends that make a home stylish now go beyond curb appeal. As Builder magazine reports, today, first time buyers are looking for a house that is above all, energy efficient. As the sustainability movement grows we see it having a greater affect on the home structure in addition to lifestyle changes. Indicators show a rise in demand for greener built and designed homes is everywhere, and one of the most notable examples is the 2010 HGTV Green Home.”
Yankees vs. Mets: Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, New York
Architect Magazine
The writer visits New York’s two new baseball stadiums to see what they’re all about. Great lead on the story: “Before I went to a baseball game at the new Yankee Stadium, a New York friend offered his views. ‘The old Yankee Stadium had horrid architecture, hectoring service, and terrible food,’ he said. ‘They’ve worked really hard to re-create all of that.’ ”
Frank Gehry Slams LEED, Calls Sustainable Design “Political”
Inhabitat
The first item we mentioned emphasizes “green building,” but don’t tell world-famous architect Frank Gehry about that. Inhabitat reports, “Frank Gehry, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect responsible for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Dancing House in Prague, has slammed the LEED certification, saying it is awarded for ‘bogus stuff’ and that climate change and sustainable design are ‘political’ issues.”
Off the grid: From brown to green
Dwell
“When Debbie Adams and Peter Fleming spotted their future home, it was a mess. An old industrial building on a street of solid family houses in Toronto, ‘it was a dripping, scary building,’ says Adams. ‘It hadn’t been used for a while, and I think all the kids in the neighborhood thought it was haunted.’ The yard was littered with scrap metal and building materials—–and, they soon discovered, dangerous chemicals had seeped into the soil. But with some cleanup, the land had potential for residential reuse…”
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