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Each project in the "Top Ten Green Projects" awards by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) for 2008 was evaluated on ten measures, documented extensively on the COTE Web site. These include design innovation, community context and land use, longevity, bioclimatic design, water and energy conservation, materials, and indoor environment.
The ten winners — plus one honorable mention — approach sustainable design through an exemplary integration of architecture, technology, and natural systems
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Abaca Wall Shelf
Frame your storage in style. Shelving units don’t have to be dull, horizontal slabs of wood to fit with a modern home. The Abaca Wall Shelf takes the functionality of a flat shelf and adds three more sides to give you a frame for whatever knick-knacks you want to highlight and store at [...]Dianelli ADA Sconce
Artful lighting. Two shapes come together to make this sconce a subtle piece of art that will light up your living room, hallway, kitchen or bathroom. The rounded rectangular sconce itself if balanced by the two circles that rest comfortably underneath. This sconce is available in polished nickel or rubbed bronze. [...]Float Tray
Simple, stylish servings. Each time you bring out this Float Tray to serve your guests, you’ll love how light it is - not only in how it feels, but in its overall design. Using minimalist-inspired simplicity, this tray will match any kitchen that has stainless steel appliances and a modern appeal. The [...]Jenson Vases
Natural beauty. These Jenson Vases bring the natural world into your modern home without all the mess. They are inspired by naturally-occurring shapes, twigs and stones, and they will stand out as unique center pieces with or without flowers inside. They are hand-blown from thick smoky glass, and work as miniature statues [...]flip-top storage with mirror
Simple on the outside. Small spaces can celebrate, because the compact and ultra-functional design of this simple flip-top storage with mirror is designed for rooms low on space but high on style. Four lower drawers with simple, flat-facing fronts are complimented by the flip-top storage space that includes a medium-sized tempered glass mirror. [...]beale lounge chair
Summertime hangs thick in the air, and there’s no harm in having your decor match. This indoor Beale Lounge Chair is constructed of summery rattan, giving it a light, airy feeling that is tempered by the thick proportions. Its wide seat and back ensures that guests will be comfortable, and the thin, white [...]Classic Coffee Table
Black coffee, no-frills coffee table. Stripping something down to its elements can be a refreshing experience. This Classic Coffee Table offers a simple and straightforward design - it is a coffee table, and nothing more (other than a stylish modern piece with retro vibes). The mid-range height and thin legs produce a [...]Stockwell Pecan Trestle Dining Table
Solid, sophisticated surface. The Stockwell Pecan Trestle Dining Table is constructed from solid birch, and the sturdy frame will ensure that even your five course meal for six won’t strain this surface. It comes with two leaves that can be affixed to accommodate surprise guests, or to make room for that eye-catching centerpiece. [...]Blomus - Polished Bola Garden Globe Set
Reflect the lighter side of your garden. You can bring a touch of the faerie world to your own backyard with the strategic placement of the Blomus - Polished Bola Garden Globe Set. These reflective stainless steel spheres are serene and modern, and will subtly add a new dimension to your garden. [...]Antfarm
Your room will be crawling with style. Lighting is important in any room, and adds a special something to a modern home. The Antfarm creative lighting system allows your to design a web of light that is fully customizable based on your design instincts. You can choose from one to seven pods, [...]Furniture Store Blog
Stylish Bird Feeder from Das Moebel
Help out your two winged friends with this cool bird feeder that easily hangs from any tree branch or over hang. The open curved wood design and slatted surface make tossing bird food in easy. H 9,5 W 21 L...Flexible Seating Concepts by das möbel
In many public settings flexible seating concepts are important to allow you to shape the furniture to your audience, theme or current project. This same premise holds true in the home where you may have an active family or often...Fort System : Acoustic Wall / Room Dividers from Studio Arihiro Miyake
The design studio of Arihiro Miyake is very diverse with contributions from interior design to modern furniture products all with a creative element. Miyake who has an extensive background in space planning and interior decorating developed the Fort acoustic partition...Concrete Home Residence by Thomas Bendel
Concrete is perhaps one of the most useful tools in construction in stabilizing support structure or as a mainstay in road building. Designing a concrete home residence is a possibility as well as evidenced in this house by Thomas Bendel....Solid Wood "Alder" Furniture Collection from Brent Comber
Brent Comber as you can see works well with wood, and the natural progressing of his collection includes the "Alder" series which has pedestals, cubes, and a bench made from vertical stock. Shown here are the Alder Kiss which makes...Stunning Mexico Home Design by 7XA
This stunning Mexico home was designed by the architecture firm of 7XA Arquitectura. Lead architects on the project were Angel Lopez and Carlos Ortiz. This home is situated in El Uro, Mexico which is south of Monterey and just east...A New Spin on Traditional Furniture by Vincent Thomas Leman
In a previous post Furniture Fashion featured the decorative curvy bookcases of Vincent Thomas Leman that have a distinct look that is unmistakable. Leman's collection looks like something out of Alice in Wonderland and is basically "traditional furniture" that is...Amazing Chaise Furniture by René Sulc
René Sulc has an eye for design as evidenced in the chaise furniture presented in this article. This piece reminds me of architecture in how the shapes and curves are so well defined that they seem so planned out much...Tea Trolley 900 by Alvar Aalto
You have to go all the way back to 1937 and the World's Fair in Paris to remember when Alvar Aalto introduced his Tea Trolleys made from bent birch plywood, tile, and rattan. These Tea Trolleys feature the process of...Craziest Looking Sofa in the World?
You see a lot of things on the internet, but perhaps this is the craziest looking sofa in the world. As readers, I will leave that up to you to decide. About this piece, it was designed as a public...Panier : Multi-Purpose Storage Container / Side Table from Kartell
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec add their design efforts to the already diverse collection of modern home furnishings from Italian manufacturer Kartell. Their first signed piece is the Panier side table or storage container in a series of colored or transparent...Small Office Desk Solution for an Affordable $149
Most of us have lived in an apartment or loft where space is very limited. Creating a small office or a small desk in these types of spaces can be challenging. Further, this situation may not be permanent as you...Decorative Mesh Materials from Whiting & Davis
For the past century Whiting & Davis has been the major supplier for mesh material supplying interior designers and industrial engineers world wide. These intricate materials look like metal covered fabrics but upon a closer inspection these lustrous materials are...14 Contemporary Wall Lamps by Jens Siekmann
If you are looking for wall lamps and into cotemporary home decorating then these pieces from Jens Siekmann may be what you are looking for. Jens has created wall lamps that are part art and part lamp. Each design is...The Modern Italian Furniture Collection from Jesse of Italy
The Jesse modern furniture collection from Italy has really expanded in the right direction in the past few years and these pictures from the recent Salone del Mobile in Malano show what they are up to. I have had personal...DECORATING DIVA
Kitchen Design Expert: Susan Serra, CKD
Susan Serra is a CKD (Certified Kitchen Designer), CAPS (Certified Aging in Place Specialist), USGBC (United States Green Building Council) member and NKBA. Susan is an award winning designer and the principal of Susan ...Kitchen and Bath Design Expert: Susan Palmer
Susan Palmer, CKD, CBD, owner of Susan Palmer Designs, has been designing award-winning custom kitchens & baths for more than 25 years. When Susan approaches a new design project, she does not impose a specific ...Kitchen and Bath Design Expert: Matthew Quinn
As one of the leading experts in kitchen design, Matthew Quinn has worked around the world to provide his clients with original, memorable kitchens and baths. Function is amply addressed, but so are aesthetics ...Kitchen and Bath Design Expert: Jamie Goldberg
Jamie Goldberg, AKBD, CAPS is an NKBA-certified, independent kitchen and bath designer in Tampa, Fl. She is also a Certified Aging in Place Specialist, helping clients remain safe and comfortable in their own homes ...Kitchen and Bath Design Expert: Fu Tung Cheng
Fu-Tung Cheng world renown, award winning designer-craftsman, speaker, author, artist and founder of Cheng Design and Cheng Design Products, Inc. brings an organic, balanced, Earth friendly, and aesthetically pleasing approach to his design work and ...Kitchen and Bath Design Expert: Lori Carroll
Committed to providing unsurpassed excellence in design, Lori Carroll draws on an outstanding education and notable experience in both residential and commercial design. With a BS degree in Interior Design from the University of Arizona ...Kitchen and Laundry Room Color Trends 2009: Purple
Purple has gained tremendous popularity in tile, wall paper, wall paint and accent pieces for kitchen and bath for 2009. Shown above Plum Brule and Iridescent Inkwell tile from Glass Tile Store . Viking Ranges ...Ask the Experts: Kitchen & Bath Design Trends
What do you see as the top Kitchen and Bath design trends for 2009? Lori Carroll of Lori Carroll & Associates is an award winning Kitchen and Bath Designer based out of Tucson, Arizona. Lori Carroll’s ...BELAY TILE-IN HANDRAIL from Kohler
Kohler’s Belay Tile-in Handrail for bathtubs and/or showers offers homeowners looking for safety, assistive bathroom accessories a cleverly concealed option to the ordinary, and often ugly, institutional style grab bars. According to Michael Wandschneide, marketing ...HealthCraft The Invisia Collection Safety Enhanced Bathroom Accessories
Who likes to be reminded that they’re aging and aren’t as strong, agile, flexible or physically balanced as they once were? We venture to guess none of us! That’s why we don’t want institution-like assistive ...HGTV Blog
What Are You Up to This Weekend?
If you’re thinking of puttering around the house, I’ve got some ideas for you. We’ve compiled a list of 20 home improvement projects that you can have done by Sunday night (in time to watch Showdown). All the projects have written and video instructions, all are relatively simple, inexpensive and some you can even do without [...]Gardening in a Parking Space
Don’t have the time or space to grow veggies? A blog post on Gardener’s Journal tells the story of an employee who doesn’t have a good spot for growing vegetables at home. She takes a pepper plant to work with her every day and, after parking, places it on the pavement behind her car, where [...]Decorating Scents
I love the smell of a clean, scented house. My favorite combo is Murphy’s Oil and incense, a churchy but homey smell. If I had to name a favorite incense it’d be Shoyeido’s Moss Garden, which makes the air smell like a quiet day in the forest. (Check out Shoyeido’s Making Scents blog for an [...]Weekend Inspiration
One of the best things about working for HGTV is knowing that we inspire people everyday. It gets even better when we see what happens when people get inspired to create their own masterpieces. Check out this great weekend project from a mom of 4 kids who goes by Jennwa, that was inspired after watching [...]Furniture by Angelo Surmelis is Officially on Sale!
Rate My Space host Angelo Surmelis began his July 4th holiday truly with a bang! This weekend, the first chair from his first furniture line (angelo: HOME) went on sale. Introducing the Garbo chair: More details and pics of angelo: HOME coming soon, so stay tuned!Happy July 4th!
Continuing the July 4th theme, I like this beautiful rug from Milliken. It includes the beach, patriotic colors and flip-flops. What else do you need for the summer months? I love sharing my weeks’ worth of posts every Saturday. This week included patriotic ornaments, an American quilt, fire cracker candles, flag decor and many other fun [...]HGTV Showdown: Back for Round Two!
We’ve got a fresh, action-packed episode ready for you this Sunday night at 10/9c. Host Jamie Durie challenges our celebrity teams: Sabrina Soto (Get It Sold) and Drew Lachey (host of HGTV’s $250,000 Challenge) versus Matthew Finlason (The Stagers) and Kristi Yamaguchi (yes, Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi) to see who can best update this seriously dated bonus [...]Color Me Free
There are plenty of festive things to look forward to on July 4th, but one of the best is the colors. Red, white and blue — what a great palette to be immersed in this weekend! I’ve spent some time this week revisiting the goodies Chelsey and I captured on film during High Point Furniture Market in the [...]Tree Furniture and a Forest of Tree People
I came across a website with some of the coolest furniture art ever. This stuff takes years to make and is wonderful cross between forestry and high design. It’s called Pooktre. The artists form living trees into furniture as the trees grow. When the tree is the perfect shape, it is harvested, dried and finished. Not all the trees [...]Favorite Foods for July 4th
Ok, I have to admit I’m already dreaming about the food that’s awaiting me this weekend. Hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad and of course, any dessert that’s red, white and blue. Here are a few of my favorite ideas for this year: I love this recipe for fruit salsa and cinnamon chips. Yum! Brooke Reynolds at inchmark [...]© 2009 Created by Alicia Valair on Ning. Create Your Own Social Network
