There are only four Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses in the state of New Jersey. One of them- located in Millstone, in Somerset County and dating from 1954- was purchased by architects Lawrence and Sharon Tarantino back in 1988. The house is an example of Wright’s Usonian style, which contemplated his vision for a new American architectural vernacular. Approximately 100 Wright-designed Usonian homes dot the country, and each is a good reminder that green architecture is not a new phenomenon. Wright executed his design for the Bachman-Wilson House- like all other Usonian homes- with a number of green design features.
November 3rd, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "green homes"
A Greener Suburban Sprawl?
While green building and luxury living in Manhattan are now practically married, a truly unique candidate for LEED certification is now going up forty miles out of the city. “Green is becoming the new amenity of choice in luxury housing. Today’s socially conscious, upscale homebuyers are more concerned about the size of their carbon footprint than the size of their master bath,” Mark Hallett Robbins, president of NRDC Residential, the developer of Windermere on the Lake, announced in a press release. Windermere on the Lake is a planned residential community being developed in the Fairfield County community of North Stamford.
April 8th, 2008 | Alex Padalka | 0 comments | Continued
More Tenants for 7 WTC, Columbia LEED-ND Plan Approved, & NYC Green Homes
Advertising firm Arnell Group pays $70/square foot for 37th floor of LEED Gold 7 World Trade Center
City Council approves Columbia’s Manhattanville expansion plan, which was accepted into USGBC’s LEED-ND Pilot Program
New York City green homes serving as show houses, classrooms
Panel of experts share thoughts on green building in New York City at event organized by [...]
BIM Meets Prefab: Suburban Prototype Home, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey
We hear and read a great deal about the promises- and potential pitfalls- of BIM in the context of its use as a tool for sustainable design. Accordingly, we were interested to read in the most recent issue of Dwell about the Suburban Prototype Home in Bergen County. Designed by Hoboken-based Nastasi Architects for clients [...]
December 14th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 2 comments | Continued
Green Meets Arts & Crafts: Windermere on the Lake
A planned residential community isn’t necessarily the first place you might look to try and find the intersection of design excellence and sustainability, but a new development in suburban Connecticut might help to change your tune. When it’s complete, Windermere on the Lake will offer twenty-four luxury homes across seventy-five acres in North Stamford. Developed [...]
November 23rd, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
NAHB to Congress: Keep Dangling Green Building Carrots, Don’t Wave Sticks
In testimony yesterday before the House Small Business Committee, the National Association of Home Builders emphasized its belief that voluntary energy efficiency programs and tax incentives remain the best approach for reducing residential energy consumption across America rather than blanket federal mandates. Pennsylvania home builder Frank Thompson told the Committee that “Congress should be promoting [...]
October 19th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 1 comment | Continued
James Dean House- Rosemont, New Jersey
This blog has always tempered its green building commentary with the observation that refurbishing an existing building is the most sustainable of construction practices, particularly here in the New York City metropolitan area where open space is at such a premium. Accordingly, Rosemont, New Jersey (population 49) is home to the James Dean House, a [...]
August 23rd, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
The Bog House, Sharon, Connecticut
I enjoyed reading about the Bog House in the July/August 2007 issue of Dwell. Located in Sharon, Connecticut and designed by New York City-based architect Lynn Gaffney as her and her husband’s weekend home, the 2,000 square foot house is furnished entirely with pieces from Ebay. Gaffney, who is principal of Lynn Gaffney Architect (lga) [...]
August 14th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued