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What We Saw » The View From Phoenix

Published on 30. Juli 2010 in What We Saw. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
by Jaime GrossEarlier this week, I spent two days in Phoenix, reporting a story for Dwell's upcoming December/January issue. My second afternoon, local architects Cy Keener and Jay Atherton offered to take me on a whirlwind tour of what's cool in their city. As a disclaimer Cy explained, as we trundled along in his white pickup, that in Phoenix, "'walking distance' is actual... weiterlesen...

Artwork from Fires Restores Wilderness Park

Published on 25. Juni 2010 in Artists, Culture & Celebrity, deforestation, exhibits, reusibility and Travel & Nature. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
Street artist Philip Lumbang's "New Life" on found charred metal. Photos: R.Cruger With the latest fires raging in Arizona and Brazil, I'm reminded of last year's notorious Station Fire, the largest to ever hit Los Angeles County, destroying more than 250-acres of Angeles National Forest in August 2009, confounding firefighters with the ferocity of its reach. Ash covered my yar... weiterlesen...

Beautiful Oceanfront Homes Bring LEED Housing to Laguna Beach

Published on 21. Juni 2010 in "solar energy", architecture, eco design, fsc cerified wood, green design, laguna beach, leed, LEED for Homes, LEED platinum, Solar Power, Sustainable Building, sustainable design, tresor homes and usgbc. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .
Tresor Properties is building two luxury single family ocean front homes in Laguna Beach, CA, both of which are on track to earn LEED for Homes Platinum certification. The homes include solar energy systems, FSC-certified lumber, low VOC paints, water reclamation systems and 3rd party verified insulation systems. Both are in walking distance to downtown Laguna Beach. READ MORE ... weiterlesen...