Many Seattle locals had a chance to tour the new Mini-B Passive House this past month at the Phinney Neighborhood Association. The Mini-B is one of the first passive homes in Seattle and is now for sale for $65,000. The Mini-B was designed by architect Joe Gaimpietro of Johnson Braund Design Group to be a
A recent analysis indicates that more than one third of mortgaged homes in the Seattle area are now worth less than what the owners owe on their mortgages. This situation is known as “negative equity”, and helps explain why short sales and foreclosures are again on the rise. In a short sale real estate transaction,
December was a great month for prefab construction in Seattle. Two new prefab installations in the central district highlighted design, affordability, and adaptability. On December 13, local prefab builder Method Homes installed an ultra modern custom home designed by PB Elemental. Designed with a small footprint in mind to take advantage of a narrow lot,
Seattle Joins List of More Than 70 North American Cities at the Forefront of Humane Issues Seattle, WA – – On Sunday, October 17, 2010, Seattle will host the 2010 Walk for Farm Animals, an annual event taking place in more than 70 cities across the United States and Canada to celebrate and promote compassion
While Seattle has seen an incredible groundswell of energy in the urban agricultural movement in the past five years, 2010 is officially our Year of Urban Agriculture. This is a campaign, a mission really, to promote exploration and expansion of our already vibrant culture of community gardening, farmer’s markets and regional farming. What’s driving this
Save the date – May 24th – for our most innovative housing event this summer. The Backyard Cottage Design Challenge Showcase! This backyard cottage showcase will include the work of over 35 local architects and designers who are combining good design with livability and sustainability. You will have the opportunity to view all design challenge
Sustainable Backyard Cottages Design Challenge: Help us create the next generation of affordable, green housing! Method Homes and Infiniti RED are joining forces to promote public awareness of Backyard Cottages in Seattle with the Design Challenge for Sustainable Back Yard Cottages. Call for Submissions! Architects and designers! Method Homes, a Seattle-based custom prefab manufacturer, is
In a previous post, we gave you the low down on Seattle’s new ordinances regarding Backyard Cottages, now we want to explore whose building them and how the process works. Now that backyard cottages are zoned citywide, they’re beginning to pop up all over the place, and in a plethora of delightful flavors. While they
This past week one quarter of the planet closed their offices and returned home to celebrate the Chinese New Year on Feb 14 – the Year of the Golden Tiger. In Chinese astrology the tiger is considered to have courage, passion, fearlessness and power. On the other hand this year is considered an unlucky year
Lead-based paint was used in more than 38 million homes until it was banned for residential use in 1978. For those renting, buying or renovating a pre-1978 home, receiving a copy of the EPA’s lead pamphlet is federal law, and duly warns against things like letting your children chew on the windowsills. Lead has been