Showing posts with label Green Homes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Homes. Show all posts
Friday, June 14, 2013
Thursday, March 28, 2013
20' Storage/Cargo/Shipping Container (Beltway 8 & Hwy 59 North) $500
All Star Containers
We carry containers of all sizes and can make ANY modifications you may need. You only limitations is your imagination.
20' Containers starting at $500
40' Containers starting at $1500
Visit our website at www.allstarcontainers.net
Sent to you by Jesse C Smith Jr via Google Reader:
Craigslist special only! 20' used containers with pricing starting at $500.00 Delivery available for fee. Call Randy today @ 281-540-0777 or stop by our OPEN TO THE PUBLIC yard at 15015 Hwy 59 North @ beltway 8 to Select and Inspect the container that is right for you!
We carry containers of all sizes and can make ANY modifications you may need. You only limitations is your imagination.
20' Containers starting at $500
40' Containers starting at $1500
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
First Toilet System for Standard 2×4 Wall
First Toilet System for Standard 2×4 Wall
Starting in August, Geberit will ship the first tank and carrier system designed to fit in a standard 2″ x 4″ wall. The new innovation makes it easier to add a space-saving, wall-hung toilet to a renovation or new construction. It supports up to 880 pounds and seats between 15″ and 19″ of height.
The new product fits where the 2×6 carrier is too big. It has a dual-flush valve for 0.8 and 1.6 gpf.
John Fitzgerald, vice president of marketing for Geberit North America, said, “Since the introduction of the 2×4 model, we’ve received positive feedback from architects and designers who are using the in-wall carrier in more projects than ever before,” according to a recent press release.
The tank and carrier, model number 111.728.00.1, can be paired with the WaterSense-certified Toto Aquia, as well as several other wall-hung toilet models from Blu Bathworks, Duravit, Lacava, Laufen, Mirabelle, Neo-Metro, Porcher, Roca, and Villeroy & Boch. It has an MSRP of $570.
[$] Concealed Toilet Carrier Frame with Dual-Flush Tank (Amazon – $456).
Credits: Geberit.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Congressional Solar Energy Tax Credit
Congressional Solar Energy Tax Credit Bill Creates Affordable Renewable Energy Systems for Homeowners
A part of the bailout package recently passed by the U.S. government included a generous solar energy tax credit bill which will dramatically reduce the cost and hasten the payback to homeowners for installing residential solar energy systems. A full 30% federal tax credit is now available for solar PV and thermal installations starting January 1, 2009. The Renewable Energy Division of S+H Construction, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the greater Boston area’s premier residential renovation and custom home building companies, designs, integrates and installs solar electric power (PV), solar thermal hot water, and geothermal heating and cooling systems.
Their services include everything from system design and installation through maintenance of residential equipment as well as energy conservation consultations. S+H is a fully certified turnkey installer and performs all of the paperwork necessary for homeowners to qualify for and obtain the significant rebates offered in Massachusetts to those who install PV.
“With the new expanded tax credit passed by Congress coupled with the savings from Commonwealth Solar, the existing tax rebate program from the State of Massachusetts, consumers will now be able to save 50% off their renewable energy projects, ” notes Doug Hanna, co-president of S+H Construction. “Now is the time to do it and I expect a lot more interest and inquiries about solar energy from homeowners, especially now with economic times being tight and winter oil bills coming due.”
S+H Construction is a multi-award winning firm recently named “Best General Contractor” in 2007 by Boston Magazine and “Best Kitchen Remodeling” in the 2008 Boston Home Magazine Awards. Specializing in renewable energy, custom home building, residential renovations, historical restorations, landscaping and site work in the Greater Boston area since 1979, S+H Construction is located at 26 New Street in Cambridge, MA.
For more information on S+H Construction and their Renewable Energy Services, please call (617) 876-8286, or visit the company website at www.shconstruction.com.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
$1800 used shipping container as architects' backyard office
$1800 used shipping container as architects' backyard office
Shipping
containers are built to carry huge loads and the refrigerated units are
very efficient at climate control. So it’s unsurprising that when
they’re retired from the sea, they’re being used as the building blocks
for homes and offices.
“You can put 60,000 pounds in them and then
stack them 8 high and then put them on a ship,” explains architect Karl
Wanaselja. “They're incredibly strong so they're way stronger than a
house ever needs to be so in earthquake country they're a good building
block”.
Given their strength they work well in earthquake country.
In Berkeley, California Wanaselja and his business partner and wife
Cate Leger created their home-office using a shipping container. It cost just $1800.
"The
Port of Oakland has hundreds of these things left over. What happens is
after they've been around the world I don't know how many times they
get dinged up and get holes in them and sometimes they get dropped and
there's a certain number of patches they're allowed to have before they
no longer meet the international shipping standard and so when they're
at that point they get retired and then sold off.”
Wanaselja and
Leger cut their 40 foot long refrigerated unit in half and placed it in a
T shape in their backyard (with the help of a crane). They didn’t need
to add any insulation: they’re designed to not have any thermal bridging
between the interior and exterior and the polyisocyanurate insulation (a plastic, but it came with the container) has the highest R-value of any foam insulation.
Using a sawzall (reciprocating saw),
the couple cut huge windows into the aluminum/stainless steel
structure. Wanaselja says he was initially intimidated by the idea of
crafting out of aluminum (the exterior material) and stainless steel
(interior), but “once I got over my learning curve I actually like
working with metal”.
In this video, the couple talk about working
in a cargo container, using materials like the soy-based plywood floor
(Purebond) and the music made by rain and branches on a metal roof. Saturday, January 21, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
10 Things to Consider in Using Shipping Containers for Your Next Project
Sent to you by Jesse C Smith Jr via Google Reader:
via Green Building : Jetson Green by Preston Koerner
Modern day pioneer John Wells is doing some interesting work in Alpine, Texas. On his desert swath in The Field Lab, which is also referred to as The Southwest Texas Alternative Energy and Sustainable Living Field Laboratory, Wells is living off the grid and maintaining an interesting (and humorous) journal in the process.
A couple years ago, he built a tiny house, which is powered by 270 watts of solar and four 100-watt small wind turbines. Now, Wells' current project is the construction of a live/work space made from four 20-foot shipping containers. Wells hopes to finish his 1,600 square-foot space for less than $20,000 and has some helpful pointers for others looking to take on a container project.
In mostly Wells' words, here are 10 things to consider if you're thinking about using shipping containers in your next project:
1. Even with all the hype, containers are difficult to obtain and expensive to ship long distances. If you live close to a major port city and have a really big truck and trailer, it's much easier and far cheaper to get them.
2. Don't bother with those websites that have you fill out your info and up to four suppliers will contact you with competitive prices - THEY WON'T!
3. The price for a 20' shipping container (not including delivery) can range from $2500 to $4000. You can stick build a building with the same amount of square footage, that is just as water tight and structurally sound using traditional construction methods for less than the cost of a shipping container - it just won't weigh as much.
4. Containers provide an extremely secure storage structure which requires a blow torch or dynamite to break into, and they are too heavy to walk off with.
5. If possible, get delivery by tilt bed roll off truck. Otherwise you need a small crane or huge forklift to move and position them - or at least 50 really strong men. Watch your fingers! A 20' shipping container weighs almost 5000 lbs.
6. Rust is the only natural predator that can harm a shipping container, so don't scrimp on a good paint job.
7. These metal monsters become ovens or freezers depending on the outside temperature, really good insulation and ventilation is a MUST!
8. The real bonus to using a shipping container is the new green phrase "adaptive reuse." Our trade deficit with the rest of the world is causing these to pile up in our country.
9. If you are going to use one for a structure, stay true to the form. Don't cover the exterior with other building materials - show it for what it is.
10. While searching the web for how containers are being used: (A) most sites only show computer renderings, and (B) actual completed structures have been built at astronomical cost.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
RePower Energy Wind Turbines -
RePower Energy Wind Turbines
The Skystream Wind Generator produces 240 volts of electricity at the rate of 2.4 kw and ties directly into your electric meter. There is no need for batteries but you can add them if you want to store the power. Otherwise, the electricity generated from your wind turbine will just spin your electric meter backwards as the wind blows. There are several tower options which vary from 33', 45', 55', 60' & 70 feet tall.
Small wind turbines for residential or Farm & Ranch use are refered to as the new cutting edge technology but the company making the units has been around for over 20 years and has 170,000+ units working worldwide. To have a wind turbine you need to be outside of the city limits and have a few acres to provide us access to install the turbine. We bring in a large drilling truck to install the foundation and will bring in a concrete truck as well. Once the foundation is completed and has had time to cure, we return to put the wind turbine tower up.
If you are interested in going green to help the environment while saving more green for your pocket, give us a call at 830-931-5777 or check out our website at -
www.repowerstx.com
Small wind turbines for residential or Farm & Ranch use are refered to as the new cutting edge technology but the company making the units has been around for over 20 years and has 170,000+ units working worldwide. To have a wind turbine you need to be outside of the city limits and have a few acres to provide us access to install the turbine. We bring in a large drilling truck to install the foundation and will bring in a concrete truck as well. Once the foundation is completed and has had time to cure, we return to put the wind turbine tower up.
If you are interested in going green to help the environment while saving more green for your pocket, give us a call at 830-931-5777 or check out our website at -
www.repowerstx.com
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Shipping Container Floor Plan
Shipping Container Floor Plan
Originally uploaded by Jesse C Smith Jr
Originally uploaded by Jesse C Smith Jr
This is the first one I want to build. We are insulating it first then installing AC. I want to stack two of these and this will be my second level. The ground unit is for storage.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Latest visit to Metro Container
Our latest visit to Metro Containers in Brenham, Texas. One of the best in all areas. Sales,modification, and delivery. They are honest too. Ask for Eric. or email eric@metrocontainer.net,
Sunday, December 11, 2011
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