Building Green
Building Green is pioneering and entertaining television with an eco-friendly twist, on a mission is to inspire viewers to discover just how easy, cost-effective and healthy it can be to go green, and to dispel myths about environmentally-conscious lifestyles.
Host Kevin Contreras leads an interactive exploration of green building techniques and alternatives, from the eye-popping extreme to the green mainstream, all while demonstrating that healthy choices don’t mean sacrificing style or comfort.
From blue jean insulation to bamboo flooring, Kevin Contreras, host and creator of Building Green, will introduce viewers to every aspect of green building using the design and construction of his own green Santa Barbara dream home as a living workshop.
These series includes 13 videos (each 25 minutes long): Breaking Ground, Foundation, Framing and Roofing, Straw Bales, Doors and Windows, Exterior Finishes, Interior Finishes, Floors and Closets, Lighting, Water, Landscaping, Interior Design and The Finale.
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February 7th, 2010 at 21:40
Price Tag: $1 200 000.00 but I bet it was more.
February 11th, 2010 at 22:26
Pretty long…but very interesting. Maybe not so economic afterall, but, they have done quiet a villa…Anyway, there are many things I´ve learned, and I just can´t wait for the spring to come to put them in practic. Why not living in a cleaner environment, if you can?
I´m not very pleased with the idea of mice and insects hiding into those walls and I have doubts about the durability of the mud plasture. Also I don´t know how such a construction will face a colder climate, or a temperate-continental one, with significent variations of temperature and humidity. Anyway, compared with wood structure box walls houses, it´s a step forward, especially thinking about the advantages of these materials and not in the second place about protecting the environment.
March 6th, 2010 at 21:18
if anyone knows of how to go and live in an eco village cheaply please let me know. im looking how tobuild a cheap eco home ie with straw bale and render with clay on the cheap as iam a single mother on low income. also where can i go is there a commuity somewhere in uk? also how to keep warm as my child not well needs warmth. post here please. ta