The Healthy House Institute has an interesting article on a recent series of eight episodes of This Old House devoted to the "greening" of a 1926 Craftsman bungalow in Austin, Texas:
Taking on its first-ever project in Austin, Texas, This Old House shares
strategies and solutions for transforming a historic house into a low
maintenance, healthy, and comfortable eco-friendly home.The renovation of a 1926 Craftsman-style bungalow for newly married
homeowners Michele Grieshaber and Michael Klug will be “green” in
nature, while making room for a growing family — including Michael’s two
young sons, Sam and David — with the addition of two bedrooms and a
modest full bath on a new second floor.By using
technologies that conserve energy and water, and opting for durable and
sustainable materials, This Old House is taking an outdated house and
giving it an energy-efficient future, while showing that “green” does
not have to be experimental, or expensive.
Since this ground-up remodel included low-maintenance, low-water xeriscaping, that became one episode all by itself; another was dedicated solely to the planning process – something worthy of extra attention whenever you’re working with new and unorthodox materials and techniques. The episode also generated plenty of materials for articles on subjects as varied as lighting and remodeling with and for families with children on the TOH website.
photograph by Kenny Braun for This Old House
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