by OneSEED | Apr 2, 2014 | Blog Post
A shocking amount of energy is consumed by a home, or building, when it ‘sleeps’. Occupants often erroneously believe that electricity consumption stops when the lights go out. In fact, most electronic devices and appliances continue to draw small amounts...
by OneSEED | Mar 26, 2014 | Blog Post
Onion Flats is part of a development / design / build collaborative based in Philadelphia focusing on sustainable and affordable multi-family housing. We have attended several lectures by Tim McDonald from Onion Flats, and we wanted to share some of his conclusions...
by OneSEED | Mar 19, 2014 | Blog Post
The Bullitt Center by Miller + Hull Architects in Seattle has called itself the “greenest commercial building in the world” and aims to meet the Living Building Challenge by going beyond energy and water efficiency towards a ‘restorative’...
by OneSEED | Mar 12, 2014 | Blog Post
Five years ago Belgium had only one small refurbished office building which met the Passive House standard, and today the municipality of Brussels has implemented legislation making Passive House mandatory for all housing (single-family and multi-family), office...
by OneSEED | Mar 5, 2014 | Blog Post
The Living Building Challenge has put together a list of materials and chemicals which should not be used in construction due to their harmful effects on the environment and human health. There are temporary exceptions for certain Red List items due to current...
by OneSEED | Feb 25, 2014 | Blog Post
Update: See the finished design It’s happening! Almost two years after declaring our desire to renovate a Vancouver Special, we have partnered with great new clients to convert this existing Vancouver Special in Vancouver’s Renfrew-Collingwood area, zoned...
