Before I was blogging here at Blisstree Green I was blogging at b5media’s Offbeat Homes (among other green-minded structure sites) so I have this long term love of green architecture going on.  From time to time I was thinking I’d share some killer green houses here. One, because I LOVE green architecture, and two, it’s good to see what’s happening in the green building realm.
There’s a notion, among folks I’ve met, that all green dwellings are weird, kooky, or minimal (read boring) but that’s not true at all. I actually do like the unique green dwellings, but many green homes …read more

Blip Design does some amazing work – both structural and furniture wise. Also, for an architect firm Blip’s website is refreshingly uncomplicated and no hassle. That’s new.
One of my favorite structures of Blip’s is a remodel, the queen anne house. The home is in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle and takes advantage of the views to the east, and is Built-Green certified. The front is simply sparklingly. There’s a great website dedicated to the house – check it out.

Unique and bright, this home, in spite of it’s original coloring, merges right in with the environment surrounding it. I love …read more

Powerlight, Inc. is a lead designer, manufacturer and installer of photovoltaic integrated building systems – in other words, they deal in solar energy. Fittingly, when Leger Wanaselja Architecture was hired to complete Powerlight’s office space, they went solar. This may be one of the best looking office spaces I’ve ever seen; take a look:

According to the Leger Wanaselja Architecture website, the once open office space was divided into zones of sorts, to allow for a feeling of space division, but the plan looks really nice and open, welcoming, even split, I think. The room elements are made …read more

In case you haven’t heard, West Coast Green is coming on full force this year.
West Coast Green, the largest residential green building conference in America recently released it’s full line-up of presenters and exhibits for this year’s show taking place on September 20-22, 2007. The show, which will be held in San Francisco, has two days worth of educational programs for builders and designers in the industry and then allows homeowners in on the final day (wish I could go).
Sadly, I cannot go and I’m guessing this won’t fit into most of your schedules either. So I’m hoping that up …read more