Super awesome house!

In case you’re thinking that 600,000 lbs of recycled junk is good for not much more than saving our landfills, the house above is a great example of an alternative. This 3,400sf house is made, in part, of steel and concrete discarded from Boston’s Big Dig and saved 600,000 lbs of salvaged materials from being trashed. Not only did this project turn one one amazingly bling house, but the home demonstrates a huge untapped resource for deconstructed buildings and other infrastructures. This is a great way to save money and go green at the same time.
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Green homes have been all over the news in the last few years. The benefits of going green with building and remodeling are a huge perk for the environment, which is a given, but now we’re starting to see the long term money saving advantages that home owners can reap by going green as well.

According to a new article in the Calgary Herald, green homes are gaining a ton of momentum as an economic bonus for consumers. Some of the issues before concerned with green homes and money were based on the fact that green building was less common, and …read more

I’ve been slack about showing a green home that’s for sale each week – but I don’ always see one I like. This week however, I saw a great one.
The house, located in De Soto, Wisconsin, is an off-grid home, timber-framed and strawbale construction. There’s a greenhouse, natural springs, and 6.25 acres to boot. I like that it looks all curvy from the front:

Then from the side it looks super slick.

You have to see the interior – nice and simple and very basic; just my style. This green home and others are for sale at Green Homes for Sale.
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