Comments on: Modern Dutch House Built From Salvaged Billboards and Umbrellas http://inhabitat.com/modern-dutch-house-built-from-salvaged-billboards-and-umbrellas/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Andrew Michler http://inhabitat.com/modern-dutch-house-built-from-salvaged-billboards-and-umbrellas/comment-page-1/#comment-297008 Andrew Michler Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:45:53 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=214267#comment-297008 Laura, I would recommend contacting the architects directly about the material science of the house. They have great website that is full of information and projects based on re-purposing materials. I do not see the project having any better of a deconstruct profile than many other houses. Building to deconstruct and be reabsorbed into the materials pool is only recently becoming a design consideration for projects as a whole- most of what I have seen is on the individual product basis like Interface Carpet or Cradle to Cradle. You project sound interesting so please keep us up to date with your findings. Laura,

I would recommend contacting the architects directly about the material science of the house. They have great website that is full of information and projects based on re-purposing materials. I do not see the project having any better of a deconstruct profile than many other houses. Building to deconstruct and be reabsorbed into the materials pool is only recently becoming a design consideration for projects as a whole- most of what I have seen is on the individual product basis like Interface Carpet or Cradle to Cradle. You project sound interesting so please keep us up to date with your findings.

]]> By: the real costs http://inhabitat.com/modern-dutch-house-built-from-salvaged-billboards-and-umbrellas/comment-page-1/#comment-296190 the real costs Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:04:51 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=214267#comment-296190 Andrew, Thanks for sharing the news about this unique house. No doubt that a house can’t get any greener as far as the materials used, but do you know if the design used life-cycle principles to minimize environmental impact for the full life of the house, or who we could speak to find that out? We’ve been looking for candidates of sustainable building to highlight that consider long-term economic and environmental impact in the selection of materials and design, consistent with research recently released from MIT. If this house qualifies, we would like to showcase it as a real-world example of life-cycle principles at work. Laura Braden twitter.com/therealcosts Andrew,
Thanks for sharing the news about this unique house. No doubt that a house can’t get any greener as far as the materials used, but do you know if the design used life-cycle principles to minimize environmental impact for the full life of the house, or who we could speak to find that out?

We’ve been looking for candidates of sustainable building to highlight that consider long-term economic and environmental impact in the selection of materials and design, consistent with research recently released from MIT. If this house qualifies, we would like to showcase it as a real-world example of life-cycle principles at work.

Laura Braden
twitter.com/therealcosts

]]> By: Mary Ann http://inhabitat.com/modern-dutch-house-built-from-salvaged-billboards-and-umbrellas/comment-page-1/#comment-296130 Mary Ann Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:29:20 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=214267#comment-296130 My brothers built a 3-level tree house when we were growing up, made with wood from electrical spools as shown in your house. They used the round part for siding, and one for the first "floor" up into the tree house. It is a favorite memory. Our dad bought 100 excess spools from electrical contractor for our play and fun. My brothers built a 3-level tree house when we were growing up, made with wood from electrical spools as shown in your house. They used the round part for siding, and one for the first “floor” up into the tree house. It is a favorite memory. Our dad bought 100 excess spools from electrical contractor for our play and fun.

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