January 27th, 2010 by Melanie Mullen

The First Priority in sustainable eco-design is passive design; where you can you your surrounding environment wisely to conserve or create energy and lighting and more. More important than LEED and Energy Star is the building standard Passivhaus

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Sexy Mountain Hut in Austria heated by body heat, cooking heat and passive solar heat !

The ventilation system is with heat recovery from the ground heat exchanger.

With intelligent design; heavy heavy insulation (R60 walls min) and triple pane double low-e glazing windows you can maintain a warm interior temperature with no energy use at all- you can also play with the lighting so you would never need to really turn on a light.

January 18th, 2010 by Melanie Mullen

The Interior Design Show has finally arrived this coming week-end ! Phew after returning from the greys in Copenhagen I could really use some COLOUR in my life !!!

Every year the Interior Design show gets more and more eco-oriented and I can’t wait to share todays 2010 eco perspective on the interior design show.

I will also be attending:

Conversations in Design; A World Without Oil

with the (re)cover inc team www.re-cover.ca

Keep posted to find out what the international leading designers have to say about sustainable design. All design should now be rooted with a deep environmental and sustainable base, I will share (with photos of course) how our professionals are doing it in the real world.

“They will share their practical experiences in sustainable design, and dare to dream of a society that is no longer dependent on oil. The symposium will provide critical insight to new and alternative practices, materials, technologies and products. It will challenge its audience to think outside the box, and ultimately illuminate and inspire on the provocative subject of A World Without Oil. ”

Jan 19-24th

http://www.interiordesignshow.com