by RH – December 11, 2007 via ReclaimedHome.Com
An old article on Hudson Valley Magazine lead me to singer Peggy Atwood’s site about her monolithic dome in the Catskills. She decided to have it built after nearly losing a house to a tornado in Tennessee and another near miss Upstate due to a forest fire.
Granted, all [...]

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December 14, 2007 via ReclaimedHome.Com
Sustainable developer/architect Mark Helder is aiming for a LEED Platinum rating for his current project in Williamsburg. Platinum is the highest green rating and if he achieves this, it will be the first Platinum LEED building in NYC.

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December 13, 2007 via ReclaimedHome.Com
First of all, who doesn’t love The B-52’s and their sense of style? Kate Pierson (the redhead) is the proprietor of the Lazy Meadow Motel located in Mt Tremper, NY. Let’s just say if a motel could be a rock star, Lazy Meadow would be Kate Pierson.

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by RH – December 12, 2007 via ReclaimedHome.Com
I just came across an old NY Times article on Your Free Press. “Buying Into the Green Movement” reminds us that buying green is still consumerism at its best. It’s just more guilt free, is all.
I’ve noticed this especially since starting this blog. In doing research and writing [...]

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