In the process of working with a client who is dedicated to sustainable living, I discovered a really cool company in Austin, TX. These folks really know how to walk the talk.  Their homes are built and then hauled to the site ready to be occupied. They are constructed from reclaimed materials.

The materials used are from deconstructed homes and would otherwise wind up in landfills. The utilize passive solar design, great insulation and thoughtful touches like single pitch roofs which makes collecting rain water much simpler. These are designed to be small spaces so they can be  relocated  but I can't imagine any reason tat you could not build a larger unit or join two or more together if you needed a larger home.

Here is athe link to their website. ·        Reclaimed space

 
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Deb,

Way cool.  It's encouraging to see things like this happening.

I've heard so many great things about Austin.  It really does seem like a blue city in a red state!!

Thanks for sharing with a fellow Eco-Broker
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Great concept.  We need to be doing more of this nationwide.  The possibilities would be endless.
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Great use of recycled materials to build new houses instead of ending up in the trash.  . thanks for sharing
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Sounds cool! Oh, I see you have photos on the link. Very cool looking and I love the modern furniture.
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Albuquerque, NM

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My blog is as much about a philosophy of life and living as it is about real estate as a business. E.F. Shumacher subtitled his book SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL "Economics as if People Mattered" In the real estate industry we realize that people matter and that where they live matters. We now also have a larger responsiblity, I believe, to get them to consider HOW they live. Everyone in the developed world using less energy and resources makes it possible for those who have access to neither to experience a better life and to make the difference between their being able to having a roof overhead or not or for their children to eat or not. 



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