Steve Glenn will be speaking at West Coast Green in San Francisco which runs from September 30^th through October 2^nd 2010. His session, entitled “Multi-Family Goes Platinum: LivingHomes in the Presidio,” is part of Future Communities 4.0. For full conference schedule and details, click here.

Register for a full conference pass and receive a 30% discount by using our CODE WCG10. Click here to register! 

Here’s what WCG says about WCG: West Coast Green is an event unlike any other.  It is the world’s leading conference dedicated to green innovation for the built environment and the only place where the entire chain of industry professionals, entrepreneurs and government leaders gather to set the agenda for the green economy and drive its success in the coming year. West Coast Green presents the single largest opportunity to see, share, learn and participate in green innovation and design for the cities of the future. Click here to learn more.

LEED Platinum Certification for a new home in Newport Beach. Read it here.

Another Southern California beach town gets a LEED Platinum Certified LivingHome. Read it here.

LivingHomes announced its home in Newport Beach has received LEED Platinum certification. Read it here.

First LEED Platinum home in Newport Beach, CA!

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) recently certified the LivingHome, Newport Beach, LEED for Home Platinum. The LivingHome is a KTLH 1.5, designed by KieranTimberlake. LEED (short for Leadership for Environmental and Energy Design) is a green building certification program, developed by the USGBC, where buildings are awarded specific points for solutions that make the buildings more energy, water, and resource efficient and that reduce indoor air pollution. Based on those points, buildings can be awarded Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum. Platinum, the highest level, is extremely difficult to attain and only a handful of homes in California have achieved it. The first LivingHome – in Santa Monica – was the first ever to be certified LEED Platinum and we have ten other LivingHomes in production that we believe should hit Platinum, too. More important than LEED levels are what they represent: a home that uses far less resources and is much healthier than standard homes, and an objective, third party review of the design and performance of that home. Our clients dig this and we do too. To learn more about the KTLH 1.5, click here. For more information about our environmental program and LEED, click here.

Read more about the happenings of LivingHomes in our full August Newsletter, click here!

“High Design; Low Impact. Building the LivingHomes.”

The developer of the nation’s first LEED Platinum home, and with over nine LivingHomes in production that are designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification, Steve Glenn is one of the more experienced builders of environmentally conscious homes in the United States.  While LivingHomes uses the LEED program for external review and validation, the company has established its own Z6 sustainable building goals, which serve as development objectives for each LivingHome, insuring that they have as close as possible to zero negative impact on health and environment.  The Z6 goals for each LivingHome are Zero Water, Zero Energy, Zero Waste, Zero Emissions, Zero Carbon and Zero Ignorance.

Steve will share his experiences working with leading architects, including Ray Kappe, FAIA, one of the most celebrated modern architects in the US, and KieranTimberlake, the AIA 2008 Firm of the Year, to create LivingHomes.  He will discuss the specific elements that go into a LivingHome to achieve the Z6 goals and the process of building a LivingHome – from its factory construction to on-site installation in mere hours.

Earn one (1) hour AIA credit.

DATE: Tuesday, August 17 2010
TIME: 11:00 AM (PST)

The webinar is free, click here for more information and to register!

A new book from Taschen, Prefab Houses, details the story of prefabricated homes from the 1830’s in England to present day — around the world. The book features the LivingHome, Santa Monica, designed by Ray Kappe, FAIA. Prefab Houses is available for purchase through Amazon in our online bookstore.

More magic from Ray Kappe: the RKLH6.2!  As with other LivingHomes by Ray, the 6.2 features an open, flexible floorplan and lots of light, storage space and good vibes.  To explore this new LivingHomes, click here.  To Configure it with finishes, fixtures, environmental systems and share with your friends, AND to see a complete budget, click here. 

 
 Eco-Friendly prefabs bring sustainable living to North Toronto. Read it here.

Dwell on Design: LivingHomes Santa Monica house. Read it here.

Prefab Sustainable Building LivingHomes Lands in Canada. Read it here.

To attend the Dwell exhibit hall for FREE on FRIDAY, go to https://www.badgeguys.com/reg/2010/dod/register.aspx and then click on TRADE CONFERENCE PLUS when selecting a ticket. After registering you will be sent a confirmation which you can print out and bring on Friday, June 25 2010 to get your pass.  We have limited number of free passes for Saturday-Sunday; if you want one, write us at info@livinghomes.net.  More info on Dwell on Design: http://www.dwellondesign.com/ 

Tours will be Friday (1-3 pm), Saturday (1-5 pm), and Sunday (11-2).  Details on how to register for these tours in the next blog.

Hope to see you at Dwell or the LivingHome, Santa Monica this weekend!

Design bloggers love our work. Read it here.

Luxury homes, designed in California, manufactured in Winnipeg and assembled in Toronto. Read it here.

Ray Kappe and LivingHomes are featured in the new book a5 Los Angeles. LivingHomes, Santa Monica, and LivingHomes, Brentwood are both showcased in this premier edition. The a5 Architecture Series will focus on documenting innovative architectural design worldwide from the past 5 years. The debut book is devoted to Los Angeles and represents 22 design firms that have recreated the LA scene with an introduction by Frances Anderton (KCWR host of DnA: Design and Architecture). This book is available for purchase through Amazon in our online bookstore.