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Skinny Project

Three Projects Honored by a National AIA Award

March 18, 2011

The 100k, Passive and Skinny projects were submitted by ISA as a group for a national AIA award and we just found out that we were lucky enough to be one of 18 projects recognized nationally. I admit to some ignorance regarding this award and the process for receiving it, but I am assured it’s [...]

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Skinny Project Furnished Interior Pics

February 14, 2011

Finally, we have some furnished pictures of the Skinny Project courtesy of Brian Melton. These aren’t our “unhappy hipster” pics yet but they should hold everyone over until we can get those done. I’m keeping the editorial to a bare minimum for this post, but feel free to tell us what you think in the [...]

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Final Exterior Images of the Skinny Project

November 9, 2010

Well, these homes have been finished for awhile, but we haven’t yet posted any final exterior shots. So, without any lengthy explanations here are a couple final shots of the Skinny Homes exteriors complete with house tattoos (by Candy Depew), custom window shades and metal stairs. These shots are by Sam Oberter, our go to [...]

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Candy Coated Video of the Skinny Project

September 17, 2010

Candy Depew, the artist behind the house tattoos on the Skinny Project, put together this cool video of the screen printed facade. There is an element of suspense to the video that I like. It is something in the combination of the music and the camera movement that continually makes one feel that something scary [...]

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Aiming Low: Postgreen Homes HERS Scores

September 8, 2010

The HERS (Home Energy Rating) score is one of the key ways in which we judge our homes. Affordable energy efficiency is our highest priority when designing and building a home, and the HERS system of rating is the most widely accepted model for understanding success in that pursuit. The rating system is part of [...]

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Final Interior Photos of the Skinny Project

August 11, 2010

Sam Oberter, the photographer behind our most professional looking pictures, has provided us with some great images of the inside of the Skinny Project. These are all taken inside the corner unit and we are really happy with the way they turned out. In fact, I think they require very little in the way of [...]

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Skinny House Project is Closed

June 30, 2010

We settled on the last of the Skinny Project homes today. The other two went through on Monday. This means that after 4 months or so of building we officially no longer own any of the homes in the project. Instead, they are the proud possession of our buyers. Congratulations buyers. Fortunately, our buyers are [...]

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