by fuentesdesign | Jan 24, 2013 | energy, inspiration
Just spent some time checking out videos at Energyshouldbe.org, very cool site that explains how renewable energy works! Check out Ken R’s great work trying to rally the troops!
by fuentesdesign | Jan 1, 2013 | events, inspiration, news
If you haven’t seen Chasing Ice yet, you should! The scenery captured by Boulder based photographer James Balog and his Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) is not only awe inspiring, but the time-lapse photography of the retreating glaciers proves to be heartbreaking...
by fuentesdesign | Dec 15, 2012 | energy, events, inspiration, news
Bill McKibben and the 350.org “Do the Math Tour” bio-diesel bus recently made a stop in Boulder, Colorado spreading awareness of the math behind climate change, asking those who signed the banner below to remember three numbers: 1) 2 degrees Celsius: The...
by fuentesdesign | Sep 7, 2012 | events, inspiration, straw bale buildings
The 2012 International Straw Builders’ Conference is coming to Estes Park, Colorado this September. Brian Fuentes will present on the Passive House standard and its technical requirements, providing examples of building to this standard in Colorado climate with...
by fuentesdesign | Jun 15, 2012 | events, inspiration, Passive House, Uncategorized
fuentesdesign is excited to welcome the Das Haus tour, scheduled to be in Denver October 2012. According to the tour: ‘Das Haus is a traveling pavilion, a North American tour about advanced technologies for home construction and solar energy use. The purpose –...
by fuentesdesign | Nov 7, 2011 | events, inspiration, Passive House
It was great to see some passive house projects in action – but like the US, passive house is relatively new to France, with only a handful of projects compared to neighboring countries (esp. Germany and Austria) where energy costs are higher. Considering this...
