Jerusalem Felix Strohhaus
Zurich-based architect Jerusalem Felix’s Strohhaus is an interesting design that makes use of environmentally friendly and efficient materials, such as straw based fibre board (thus the name of the home).
Palm Beach Post: Green building revolution gaining momentum
Green looks like gold at this year’s Southeast Builders Conference.
As the South’s largest trade show and educational conference, the gathering brings together everyone from builders to architects to remodelers from 12 states from Texas to Virginia, said Edie Ousley, spokeswoman for the Florida Home Builders Association, which sponsors the show every year.
Friday afternoon, the GreenTrends trade show was buzzing with activity. Exhibitors included Alpha Spray Foam (and it did - spray foam, that is), Forevergreen Building Products and Solar Energy Inc. From the elaborate - prefab Doric columns and tankless hot water systems - to the minute - handmade fishing lures, hundreds of conference members squeezed through aisles to watch and wonder.
