By Vihar Sheth on November 25, 2009
Naming these posts is difficult. I’ve just been combining words and phrases for the topics being discussed into something that doesn’t really make sense by itself. This could be “my thing”. 25,000 words down and 25,000 left to go. Hitting the halfway mark felt good, though I wish I did it about ten days ago. [...]
Posted in Government & Society, Miscellaneous | Tagged Housing, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month |
By Vihar Sheth on July 22, 2009
I spent some time in a “super” center today. You know what I’m talking about – a warehouse the size of a city block that offers everything you could ever want except automobiles and health care. From an efficiency standpoint, I understand the attraction. These behemoths offer one-stop shopping. Need underwear? Check. Need Bananas? Check. [...]
Posted in Development & Transportation | Tagged Housing, Retail, Reuse, Society |
By Vihar Sheth on June 15, 2009
Well maybe not, but he must be close, and should definitely be in the next round of those strangely awesome Dos Equis commercials. The man I’m referring to is Gus Gustafson (sp?). I’d hate to call him just a home builder because I’d be leaving out a plethora of other things he does, and seemingly [...]
Posted in Design & Technology | Tagged Energy, Housing, Structurally Insulated Panels, Sustainability |
By Vihar Sheth on February 20, 2009
Most mornings I take our dog out in the morning to eliminate, as “they” call it. Usually, there’s a steady stream of regulars going to and from the homeless shelter that sits adjacent to our condo building. The presence of a homeless shelter next to my home, let alone the existence of one period, may [...]
Posted in Government & Society | Tagged Families, Homeless, Housing |
By Vihar Sheth on August 11, 2008
Thursday and Friday of last week I attended a conference called “Green Homes and Sustainable Communities”. ’twas very good. My mind was boggled by the great information presented, and while there’s no way to recap both days in their entirety, I will provide a few highlights. The keynote speaker was a gentleman named Richard Register, [...]
Posted in Government & Society | Tagged Housing |
By Vihar Sheth on November 23, 2007
A little good news in an otherwise gloom and doom real estate market – the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) that’s used by realtors to list and search for houses, is going green. “Before this there was no way to specifically search for a green home at all,” said Jason Stone, a principal in Creve [...]
Posted in Design & Technology | Tagged Housing |
By Vihar Sheth on October 9, 2007
I trust everyone had a great Columbus Day weekend! Hey, if the dude didn’t get lost . . . someone else would have run into the western world a few years later. Two-parter today . . . 1. Over the weekend, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a green guide, which can be found here. The [...]
Posted in Design & Technology | Tagged Housing |
By Vihar Sheth on October 5, 2007
As I mentioned in a previous post, my wife and I traveled to New Orleans, LA this past weekend for a wedding. We were fortunate enough to be able to stay an extra day and take a tour of the damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina (the cake with icing) and Rita (the cherry on top), [...]
Posted in Development & Transportation, Government & Society | Tagged Housing, New Orleans |
By Vihar Sheth on September 20, 2007
In, “Rev. Larry Rice goes green in Dutchtown,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Tim Townsend tells us of the Reverend’s plans to open “a center that would assist the homeless by giving them skills in the burgeoning field of renewable energy.” One word: laughable. Townsend also writes, “Rice’s New Life Evangelistic Center has been one of downtown’s [...]
Posted in Government & Society | Tagged Housing |
By Vihar Sheth on March 26, 2007
The built environment comprises a significant source of the globe’s energy demand. This is why a story like this, Enterprise Wins 2007 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Energy-Efficient Affordable Housing, is great to read. Not only does Enterprise cater to the affordable housing industry, which I am a part of, but it is making [...]
Posted in Design & Technology | Tagged Housing |
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