MINI PREFAB: Modern Architecture for Tots

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If you’re a fan of modern prefab architecture and you’re raising rugrats, now you can get your little ones on the prefab mod action with the Mini Modern Prefab Playshed. Part Case-Study home, part play-house, the Mini Modern Prefab proves that kid’s design can be fun and sophisticated at the same time. Architect Ryan Grey Smith, known for his adult-sized Modern-Shed is bringing prefab to preschoolers with his Modern Play Shed, a smaller but no-less awesome version of his original design.
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9 “Green” Monsters: Can a 15,000 SF Mcmansion be Green?

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This lovely 9,800 square foot gem has been called “One of the Greenest Luxury Homes Ever Built” and ” shows
that high-end real estate can have a small environmental footprint.”

A year ago, Preston at JetsonGreen asked “Are we confusing the words “green,” “sustainable,” “energy efficient,” and “small footprint”? You tell me, is this green? Since then, the answer has become even more obvious.