Archive for the ‘buildings and construction’ Category

Ellen Degeneres And Portia de Rossi Pick Up Horse Ranch

November 16th 2009

Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have scooped up a $10 million horse ranch way outside Los Angeles in Westlake Village, California. The pair have long expressed interest in one day retiring from the hustle and bustle and just enjoying the simple life. “It’s our dream that we’ll end up in a sweet country [...]

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This is probably the largest off-grid home I’ve ever heard of — and it can all be yours for a cool $11 million.
Larry Hagman, star of such shows as Dallas and I Dream of Genie, is looking to downsize from his current 43-acre spread to something a bit more manageable in the L.A. area. The [...]

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South Park Creators Show Off Their Sustainably Built Manse

November 12th 2009

We knew South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone were into weaving green themes into story lines, but who knew they were also into doing it with their own homes?
The duo recently opened up their Colorado getaway retreat to Steamboat Today and offered readers a look at where they like to unwind with their [...]

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Leo & Ellen Page Check Out New Green Condos

October 28th 2009

Leonardo DiCaprio took his Inception co-star Ellen Page to check out the penthouse in Los Angeles’ Evo South condos recently.
Seems like Leo’s in the market for some new digs and took his friend along to check out the space, reportedly worth about $2.1 million.

According to the New York Daily News, the loft-style condos are built [...]

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As Luke mentioned yesterday, Madonna is currently in Malawi for the groundbreaking of her new Academy for Girls school. We’ve been following her efforts to bring a school to the Southern African country ever since she announced the ambitious plans back in May of last year. Today, the 51-year-old planted a Moringa tree, also known [...]

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Earthrace Completes Its Journey To The Dark Side

Attention Darth Vader: Your anti-whaling/Jedi boat is ready.

October 7th 2009

Sea Shepherd’s sleek, dark, new apprentice has arrived — and the force is strong with this one. And by force, I mean the two 540 horsepower Cummins Mercruiser biodiesel-fueled engines on-board capable of running circles around the Japanese whaling ships.
And so it begins: Earthrace, one of the fastest powerboats on the planet, has been given [...]

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Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Unveils House That Floats

October 5th 2009

We’re used to Brad Pitt’s green building foundation, Make It Right NOLA, revealing some new takes on sustainable design, but a house that floats when it floods? Now that’s something that truly raises the bar for sustainable and functional design in the face of adverse elements!
The home, which is the brainchild of Morphosis Architects and [...]

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Brad Pitt Receives Honor From US Green Building Council

Actor gives update on New Orleans re-building at Clinton Global Initiative in New York

September 25th 2009

Sporting a longer than usual goatee/beard, Brad Pitt took to the podium at the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative to give an update on his Make It Right foundation’s progress in New Orleans. “I don’t know how we build any other way anywhere else,” Pitt said, addressing the audience in New York. “We can no [...]

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Brad Pitt Lends Green Cred To Spain Building Project

September 2nd 2009

It’s no secret that Brad Pitt has a passion for architecture. His most famous involvement in the industry is the sustainable rebuilding of New Orleans’ lower 9th Ward through his Make It Right foundation, but the actor is also involved in a green hotel project in Dubai. Or at least was. Since the worldwide economy [...]

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Pope Benedict Adds Solar Panels To His Personal Home In Germany

September 1st 2009

Pope Benedict XVI, not content to let the Vatican steal all the green glory, has just finished installing solar panels on his Bavarian home.
The 82-year-old Pontiff is certainly the greenest Pope yet — though his analogy of “saving gays” as akin to “saving the rainforests” is where we draw the line.
For his home near near [...]

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