A lot of people assume that working from home is a greener and more environmentally friendly solution. But how green is it really to work from home? So you’re saving 1-2 gallons of gas a day, and not using your car as much, but couldn’t that be remedied by utilizing public transportation?
Or is your thermostat [...]
Choosing the right lighting for your office can be difficult. Overusing fluorescent lighting can be draining on employees while dimly lit offices are more prone to sleepiness. Choosing a warm lighting for your home can also be tricky. Over use of recessed lighting can prove damaging to your electricity bill & wallet, and underuse of [...]
ApartmentTherapy recently featured an article on three easy steps on how to land the perfect apartment. If you are in the market for a new live work unit or apartment and plan to rent you really want to check out this list. To sum it up, they recommend bringing a printed out credit report, a [...]
Live Work Units are great because they can drastically help increase your work productivity. One can skip the daily 1-hour spent commuting and in a week’s time essentially save an extra 5 hours that can be put to work, rest, or sleep!
But there is one important factor that isn’t often discussed, increases in stress. For [...]
If you’re living in a live work unit, small apartment, or loft once in a while you probably notice clutter.
Ikea Hacker is such a great blog!
We found a great blog that we thought we might highlight in this week’s post. World, meet Ikea Hacker. Ikea Hacker is a blog dedicated to all things Ikea (you [...]
Choosing a live work unit roommate can be a very challenging task. You are faced with the difficulty of balancing between work and friendships. Choosing a friend could be detrimental to your business, while choosing a business partner could also be harmful if you are not accustomed to their personal habits.
Here’s a few tips that [...]
The housing situation down in Houston, Texas is still very challenging for many residents. Weeks after Hurricane Ike hit the area, over 250,000 residents are still without running water.
As the Houston Chronicle reports, a lot of city water lines were damaged and unrooted due to the storm, and that is a major reason for the [...]
Following Myspace, Craigslist is probably one of the most visited web sites that brings such an electic mix of indivduals together.
Craigslist can be a jewel when searching for bargain furniture or electronics, but when it comes to the “gigs” section, it’s a whole new story. There are many amateurs advertising themselves as professionals, and at [...]
After launching this blog I realized that limiting it solely to live-work unit related posts would make it well… somewhat boring. Here is a video promoting London 2012 by Squint/Opera (an architecture animation studio). I really hope this Olympic Stadium lives up to the architecture of the Bird’s Nest, though it will be very difficult!
See [...]
Photo Credit JetsonGreen.com
JetsonGreen.com recently reported about the Aviator project in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. What is most interesting about this project is not the size of the live/work lofts in development (11), but how they are making these green. By collaborating with EcoSteel, they aim to build energy efficient structures from recycled regional materials.
The renderings of [...]
