February 18, 2012 11:00 AM. 14 attended.
Get a Sneak Peek at the First Low Cost LivingHome
Terrace Theater - Long Beach Performing Arts Center (map)
UPDATE 2/17/12: Press coverage links:
UPDATE 2/13/12: I have closed RSVP's for the event so that I could send out final RSVP instructions. However, if you have an interest, you can email me directly by clicking on my profile.
UPDATE 2/8/12: Once RSVP's are closed, I will email everyone instructions on how to RSVP directly on the event website. That way, you can print your own ticket and come any time you want. I should be at the house the entire time, so come introduce yourself if I haven't met you yet!
You are cordially invited to get a special sneak peek of the first low cost LivingHome, which will debut at the 2012 TED Conference in Long Beach. This is a friends and family event.
You're invited to be our special guest to see this.
Our first low cost LivingHome!
We're debuting a really important new LivingHome at Modernism Week in Palm Springs and at TED in Long Beach and we're inviting our friends & family to a special preview in Long Beach, on Saturday, 2/18, from 11-1 pm, before we open it to the public.
Designed in collaboration with Make It Right, built in two months and installed in one day, this is our first affordable LivingHome. And it's the first Zero Energy, Zero Carbon production home ever to feature a LEED® Platinum level environmental program and Cradle-to-Cradle® inspired materials. It also includes a really cool new product we co-developed with Bill McDonough.
We can't wait to show it all to you!
Nature Made. Factory Built.
livinghomes.net
William McDonough is the founding principal of William McDonough + Partners, an internationally recognized design firm. He is also principal of MBDC, a product and systems development firm and is a Venture Partner at VantagePoint Venture Partners. Time magazine recognized him in 1999 as a 'Hero for the Planet' and as one of the "Heroes of the Environment" in October 2007. In 1996, Mr. McDonough received the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development, the nation's highest environmental honor; and in 2003 earned the U.S. EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. In 2004 he received the National Design Award for exemplary achievement in the field of environmental design. In October 2007, Mr. McDonough was elected an International Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Mr. McDonough and Michael Braungart co-authored Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, published in 2002 by North Point Press.
Make It Right is a non-profit organization founded by Brad Pitt and Bill McDonough to build 150 affordable, green, high design homes in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, a neighborhood devastated by Hurricane Katrina. They have completed 75 homes, all of which have been or have applied to be certified LEED Platinum by the U. S. Green Building Council. LivingHomes' architects Ray Kappe and KieranTimberlake have completed designs for Make It Right.
LivingHomes is a premier developer of modern, prefabricated homes that combine world-class architecture with an unparalleled commitment to healthy and sustainable construction. The first LivingHome, designed by Ray Kappe, FAIA, was installed in eight hours. It became the first home ever to receive a LEED for Home Platinum rating. Nine LivingHomes have been certified LEED Platinum. LivingHomes offers single and multi-family designs by Ray Kappe, FAIA, and by KieranTimberlake, the AIA 2008 Firm of the Year. LivingHomes are available in standard or customized configurations to builders, developers and individuals.
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Ruthieeee
hi Gene, just double checking, if we arrive late, is there anyway we can find where the tour is (to catch up)? or is the place small enough for us to spot it?
thx! Ruthie
Posted February 16 at 11:16 AM -
Gene Koh
Ruth, the house is only 1300 square feet or so. Come any time and I'm sure it'll be no problem finding me.
Posted February 16 at 7:20 PM -
Ruthieeee
Help, I follow the direction and at the corner, but where is entrance and parking. Can someone call me if u see this message. 714 326 6758
Posted February 18 at 11:23 AM
RSVPs closed
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Howie Choi+1 guestVery cool firsthand look at prefab homes. I'm going green. Thanks for organizing this Gene!
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