Want a green home? Find construction advice, design inspiration and real-life stories to help you build a green home. /blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=2147483826 Sonya Newenhouse describes how she uses the southern-facing 17-inch-deep windowsills of her Passive House-certified home to grow seedlings. http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/green-home-building-and-remodeling/building-the-newenhouse-kit-home-windowsills-for-seedlings.aspx Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:08:15 CST Guest blogger Elizabeth Richardson shares how she built her home's front porch from salvaged wood-and how she finds beauty in flawed materials. http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/green-home-building-and-remodeling/finding-beauty-in-the-flaw.aspx By Elizabeth Richardson Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:44:46 CST Guest blogger Elizabeth Richardson considers quality over quantity, slow homes and creating something beautiful. http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/green-home-building-and-remodeling/creating-space-for-alchemy.aspx By Elizabeth Richardson Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:57:59 CST Guest blogger Elizabeth Richardson offers advice on how to incorporate reclaimed materials into home design without the end result looking like "junk." http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/green-home-building-and-remodeling/how-to-design-with-junk-reclaimed-materials.aspx By Elizabeth Richardson Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:10:00 CST Deconstruction, breaking down houses bit-by-bit, is a great way to find free building materials to build small low-cost homes. http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/green-home-building-and-remodeling/deconstruction-free-building-materials.aspx By Elizabeth Richardson Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:36:44 CST Guest blogger Sonya Newenhouse tests the performance of her new Passive House by not turning on the heat-and enthusiastically reports that you can comfortably live furnace-free in Wisconsin in the winter. http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/green-home-building-and-remodeling/building-the-newenhouse-kit-home-living-in-a-passive-house.aspx Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:37:27 CST