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Prefab but premium: Insights and green sides of the WIRED LivingHome
Date: June 04, 2008, posted by Anke Herder
Why do we feature the WIRED LivingHome on Club of Pioneers? Well, it's constructed in a sustainable way but also of some sort a mobile concept - meaning that since it is prefabricated it can be built in a couple of days almost anywhere. When you first arrive at the WIRED LivingHome in Brentwood, California, the house's exterior seems interesting from the word GO. But once you ascend the stairs to the first floor, you get the feeling that even though the structure itself is quite simple and clear cut, the interior must also reveal some playful highlights - and it certainly does on the technical site making it...yep, the first green AND sexy Prefab you certainly want to live in. Only some gadgets: the home features a 4-kilowatt SunPower® solar power system, including high efficiency, all-black SunPower solar panels that generate up to 50 percent more power than conventional panels. Forced hot air radiant heating and cooling systems makes you feel all comfy no matter what time of the year. But green conscience doesn't stop here. The design also stands up to environmental standards:
recycled glass bathroom countertops, heath ceramic tiles, low-maintenance high-design ecological kitchen cabinetry... The rumour goes that the design has been influenced by the seventies - but check out for yourself.
Here are some exclusive pictures from the WIRED LivingHome Interior.
All pictures taken by Club of Pioneers user Edward Santizo.
Related: Pioneers | Ray Kappe | sustainable architecture | WIRED LivingHomes recycled glass bathroom countertops, heath ceramic tiles, low-maintenance high-design ecological kitchen cabinetry...
Here are some exclusive pictures from the WIRED LivingHome Interior.
All pictures taken by Club of Pioneers user Edward Santizo.
The WIRED LivingHome is warmed up! Ray Kappe and Steve Glenn officially opened the house
Date: November 07, 2007, posted by Anke Herder
Raging fires in California might have delayed the official opening of the WIRED LivingHome for two weeks but they couldn’t hinder the hundreds of people who came to party at the house for the official housewarming – among them architect Ray Kappe, his wife Shelly and…Club of Pioneers. We took the chance to meet up with some of our pioneers and other fellow bloggers from the area (e.g. the Green LA girl) who also showed up at the event.
We got the chance to get the first peek at the house located in the exclusive Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles before the party crowd arrived. With only some press people and the main brains behind the WIRED LivingHome around (meaning among others Steve Glenn, CEO from LivingHomes, Jay Lauf from WIRED Magazine and of course Ray Kappe) one could get a good feel for the importance of this sustainable house in the context of the environmental debate on urban sprawl and housing – and a really warm and welcoming feeling thanks to the beautiful interior design which also was chosen for its sustainable standards.
We even got to see, feel AND touch the famous countertop made from 100-percent postconsumer recycled paper! 
Vinod Koshla, Ray Kappe, Steve Glenn (from the left) At the event Vinod Koshla, leading clean-tech venture capitalist and LivingHomes investor, made an appearance to emphasize the importance of hands-on and available solutions. Being an influential personality in Silicon Valley (he is co-founder of Sun Microsystems and founded Koshla Ventures in 2004 in order to assist entrepreneurs determined to build companies with lasting significance) he whole heartedly put his weight behind supporting the WIRED LivingHome concept. The amazing results could be seen at Monday night's party. You can see more pictures of the WIRED LivingHome here at our Flickr page. 
Ray Kappe and Edward All pictures were taken by Edward Santizo, a freelance photographer located in Los Angeles and also member of Club of Pioneers. Being a pioneer from the first hour (he signed up in December 2007 on our launch date), he took the chance to meet parts of the team and party with the rest of the WIRED LivingHome crowd – here with Ray Kappe! The Club of Pioneers team says thank you for the great job!
Related: Ray Kappe | Steve Glenn | sustainable architecture | WIRED LivingHomes We got the chance to get the first peek at the house located in the exclusive Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles before the party crowd arrived. With only some press people and the main brains behind the WIRED LivingHome around (meaning among others Steve Glenn, CEO from LivingHomes, Jay Lauf from WIRED Magazine and of course Ray Kappe) one could get a good feel for the importance of this sustainable house in the context of the environmental debate on urban sprawl and housing – and a really warm and welcoming feeling thanks to the beautiful interior design which also was chosen for its sustainable standards.
We even got to see, feel AND touch the famous countertop made from 100-percent postconsumer recycled paper!
Vinod Koshla, Ray Kappe, Steve Glenn (from the left)
Ray Kappe and Edward
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