res communis projects http://rescommunis.org/blog/projects Just another Rescommunis.org weblog Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en the commons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rescommunisprojects/~3/Qmhfqs5WITY/ http://rescommunis.org/blog/projects/2008/04/20/the-commons/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:13:46 +0000 garrett http://rescommunis.org/blog/projects/2008/04/20/the-commons/ north east viewThe Commons is a project conceived to address three main goals: to answer the Living Building Challenge; to design and develop a home for two families to create community together; and to study, learn, exemplify and contribute to the knowledge of sustainable design and dwellings.Check it out: +link

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