The sustainable architecture blog Jetson Green shows just how green an alley house can be. This example from from Seattle, Washington is rated LEED Platinum and includes such green features as solar hot water, radiant heat, a green roof, and insulated concrete construction.
Louisville has a sizable stock of alley housing, most of it historic. This housing type increases the density of a neighborhood in an unobtrusive way and allows for a more varied neighborhood composition. Perhaps we could learn from the Seattle example in redeveloping our historic neighborhoods? Read the full article at Jetson Green (many more photos).
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Branden founded Broken Sidewalk in 2008 while practicing architecture in Louisville. He continued the site for seven years while living in New York City, returning to Louisville in 2016. Branden is a graduate of the College of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis, and has covered architecture, design, and urbanism for The Architect's Newspaper, Designers & Books, Inhabitat, and the American Institute of Architects.
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