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Video Series: The Story of Carbonshack
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Episode 6: CarbonShack Design: Building in an Age of Climate Change
Developing the interior finishes continues as the CarbonShack team works with artisans to further the project’s use of salvaged wood in flooring, wood...
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Episode 5: CarbonShack Design: Living with the Invisible
Transitioning from the construction phase to the design of interior finishes, the CarbonShack team works with an artist to dive into the microscopic w...
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Episode 4: Surprise CO2 Savings
Skinning the home’s exterior with salvaged clay roof tiles, stone, brick and reclaimed redwood shingles yields surprising savings in CO2, prompting th...
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Episode 3: Salvaging is the New Forestry
The CarbonShack takes shape as the team frames the house and discovers that some of their salvaged lumber came from trees dating back to the 1400s.
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Episode 2: From The Ground Up
Starting with the foundation, the team tries to measure the carbon dioxide emissions of building the CarbonShack.
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Episode 1: Follow The Dream
CarbonShack is born when Home Front Build sets out to salvage materials from a house built in the early 1900s and give them a new life.
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Steve Pallrand's Pattern Inspiration
My creative process is rooted in a deep fascination with the unseen wonders of the natural world. It begins with the understanding that human percepti...
Where Hollywood Is Shopping for Chic Home Design Finds Around Los Angeles
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Illustrating the Beauty of Sustainability Through Rooftop Remodel
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What's In The New Climate Bill For You? Navigating Savings and Rebates
As a climate-forward, eco-conscious design-build company, we have long been passionate about lowering the carbon footprint of the homes we build. So w...
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BUSINESS OF HOME: Steve Pallrand founded CarbonShack to get serious about environmentally conscious design and construction
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Our very own showroom in Los Angeles: Creative, Beautiful & Sustainable Interior Design Offerings that Celebrate Nature, and Inspire Clients to Do the Same
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Green Building & Design Brief: CarbonShack's Casa Zero in Los Angeles Celebrates the Wild Within. Designers carefully measured the home’s embodied carbon and the home features unexpected, artistic odes to plant, animal, and fungal life.
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Building materials that are illegal in homes now. “When you buy an older house, chances are everything is not to code,” says Stephen Pallrand, founder of design/build green construction firms Home Front Build and CarbonShack.
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Carbonshack’s Inclusion In The Brand New Sustainability Issue From The Hollywood Reporter: Green Building: A Sustainable Backyard Retreat for a TV Writer
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Avoid Making These 18 Mistakes on Your Next Bathroom Renovation Project: Failing to plan out wall-mounted faucets
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Mansion Global: Another Great Eco-Friendly Material That We Love To Use For Sustainability at Home Without Sacrificing Style
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Mansion Global: Home Builders Are Turning to Natural Materials to Get Around Supply Chain Problems
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L.A. Times: The L.A. ‘granny flat’ built for climate change: Take a look at the eco-chic inside
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