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		<title>Is Induction Cooking Ready to Go Mainstream?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With its energy efficiency, kitchen geek appeal and growing reputation  for power and precision, induction cooking may be the iPad of the kitchen.
As a new article in the New York Times on induction cooking states &#8220;22 percent of the people surveyed&#8230; said their next range or cooktop would be induction. The  appeal is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simpaticohomes.com/blog/?p=254</link>
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		<title>When you hammer your thumb in space, no one can hear you scream.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Harsh conditions. Scarcity of materials. &#8220;Astronomical&#8221; costs of building. The lessons learned from NASA building the International Space Station are actually quite relevant down here on Earth. (well, except for that astronaut urine idea. you could get arrested for that.) 
except and illustration from the article Building Tomorrow in Dwell Magazine February 2010
&#8220;We can learn [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simpaticohomes.com/blog/?p=223</link>
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		<title>Simpatico Prototype Home is now Net Zero Energy!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The energy system design for the Simpatico Prototype Home qualifies it as a Net Zero Energy residence. Simply put, a Net Zero Energy home is one that produces as much energy as it consumes. This means that the Prototype will be self-sufficient with its electric, hot water and space heating needs. (This system has the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simpaticohomes.com/blog/?p=159</link>
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		<title>At The Standard, Andre Balazs&#8217;s High Line-straddling hotel, the show occurs on both sides of the glass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[excerpts and illustration from the article Voyeur&#8217;s Delight by Karrie Jacobs in Metropolis Magazine
We have become huge fans of the bold architecture of The Standard hotel in NYC for ushering in a new relationship between public and private (and what a walk in the park can do to lift your spirits). The Standard actually straddles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simpaticohomes.com/blog/?p=195</link>
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		<title>An introduction to induction&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to know how to cook faster, using less energy, with more control? Try cooking with magnetic induction, a process that bypasses heating the cooktop surface and goes right to heating the pot. The Net Zero Energy design for the Prototype Home presented us with an interesting dilemma&#8211; keep a gas line in the home [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simpaticohomes.com/blog/?p=181</link>
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		<title>The essence of Prefab &#8212; a reinvented Airstream</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those of you who are familiar with the work on the Simpatico Prototype will find this image amusing. We also find it inspirational in both form and function.  As told by author Andreas Stravopoulos in Dwell Magazine:
&#8220;First came the idea. Then came the late nights of Craigslist searching. And then it happened quickly: a trip [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simpaticohomes.com/blog/?p=215</link>
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		<title>Swatt&#8217;s Teahouses Project wins Prestigious AIA Award</title>
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Simpatico Homes&#8217; partner architect Bob Swatt and Swatt Miers Architects just received the Merit Award for Architecture from the American Institute of Architects. You can read more about the stunning Teahouse structures at the Design Awards website. Be sure to view all the gorgeous photos and read the project description to learn about the inspiration [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simpaticohomes.com/blog/?p=244</link>
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		<title>They&#8217;re laying eggs at an Oakland restaurant.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And its one of our favorite local spots.
At Oakland&#8217;s Pizzaiolo, diners can view the coop that supplies eggs for dishes. It&#8217;s all part of the City&#8217;s urban chicken renaissance.
Just off Pizzaiolo&#8217;s back patio is a brand new, custom-built chicken coop. Eggs laid there in the morning will top the pizzas by nightfall. Diners will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simpaticohomes.com/blog/?p=168</link>
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		<title>Simpatico Homes featured on Jetson Green</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the nice press we received about the Prototype Home on Jetson Green.  Jetson Green is a daily updated magazine that&#8217;s obsessed with green building and everything related to it, including sustainable architecture, good design, green prefab, clean technology in the built environment, affordable housing, and eco-friendly development.
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		<link>http://simpaticohomes.com/blog/?p=153</link>
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		<title>Want the ‘Bueller’ house? Anyone? Anyone?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s that old saying again&#8230;? Those who live in glass houses shouldn&#8217;t drive Ferraris in reverse? We love the movie Ferris Bueller&#8217;s Day Off for all its charm and quotables. But we really loved his friend Carmeron&#8217;s house; in particular, the glass pavilion &#8220;garage&#8221; where one parks the &#8220;rolling stock.&#8221; As we&#8217;ve learned, jacking a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://simpaticohomes.com/blog/?p=139</link>
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