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The EarthCraft House

EarthCraft House is a voluntary green building program of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association that serves as a blueprint for healthy, comfortable homes that reduce utility bills and protect the environment. The aim of the program is to help Atlanta’s home builders be leaders in smart growth management and environmental stewardship.

This is exactly the type of smart growth I hope we see more of in the future. Thanks GAHBA. Amazingly enough the cost analysis proves it.

MemoryMaps on Flickr, Google Maps

Google hasn't been just a search engine for a long time. In addition to Gmail (which I use), Orkut (friend of a friend software), Picasa (photo organization), and Froogle (online shopping index), they've been upgrading their Maps feature like crazy. Recently they've added the ability to view a map or a satellite view and opened the API (to help programmers) which resulted in at least one amazing hack.

The hack mashes up Craigslist home and rental listings with Google Maps creating a wonderful tool for home and apartment searchers. (via)

The other amazing thing has shown up on Flickr after inspiration from Matt H. (of Metafilter fame). MemoryMaps (flickr pool) show marked up versions of personal history such as childhood neighborhoods and famous places. You might want to do your own.