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Exclusive pictures: Insights into the Interior of the WIRED LivingHome

Date: November 13, 2007
 
When you first arrive at the WIRED LivingHome in Brentwood, California, the house's exterior seems interesting from the word GO. But once you ascend the stairs to the first floor, you get the feeling that even though the structure itself is quite simple and clear cut, the interior must also reveal some surprisingly and playful highlights - and it certainly did on the technical site.
The rumour goes that the design has been influenced by the seventies - but check out for yourself.
 
Here are some exclusive pictures from the WIRED LivingHome Interior.
 
 

All pictures taken by Club of Pioneers user Edward Santizo.
 
Club of Pioneers was invited to attend the housewarming party of the WIRED LivingHome in Brentwood, California and got to meet some interesting people. Read more about Ray Kappe, the WIRED LivingHome and the party here.
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The WIRED LivingHome is warmed up! Ray Kappe and Steve Glenn officially opened the house

Date: November 07, 2007
 
Raging fires in California might have delayed the official opening of the WIRED LivingHome for two weeks but they couldn’t hinder the hundreds of people who came to party at the house for the official housewarming – among them architect Ray Kappe, his wife Shelly and…Club of Pioneers.
 
We took the chance to meet up with some of our pioneers and other fellow bloggers from the area (e.g. the Green LA girl) who also showed up at the event.
 

 

We got the chance to get the first peek at the house located in the exclusive Brentwood neighbourhood of Los Angeles before the party crowd arrived. With only some press people and the main brains behind the WIRED LivingHome around (meaning among others Steve Glenn, CEO from LivingHomes, Jay Lauf from WIRED Magazine and of course Ray Kappe) one could get a good feel for the importance of this sustainable house in the context of the environmental debate on urban sprawl and housing – and a really warm and welcoming feeling thanks to the beautiful interior design which also was chosen for its sustainable standards.
We even got to see, feel AND touch the famous countertop made from 100-percent postconsumer recycled paper!
 

Vinod Koshla, Ray Kappe, Steve Glenn (from the left)
 
At the event Vinod Koshla, leading clean-tech venture capitalist and LivingHomes investor, made an appearance to emphasize the importance of hands-on and available solutions. Being an influential personality in Silicon Valley (he is co-founder of Sun Microsystems and founded Koshla Ventures in 2004 in order to assist entrepreneurs determined to build companies with lasting significance) he whole heartedly put his weight behind supporting the WIRED LivingHome concept. The amazing results could be seen at Monday night's party.
 
You can see more pictures of the WIRED LivingHome here at our Flickr page.
 

Ray Kappe and Edward
 
All pictures were taken by Edward Santizo, a freelance photographer located in Los Angeles and also member of Club of Pioneers. Being a pioneer from the first hour (he signed up in December 2007 on our launch date), he took the chance to meet parts of the team and party with the rest of the WIRED LivingHome crowd – here with Ray Kappe!
 
The Club of Pioneers team says thank you for the great job!
 
 

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Video: Odersun presents solar bag at

Date: October 15, 2007
 
If you can't get to the energy source (like a plug) than the energy has to come to you - for Odersun it's all about enabling people to integrate solar energy in their everyday life. The best example: the solar bag.
 
See how the bag works...
 

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Video: Solar mobile power talked about at "Garden of Ideas"

Date: October 11, 2007
 
For SolarWorld and Q-Cells solar mobility isn't just a future vision, it's a reality worth talking about. Both companies support car concepts that are solely fueled by solar energy: the Solartaxi and the Solarracer .
 
Here they talk about the cars, their visions and the possible integration of solar energy for cars of the future.
 
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