The "Slow Home" Movement

I came across a fascinating web site dealing with sustainable homebuilding: Slow Home.

The name initially interested me. 'Slow' Home? According to the web site, it...

"...takes its name from the slow food movement which arose as a reaction to the processed food industry. Suburban sprawl is like fast food - standardized, homogenous, and wasteful. It contributes to a too fast lifestyle that is bad for us and for the environment. In the same way that slow food helps us to avoid the processed food industry and make healthier and more sustainable choices about the food we eat"

Also from the web site, their Three Principles for sustainable living: Close, Simple & Light. Read more about it on their site. These principles pretty much represent how I feel about how we should design our communities and homes.

If you have time, check out their series of videos: Slow Home Report.