Eco Development

By Holly Peterson

Goodbye, cookie-cutter Brady Bunch houses. Hello, individualized homes with bamboo floors and vegetated roofs. It isn’t exactly standard protocol with the suburban-development set yet. But it’s what you will find at Hidden Creek, a sleek village of 14 houses that sits unassumingly in Omaha, Nebraska. The eco houses are built around existing trees and situated closely together to ensure minimal impact on the environment. With solar panels, composts, sustainable siding, and an extensive list of other options, owners can get as off-the-grid as they'd like, smack dab in the middle of America. Astaire, Brando, and now: eco-villages. Who knew Omaha was home to so much fabulousness?

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