Sustainable Design
6 Sustainable, Efficient Design Building Blocks
The first meeting with folks who want to design a new custom home is always a fun and exciting experience. Inside their heads is a pile of ideas that- read more >
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Sustainable Design
The Numbers Do Add Up on Green Improvements
Below, you’ll find an archived post by Preston written last April for his blog Jetson Green. Although it’s older, I believe it will help- read more >
Material Knowledge
What You Need To Know About Cabinets
For this post, I’ve collaborated with Kitchen Designer, Greg Fineman of Osborne and Dermody, Sparks, Nevada. Greg has been a General Contractor and- read more >
Sustainable Design
Reframing the Sustainability Argument
Continuing with thoughts regarding sustainable design as a key goal for those looking to build “Green”, you’ll find an essay- read more >
Sustainable Design
Greenwashing or The Real Deal?
What is “green” How do we know what a green label means except $green$? Are there standards? All good questions and impossible to- read more >
Organizing Your Design
Putting Your Material Design Together
Now that you’ve gotten organized and educated, you can start sorting through your ideas for putting your design together. Start sifting through all- read more >
Organizing Your Design
Becoming An Educated Shopper
Becoming an educated consumer of home improvement and construction products is time consuming and not nearly as fun as picking out colorful fun- read more >
Organizing Your Design
Let’s Get Organized- One Step At A Time
After delineating your “Scope of Work”, or your “Wish List”, it’s time to create a system that will keep you organized as you begin to- read more >