Material Knowledge
Take A SIP
For hundreds of years, the overwhelming majority of European and American homes have been built using the same structural formula. Standard- read more >
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Sustainable Design
Add Value to Your Investment
How to invest in your home to get the best tax benefits as well as biggest bang in the resale market has become a much larger priority in these years- 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
Passive Solar Design- Free Endorphins
Trolling the internet in search of sustainable housing in the last year, I’ve noticed that the amount of sites offering “Green” and “Passive- 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
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 >
The Construction Team
Key Differences Between “Cost Plus” and “Bid” Home Construction Contracts- Pt. 2of 2
Cost Plus Contracts In this post, I’m going to try and clear up some of the confusion surrounding the Cost Plus type of contract. If you thought- read more >