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Modern Home with a view

This beautiful modern home is a great example of why design matters. This home is healthy, durable, energy-efficient, and timeless, not just because of the quality infused into the design and construction, because design matters
10 Jul 20
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Time to Renovate your home? Here are some things to consider when doing a renovation and addition

Time to Renovate your home? Here are some things to consider when doing a renovation and addition
26 May 20
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Support local business, write an online review

This is very easy to do, support local business by writing an online review. This creates connections for that business with your friends. It solidifies their reputation in the community. It reinforces their efforts to serve you well - because you are writing a public thank you...
25 May 20
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Get your house ready for summer

It is time to get your house ready for summer. Are you also working on making your house healthy, comfortable, and energy efficient for this coming summer.
23 May 20
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Post Pandemic technology your business might want to add

I have been thinking through what the Post-Pandemic world will be like for businesses. I wrote about considerations you are probably making and door hardware solutions previously. So what Post-Pandemic technology might your business want to add? Well, it seems there are solutions...
08 May 20
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Architectural Assignment – Home School 101 Architecture – Peter Eisenman

Now that life has changed and the girls are doing online school, I added an architectural class to their weekly work load. Hannah worked on finding an architect to write about for this assignment.
07 May 20
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Bringing new life to a downtown jewel – plan now for your renovation / addition

Bringing new life to a downtown jewel - plan now for your renovation / addition
06 May 20
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Post Pandemic changes for your local business

We are all hoping to get things back to normal as fast as possible. Dare I say, we are hoping to get back to work. I miss going into the office each day and working with my clients for sure. So what are the post pandemic changes needed for your local business?
05 May 20
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Post Pandemic – Public Use Doors – what can you do to make things safer

In the post-pandemic things need to change. I am reading articles on new standards for schools, retail, grocery, church, and any other place groups of people might pass through. So each of these have one thing in common - public use doors.
28 Apr 20
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Architectural Assignment – Home School 101 Architecture – The Colosseum

The Colosseum, also called the Coliseum and Flavian Amphitheater was designed by Vespasian.
28 Apr 20
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Press Release: Single-Family Trends 2020

New home construction and remodels are some of the biggest and most intensive projects homeowners undertake. Construction and remodeling trends change rapidly, and now that 2020 has kicked off a new decade, people are looking to update their homes now more than ever. Today's...
27 Apr 20
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Does your kitchen need an upgrade?

Understanding the goals for the "life you want to live" is the first step for designing a solution like this one. As an architect I have been trained to hear your goals and translate them through spatial solutions that provide the framework to achieve those goals. If you are...
26 Apr 20
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