Design Matters
Thoughts of an ArchitectA Message from The Firm
Our blog, Design Matters, is a place for our team to share our knowledge, community events, projects, resources, and opinions. It is a place for you to keep up with us and for us to hear from you. Thanks for reading!
Ft. Defiance High Performance Home
Ft. Defiance High Performance Home
As we continue to document to process on our high performance home in Ft. ...
Crossroads Farm High Performance Home
Update on blog from April:
Ground breaking is scheduled this week for a high performance home in Crossroads Farm. ...
How do you measure success?
How do you measure success?
Is it the percentage of jobs in the local economy that exist in locally owned ...
Getting started: Energy Efficiency in the Home
I hear it all the time, my house if pretty energy-efficient. Do you really know that it is or are you just ...
Harrisonburg Construction Economy
Harrisonburg Construction Economy
The Harrisonburg Construction economy is still struggling to recover, but are we ...
Value Added Design – Go Green
Value Added Design - Go Green
What is a green architect?
What is a green architect?
The term green get thrown around a lot in today's market place. From national companies ...
Higher density high quality housing
Higher density high quality housing
We have been through this before. Developers are getting ready, looking for ...
Playhouse Design 2011
Playhouse Design 2011
Here is the final version of the new playhouse for those interested. There was a LOT of ...
Architectural Coloring pages
Architectural Coloring pages
Our new Architectural Coloring pages were a big hit at the Snow's Garden Center Go ...
Lower electric bills in a larger building
Lower electric bills in a larger building
I just heard from a happy client this morning. We served as a green ...
Virginia Adopts 2009 Building Code
On March 1, 2011, the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) update to reference the 2009 IECC and 2009 ...