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What is a green architect?

By harrisonburgarchitect | May 17, 2011 | architecture
What is a green architect? The term green get thrown around a lot in today's market place. From national companies ...

Playhouse Design 2011

By harrisonburgarchitect | May 15, 2011 | architecture
Playhouse Design 2011 Here is the final version of the new playhouse for those interested. There was a LOT of ...

Architectural Coloring pages

By harrisonburgarchitect | May 14, 2011 | architecture
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

By harrisonburgarchitect | May 12, 2011 | architecture
Lower electric bills in a larger building I just heard from a happy client this morning. We served as a green ...

Energy Efficiency in the South

By harrisonburgarchitect | May 6, 2011 | architecture
A 2010 study, Energy Efficiency in the South, released by Georgia Tech and Duke University illustrated the ...

Keys to an energy efficient home

By harrisonburgarchitect | May 1, 2011 | architecture
I was at an event a few weeks ago that focused on making existing an energy efficient home. One attendee pulled me ...

A day in the life of an Architect

By harrisonburgarchitect | April 30, 2011 | architecture
One of the most common comments when I meet someone new and they ask me what I do for a living is "I wanted to be ...