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Simple changes around your house will save you money
Simple changes around your house will save you money
Simple changes around your house will save you money. Some of ...
Gaines Group Architect celebrate the holidays with 20% employment growth
Gaines Group Architect celebrate the holidays with 20% employment growth
Another year is coming to a close and I ...
Christmas at the Chesapeake Western Depot
Christmas at the Chesapeake Western Depot
We are loving our new Harrisonburg office on the edge of downtown. This ...
Insulate Your Attic Access: Sealing Off Its Exterior Door
As the weather changes and we are all looking for ways to stay warm, small changes around your home could make a ...
“Because That Is The Way We Always Do It” Is Not The Answer
"Because That Is The Way We Always Do It" Is Not The Answer
Do You Want a Custom Home or Just a New Home?
If you have never built a new home, you most likely don't know where to start. You have probably heard that you ...
Chesapeake Western Railroad History collection coming together at The Depot
We are slowly building the content of the Chesapeake Western Railroad History collection that will be on permanent ...
30 things you can do to make your commercial building Earth Friendly
30 things you can do to make your commercial building Earth Friendly
How do you start? How do you create a ...
Another Net-Zero House Breaks Ground In Harrisonburg
I had a chance to visit with another client yesterday as the excavators were finishing up the dig for his new ...
Carbon Neutral – A New Goal For Housing In Harrisonburg
How much are you doing to reverse the impacts on our planet that the operation of buildings do ...
My Path To Following My Heart And Building A Better Community
Adrienne, Ray, and I joined a small group of AIA-S students from the University of Virginia School of Architecture ...
From Spiders to Caulk, How to Save Money at Home
I know I am an energy nerd. I talk about everything from spiders to caulk as it relates to how to save money at ...