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!
Spiders are a Good Indication of Energy Efficiency
A tangle of spider webs inside your home is usually a strong indicator of air leakage. Spiders travel on moving ...
Questions to Ask When Looking for the Perfect Green Products
When you are selecting building products, you may never find a perfect, green solution. Here are some questions ...
Green Terms Defined – Low Impact Development
Low Impact Development (LID) is an approach to site planning the is holistic looking at a building context and ...
Things You Need to Know When Selecting a Contractor
Remodeling or building a new home is a complicated, stressful, and emotional process. The process is usually ...
Low-cost Strategies for Green Building
You hear it all the time, but I am here to tell you:: Green does not cost more, quality costs more. Here are 17 ...
Go green and take advantage of the tax-free weekend for school supplies
Tax-free weekend
Each year it seems the school supply displays appear earlier and earlier. There are countless ...
Green Terms defined: Exterior Foam Insulation
Exterior foam insulation can be used to enhance the energy performance of a wood stud wall system. When a ...
“Your house needs to breathe” is a blatant lie
Talking with any experienced carpenter, you have probably heard the phrase "a house needs to breath, you don't ...
Duke Gardens – Harrisonburg Apartment Renvoation
Duke Gardens (which I introduced in this post) is almost done and the details are coming together just as ...
Design Matters – why it matters to me and I want it to matter to you.
Design - Why it matters to me.
I blog a lot about building science, the importance of holistic design, and ...
Simple solutions that reduce energy consumption – transpired solar collector
In the commercial building world, design is often overlooked from the performance side. The focus often goes to ...
Our deck needs to be replaced, what should we do?
A back deck is almost standard on a new home these days. There used to be one solution, pressure treated wood for ...