Talking with any experienced carpenter, you have probably heard the phrase "a house needs to...
Top 10 Things to Do This Summer for Your Home and Health
1 Plant a shade tree. A tree absorbs carbon dioxide, improves air quality, and controls...
Green Term Defined: Thermal Envelope
The thermal envelope is the barrier used to protect your interior environment from heat transfer...
Design Matters – New construction vs custom construction
Design matters. If you are building a new home, proper planning and design will provide you with...
Should you vent your crawl space?
If your home has a crawl space with plastic laying loosely on the floor and insulation above your...
What is the correct way to test for radon? Indoor Air Quality Tips
Radon is estimated to cause thousands of lung cancer deaths in the U.S. each year. The EPA...
Your health depends on it – Healthy Indoor Air Quality
As we learn more about building science homes are being built tighter through good construction...
Indoor Air Quality issues in your home
Do you have you have your clothes dry cleaned? What about the carpet in your home? What chemicals...
VOCs in Construction: Is Your Home Making You Sick?
I was at a local hardware store purchasing paint supplies last week. The elderly woman behind me...
Citizen Architect – Design Matters
I believe that as an architect I have an ethical duty to design solutions that are energy...