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Green Design - Page 4 of 24

Installing Standing-Seam Roofing and Cladding

Carpenters adapt their tools and water-shedding strategies to work with standing-seam steel panels.
Windows and Doors Are Critical to a Tight House

Our air barrier gets us to 1.0 ACH50. Our windows and doors get us Passive House tight.
A Desk Area Changes with its Owner

Designing for a pre-teens room provides its own specific challenges. This desk area was set up to grow with the owners changing needs. Originally the shelf height was set up…
Climate Change for Builders: The Biggest Opportunity

Faced with consequences equivalent to a giant asteroid set to hit the earth in 10 to 50 years, we designers and builders owe it to the future to do our part—and we need to start right now.
Locally Sourced Shiplap Cedar Siding

Wood milled from trees on the family property adds character and a personal touch to our new home.
A Picture Window

A window that opens up a home office onto a meditative garden expands the space in countless ways. Being able to experience the natural world while working can be delightful.…
Harvest Time

It is harvest time in Sonoma and Napa Counties, the grapes are ready. This modern structure with corrugated siding is ripe with agricultural references. The peaked roof, farmhouse exterior lights,…
The Case for Straw-Bale Houses

A sustainable building material wins favor on multiple fronts.
Thermally Broken Roof Framing

The builders of the 2018 FHB House illustrate how unique hardware from Maine Deck Brackets helps them to reduce thermal bridging and leave room for exterior insulation.
A Soaring Facade on a Dramatic Evening

After a long day of photographing this wonderful home in Seattle, the final shot listed was the “dusk” shoot. The occupants of the house came home and were barbecuing on…