Green Buildings

Buildings have a tremendous effect on our environment. Buildings impact1: 72% electricity consumption 39% energy use 40% raw materials 30% waste output 14% potable water use Did you know... The average US household utility costs are $298 per month. Philadelphia utilities are higher than average....
BluPath Design works closely with clients to design simple, elegant and environmentally sensitive spaces.  We believe that beauty is fundamental to sustainable design.   As a small, women-owned, multi-disciplinary firm, each project receives personal attention from the firm principals....
I just finished reading an article on ResidentialArchitect.com in which several Hanley Wood editors shared their predictions on how the downturn may transform housing and several architects shared their predictions of the future of housing and design. What are your predictions? Whether you are...
We will be exhibiting at “Greening of the Heartland” sponsored by the Detroit Chapter of the USGBC beginning this Sunday, May 31 and running through Tuesday, June 2. Our booth number is 502, come by and chat with us. More details of this great expo can be found at the link below....
By this time many of us have seen about as much green as we can handle. As a marketing point the word “green” is getting close to jumping the shark. Just in time I suspect. If “green” ceases to be a word of distinction then it no longer provides us with a better way to...
We are attemping to do something extraordinary in the home building industry. Every house that we build will be LEED certified at the platinum level. In fact, every house that any builder builds that uses the Aeonian Brick Home Building System will not only be LEED certified, but will also be...
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