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
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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?
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Green building is for conservatives: a financial case
Our buildings are central to our lives, and we put a tremendous amount of our wealth and skills into making them. Current standard building practices are not a natural fit for the experimental, odd looking, obscure buildings often associated...
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...
Ventilated and Insulated Rain Screen Cladding
(V.I.R.S.C.)
Information Based on Euro Panels Overseas Literature.
The basic section of an external...
