Rooted in Miami. Exploring better ways to build, live, and care for the places we call home.

Miami Green Home explores sustainable architecture, thoughtful interiors, resilient construction, and the long-term care of buildings. Founded with a focus on Miami and South Florida, the publication has grown alongside our professional practice to address different climates, landscapes, communities, and ways of living.

Our name reflects where the conversation began. Our perspective continues to expand.

Sustainability includes the decisions that shape a building’s entire life: where and how it is built, its materials, comfort, maintenance, and ability to adapt as needs change. Beauty, craftsmanship, durability, and environmental responsibility all belong in that conversation.

Whether you are improving a home, planning a renovation, building from the ground up, or caring for a property for future generations, Miami Green Home offers practical ideas and an architect’s perspective. Selected topics extend to small businesses, hospitality, and other places where thoughtful design improves everyday experience.

A broader regional perspective

South Florida remains our foundation. Its heat, humidity, coastal exposure, and distinctive architectural traditions provide an ongoing context for exploring resilience, resource efficiency, indoor comfort, and the relationship between buildings and their surroundings.

As our professional practice has expanded into other regions and continues to grow, so has the reach of this publication. Our perspective also extends across borders to Canada and Mexico, exploring how local knowledge, building traditions, and environmental conditions inform better design.

• The Northeast: Southern Maine, upstate New York, and Vermont bring together regional craftsmanship, established buildings, and seasonal living. Sensitive renovations, energy improvements, and the stewardship of primary and second homes are central to our interest in this region.
• The Mountain West: Colorado and the wider region offer opportunities to explore architecture shaped by dramatic landscapes, seasonal extremes, and changing occupancy. Durable materials, efficient systems, and adaptable homes connect design ambition with the realities of mountain living.
• The West Coast: Monterey, Pebble Beach, Pacific Grove, and Carmel-by-the-Sea offer a rich context for examining coastal architecture, preservation, landscape, and resource-conscious design.
• Canada: Varied coastal, mountain, and northern settings broaden the conversation about cold-climate performance, timber construction, seasonal homes, and the relationship between contemporary design and regional building traditions.
• Mexico: Diverse climates and architectural traditions offer perspectives on passive cooling, shading, courtyards, local materials, and craftsmanship. We explore how these approaches inform contemporary homes, hospitality, and connections between indoor and outdoor life.

Across these places, we examine shared principles while respecting local differences. Good design responds to climate, culture, construction practices, and the people who use a building.

What you will find here

Articles explore water and energy efficiency, indoor air quality, responsible materials, waste reduction, sustainable landscaping, preservation, and the reuse of existing buildings. We also examine construction quality, architectural details, interiors, and maintenance decisions that influence lasting value.

Future-proofing is a recurring theme: preparing buildings for changing lifestyles and environmental conditions through adaptable spaces, repairable materials, improved performance, and thoughtful planning.

We bring an owner’s perspective to these subjects. What should you understand before purchasing or renovating? Which improvements deserve priority? How can today’s decisions support years of ownership? These questions matter whether you care for one home or properties across several regions.

The perspective behind the publication

Miami Green Home is written and curated by Sebastian Eilert, AIA, LEED AP, architect and principal of Sebastian Eilert Architecture, a boutique architecture and interior design practice founded in Miami in 2006.

The publication draws on his experience in sustainable design, building evaluation, construction oversight, and architectural education. It also reflects the practice’s Owner Advisory work: helping owners evaluate opportunities, understand their buildings, and plan for their properties’ futures.

Our purpose is straightforward: to help people create and care for places that are beautiful, comfortable, resource-conscious, and built to endure.