Category: Construction and Permits
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Hammer Time, Lecture Time: Renovating Your Way Through College
Image via Freepik If you’re over 25 and eyeing a return to the classroom, there’s a good chance you’ve already done the math and winced. Tuition isn’t getting any cheaper, and juggling a job, a mortgage, and a course load feels like something only people in motivational posters manage to pull off. But there’s a…
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New Year, New Home: Elevate Your Home in the New Year with Sebastian Eilert Architecture
Let’s Design a Home Together That Reflects Your Future Your home should be more than beautiful—it should work seamlessly for you and your priorities. Our expert interior design services focus on creating forward-thinking spaces that enhance your lifestyle, support healthy living, and reflect your unique vision. Let us transform your home into a timeless sanctuary…
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The environmental impact of Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) in residential construction
Insulated concrete form (ICF) home construction offers a myriad of sustainable benefits that will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on the future of construction. By utilizing ICFs, homeowners can significantly reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint, thanks to the superior thermal insulation properties of the material. The durability and strength of ICFs also ensure…
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Hurricane Lee – Storm hardening homes to address hurricanes and weather related threats
With hurricane Lee approaching the New England shore, the importance of storm hardening for residential design is a topic of interest and relevance. Water related threats include flooding and erosion to shorelines. Storm surge from severe wind and weather systems is of particular concern to most single-family homes. Sebastian Eilert Architecture has been leading sustainable…
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Design for floodproofing and durability in South Florida
The recent flooding impact on daily life reminds of the vulnerability of South Florida not just to sea level rise and high tides, but flooding from rain. Weather impacts and flooding are no longer isolated incidents, and appear to increase in frequency and intensity. Traditional weather patterns are changing and storm events occur outside of their associated seasons. The design of your home needs…
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Shades of Green – Sustainable Initiative documentary (2010)
A great memory, being part of this sustainable initiative Documentary by Susan Spinnato. Sebastian Eilert has long term passion for sustainable architecture and design. This documentary about types of “green” was an excellent milestone and has many features and ideas that are still relevant today. www.imdb.com/title/tt1539025/
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