Category: Hot Topic
-
Miami Green Homes – Year in Review: Designing Smarter, Healthier, and More Resilient Homes
As 2025 comes to a close, it’s a good moment to pause, look back, and take stock of the ideas that shaped the conversations here at Miami Green Home. This year wasn’t about trends for trend’s sake—it was about fundamentals: how we live, how we build, and how we prepare our homes for a changing…
-
Flood Elevation Projects: Permits, Design, and Cost-Benefit
How to Raise a Home in Miami-Dade — and Make It Beautiful, Resilient, and Sustainable As sea-level rise, storm surge, and chronic flooding continue to affect South Florida, home elevation projects are becoming one of the most effective long-term resilience strategies for homeowners. Raising a structure—whether a historic bungalow or a mid-century ranch—can protect it…
-
Designing a Thoughtful Thanksgiving: Creating Functional, Beautiful, and Stress-Free Holiday Spaces
Thanksgiving is more than a meal — it’s a spatial experience. The flow of your home, the comfort of your guests, and the organization of your kitchen all play a crucial role in how the day feels. Thoughtful design transforms the holiday from hectic to harmonious, using space, light, materials, and function to create a…
-
Biophilic Design Strategies for Wellness at Home
Biophilic design goes far beyond adding plants — it connects your home to nature through light, air, materials, and spatial experience. This expanded guide explores how strategic openings, natural ventilation, organic materials, and integrated greenery can transform any home into a calming, health-centered retreat.
-
Climate Resilience in the Southeast: Floodproofing, Storm Hardening & Smart Materials
From Miami’s flood-prone coastlines to the storm-tested hills of Kentucky, climate resilience is shaping the way we design homes. This post explores how architecture can mitigate risk through elevated foundations, storm-resistant materials, and smart design strategies that protect both property and people.
-
The cost of waiting to hire an Interior Designer
Bringing an interior designer on board early means every choice—from layout to lighting—is made thoughtfully and with expert guidance. Someone will have to make those decisions anyway, and without experience, it’s easy to run into costly mistakes simply because you don’t know what you don’t know. A good designer helps you avoid those pitfalls, keeping…
Miami Green Homes 