Category: Hot Topic

    • Sustainable Design – Green Building… What does it all mean?

      It is with great pleasure that I continue to lecture on how to green your home and business, provide workshops on green building certification and continue teaching about contemporary sustainable design at the University of Miami. Still, I frequently get the same question when noting that my architectural business focuses on sustainable design: What is…

    • Miami’s Favorite Building…

      Recently I was asked a simple question, at least a simple question for a practicing architect and designer: What is your favorite building in Miami? Immediately a number of structures came to mind, none of which I actually really liked. Worse, I could not think of a single building that either embodies something spectacular from…

    • Renovation of Murphy residence kitchen – South Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida

      SEA is proud to have completed another great kitchen upgrade. The home of Mr. Bill Murphy along historic South Miami avenue built in the 1950’s was the target and provided the grounds for the latest completion. The original kitchen was nestled in the front of the house separated by a saloon style door. Adjacent to…

    • 7 Xeriscaping Principles for South Florida

      MULCH: Mulch assists in holding water in the soil by restricting evaporation. Mulch reduces soil temperature by up to 10 degrees compared to bare soil. 18% of all US waste is yard waste! Get mulch from local sources and keep timings from your own yard.

    • Weatherization Package from SEA.

      A concise Weatherization package should include at a minimum the analysis of the windows and doors, insulating in the walls and especially in the roof and attack. These simple primary starting points can lead to substantial savings in a very short time by controlling your building envelope. Energy savings do not end with the way…

    • How to green your South Florida home – Part II

      Air Conditioning. The general rule is to look at a unit when it is 10 years or older. Typically systems have advanced in efficiency and the payback to upgrade can be realized in 4-6 years. Look for the SEER value.