Category: Materials

    • Oregon Passes Most Comprehensive Plastic Bag Ban in the Country – Surfrider Foundation

      Following the passage of the Sustainable Shopping Initiative (House Bill 2509), a bill eliminating single use plastic carry out bags, Oregon has become the third state to pass a policy addressing this chronic source of plastic pollution via the legislature. Through a strong alliance of business, environmental and waste management professionals, the bill passed with…

    • 6 Sustainable Home Renovation Tips to Improve Your Fixer-Upper, guest post by Ray Flynn

      When planned correctly, buying a fixer-upper can help you save money while creating the house of your dreams. You’re sure to have a few expectations and ideas about how you want your house to turn out, but where do you start? Try taking a sustainable approach to your home improvements so you can reduce your…

    • Architects versus developers (an architects perspective):

      Ideas versus money. That is about the simplest way to distinguish the two and also the easiest way to understand why these two groups need each other. While overlap is of course possible, it is not likely. Developers frequently look at a potential project and create a general concept based on location and possible use…

    • Design highlights. The Kitchen:

      Kitchens are the number one request when looking to improve an existing home and are a vital key feature of any new design. New home projects allow to create kitchens as a feature of the overall style and are comparatively easy to design to the liking of the client. L-shape kitchen with recessed refrigerator –…

    • Concrete foundation pour – in progress time lapse

      Concrete pour for a large foundation/footing. Steel has been placed and inspected.  Construction workers actually working! Jokes aside, you can see the setup to pour, the harmony between concrete truck driver and the workers, the vibrator machine to ensure that concrete is packed properly and the general smoothing and leveling of the top. Pretty good…

    • For summer, show the ocean a little love

      (Original list from Sportdiver magazine). Great little guideline for the summer at the beach or in the water. Help preserve the ocean and reduce plastic waste… diver or not. Help make “paper or plastic?” an irrelevant question by bringing reusable cloth bags to the stores where you shop. Cut down on needless waste by refusing…