A site about Green Building Projects, Tips & Tricks, and Ideas for Sustainable Improvements.

Discover practical, design-forward ways to green your home, small business, or development project—whether you’re making a simple upgrade, planning a renovation or addition, or building from the ground up. Explore categories focused on water and energy efficiency, waste reduction, improved indoor air quality, sustainable landscaping, and best-practice strategies to help future-proof your project.

Written and orchestrated by Sebastian Eilert, AIA
Principal of Sebastian Eilert Architecture.

  • Design highlights. The Bathroom:

    Bathrooms. European design trends tell us that this space is more important than the kitchen when allocating space. The spa-life within one’s own four walls has an increased importance in home remodeling as well as new construction. Basic function remains a budget favorite. Starting on the small or standard end of the spectrum, my personal…

  • Design highlights. The Dining Room:

    The dining room is becoming an increasingly extinct animal, the formal dining room, that is. In recent years very few projects in our practice, new homes or renovations, included this once mandatory space. While the dining table is certainly a key feature of any home, the formal space to host it, is not. The first…

  • The Benefits Of Going Solar At Home – Guest post by Ryan McNeill

    The popularity of solar is skyrocketing, accounting for nearly four in 10 new electricity generation capacity additions in the U.S. last year.

  • Sarah Wilson | 8 bits of plastic you can quit right now – Sarah Wilson

    http://www.sarahwilson.com/2016/09/8-bits-of-plastic-you-can-quit-right-now/

  • Design highlights. The Master Suite:

    Design highlights. The Master Suite:

    The Master Suite is a renovation and addition favorite. Next to the kitchen, this is probably the second most requested item when considering work to an existing structure. Indeed the improvements to this area are not just good for the immediate living situation, but also are key features for future value of the project. Frequently…

  • Age in Place, Part III: Technology

    After understating the general concept of aging in place found here: und further the required physical connections found here: the next piece of the puzzle to look at the way technology contributes to the age in pace concept. There are two main areas to understand for the aging in place concept integration with technology: the…

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