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.

  • Building information modeling, or BIM, is the newest generation of software used for design and creation of documents for architectural projects.

    For thousands of years, architecture has been worked the same way. The tools have changed, from drawings on papyrus or chipped into stone, to drafting on velum and blueprints. The shift to CAD, computer aided design or drafting, was a major shift in the speed of production but doesn’t really change the way architects work.…

  • Furniture for (outdoor) Miami / South Florida

    Miami is a trending town. South Beach and Brickell feature a plethora of high rises, one sleeker than the next; seeking cutting edge contemporary furniture to match. Other places historic charm calls for old world style and serene durability. Yet all of these styles still seek a unique place: the outdoors. Here the style becomes…

  • 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…

  • Age in Place – Increased focus of future design

    With a growing portion of the population living longer, aging in place is receiving increased focus beyond the healthcare industry. City planners, service providers and designers are all becoming aware of adjustments that are required in the fabric of everyday life to accommodate the needs and preferences of an aging populous. I have received an…

  • Dania Beach mid-rise concept by SEA

    Mid rise concept design for a sustainable mixed use project in Dania Beach, Florida by Sebastian Eilert Architecture.  120-140 units, grand entry lobby and mixed retail on the ground floor. Boxed out balconies for solar control. Roof top shared BBQ and pool terrace. Community amenities, including work spaces, yoga studio and mini store concepts. 

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