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.

    • Cutler Bay addition close to finish

      This single story in-law addition in Cutler Bay, Florida, is getting close to completion. The closets are in, the floor is in; waiting for some final fixtures and finishes to wrap up this project designed by Sebastien Eilert Architecture.       

    • Notice Of Acceptance (NOA) – a Miami Dade oddity

      If you are building in Miami, South Florida, you may have come across an NOA as part of your required permit documentation. The rest of the country may associate a “Notice of Acceptance” with other things, but for design professionals, builders, and municipalities, this seemingly simple document holds a lot of value for material selection…

    • ARCHITECTURE CLIENT MEETING – HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU GIVE AWAY?

      Most architects working in the residential market know the dilemma: A potential client calls and wants to meet. That meeting is free. They want you to sketch out something to see if you “understand their needs” and your work is presented…  for free again!  How much of your time and talent is given away for…

    • ICF – insulated Concrete Form roofs for South Florida and beyond

      South Florida remains a testing ground for extreme weather when it comes to the building industry. Despite increasing challenges for the future in regard to sea water rise, hurricanes have been the main cause for much damage and subsequent regulations and building code upgrades in the region. Many of these requirements have influenced codes and…

    • Container home concept for South Florida

      Container homes are becoming an increasingly interesting living alternative. The creative adaptation and reuse of containers are by no means a new concept, but have found recent revival with the growing of the Micro-Living concept.  Containers are limited in size, but do offer a great basic grid to work from, especially when combining multiple containers…

    • Cutler Bay addition taking shape – design by S.E.A. 

      This compact in law suite is a single story addition to an existing two-story house. The space features a sitting area and a sleeping area along with a new fully ADA accessible bathroom, closet, AC, laundry stack and kitchenette.     Interior framing underway…  Bedroom side…   Shell is complete, windows are in, roof is inspected. 

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