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.

    • Water and wastewater (WWW) treatment – a look at the energy used for water in the US

      While water and wastewater (WWW) treatment accounts for a surprising 5% of total U.S. electric power generation, topographically-variable WWW conveyance account for a more surprising 15% of the same total [Pod06; Coh04]. In addition, while wastewater contains energy in dilute form, current goals for recovering such energy represent only 0.02% of the total generation, through…

    • Brick and Earth Ovens – DIY

      Brick ovens provide an exterior option for baking and cooking. The oven originated in Italy, where brick oven pizza is to this day made as it was in the past. Traditionally these ovens were wood-fired, although coal-fired, electrically powered, and gas-fired options are also available. This form of oven is not confined to Italy. It…

    • Outdoor Kitchens – Concept and Planning

      What is an outdoor kitchen? An outdoor kitchen is a way of turning the kitchen and not the dining room or living room into an entertainment space. They can contain a bar, seating, cabinets, a grill, sinks, and even ovens and stovetops. It is a way of showcasing cooking to family and friends, without feeling…

    • A few notes on Sustainable Gardening

      The term sustainable can be defined as “requiring no outside inputs.” A sustainable garden, although needing to be pruned and groomed as to not become a forest, has many benefits over the tradition flower garden. Sustainable gardens require no fertilizer, less watering, are low maintenance and they improve soil quality tremendously. Due to a concern…

    • Waste Reduction – a few simple steps…

      Waste reduction can be classified as simply as diverting waste from a landfill: remember reduce, reuse, and recycle. As children, we are all taught the three R’s (Reduce, Reuse & Recycle) as a way to keep us conscious of our impact on the environment but we never really kept it up as we grew up.…

    • A look at Biofuel

      Biofuel can be broken down into fuel made from plants. There are many forms; however, there are a few to focus on. Ethanol, Biodiesel, and Biomass have come to the forefront over the past 10 years, and have even caught the attention of the government. With increasing environmental concern, the government has shifted some focus…

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