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.

    • A primer on doors, windows and weatherproofing in South Florida

      Doors and windows do more than just bring natural light into our homes. They offer a wonderful opportunity to clean out the inside air and enjoy the lovely weather, especially in times like these, when the South Florida winter actually allows for us to do so. Often I hear in conversation when the temperatures drop…

    • 2010 in review

      The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,600 times in 2010. That’s about…

    • COOPER HOME SOLAR PANELS A FIRST FOR THE VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY

      I was blessed to contribute to the success of the PV retrofit installation, believed to be the first non self adhesive installation in Miami Dade County. The project is a huge success and serves as a wonderful example of what one day each and every home could look and function like. This is the resource page…

    • South Florida Roofs – a green roof choice and opportunity

      The next barrier is insulation. Often this can be found dropped on the ceiling, which is the wrong location for roof insulation. The building code again provides for minimum levels to ensure a degree of energy efficiency, but simple changes can substantially improve the efficiency of insulation.

    • Miami Dade GREEN – new website for infor

      Miami Dade GREEN – new website for information about green improvements and upcoming events and workshops. Miami Dade – Home Energy Saving Workshops – District 7,4, and 3. Next one is Scheduled in Coral Gables for October 2, 2010. See you all there. Remember Signup now at link below or by calling 311. http://green.miamidade.gov/eecbg_campaign.htm

    • Geothermal Heat Pumps – Guest Contribution by Lorie Wampler

      Heat pumps function as a refrigerator in reverse, they use electric power to move heat from one place to one other instead of making heat directly. Therefore, they can be 2 to 3 times more power efficient than conventional electric heaters. A geothermal heat pump is a central home heating and/or cooling system that pumps…

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