Tag: construction
-
How to Launch and Expand Your Eco-Friendly Building Business
Combining the principles of sustainability with the drive of entrepreneurship, a green building business presents a truly exciting (and potentially lucrative) opportunity. This comprehensive guide from Miami Green Homes provides you with the crucial steps to successfully kickstart and expand your venture in this field. Discover Your Niche Understanding the landscape of the green building industry…
-
Hurricane Lee – Storm hardening homes to address hurricanes and weather related threats
With hurricane Lee approaching the New England shore, the importance of storm hardening for residential design is a topic of interest and relevance. Water related threats include flooding and erosion to shorelines. Storm surge from severe wind and weather systems is of particular concern to most single-family homes. Sebastian Eilert Architecture has been leading sustainable…
-
Design for floodproofing and durability in South Florida
The recent flooding impact on daily life reminds of the vulnerability of South Florida not just to sea level rise and high tides, but flooding from rain. Weather impacts and flooding are no longer isolated incidents, and appear to increase in frequency and intensity. Traditional weather patterns are changing and storm events occur outside of their associated seasons. The design of your home needs…
-
Passive House Design Principles for New or Existing Homes
When using cavity insulation, the framing material can still transmit energy through a process called thermal bridging. Thermal bridging detracts from energy efficiency and is especially problematic when metal framing is used. Continuous insulation, the more efficient system, can counteract this effect. It refers to a single continuous layer of insulation wrapping an entire structure.
-
A New Neighborhood is Being Built in Utah That Looks Like a European ‘One-Car Town’
The 15-minute concept city hopes people will keep “one car” as green paths connect all areas of the city in just a short walk or bike ride. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/utahs-15-minute-planned-community-to-be-a-one-car-city-of-greenery/
-
Residential Insulation Options for South Florida
It may seem like a house in a temperate area like Miami wouldn’t need much insulation, but the opposite is true. While houses in colder regions of the country require insulation to keep the heat in, homes in southern Florida must be insulated to hold the heat at bay and minimize the amount of work…
Miami Green Homes 