Kuhlhaus 02 by LeanArch Architects

Kuhlhaus 02 home is a contemporary modern living residence design that has been designed by LeanArch Architects that provides a nice set of color and life to a nicely designed modern home that has Great style and use of spaces. In designing this Kuhlhause house the architect done such a Fantastic work. Beautiful detailing and great attention to quality. This single family residence located in the Gaslight District of Manhattan Beach is one in a series... 

The Scheider Chalet by tecARCHITECTURE

Modern sophisticated house design is coming from tecARCHITECTURE. this architects have designed the Scheider Chalet. Located in a picturesque Swiss village, this lovely modern house design is created for people who love modern thing and something different. the interior and exterior design is design so beautiful, the terrace, the living room, bedroom and bathroom shows the elegance of the owner taste about the house. the furniture also completed this... 

Fortaleza Hall, S C Johnson Headquarters Campus Building in Racine

In 1935, H.F. Johnson Jr traveled to Brazil to search for a sustainable source of natural wax: the carnaúba palm tree. He fled in a Sikorsky-38 amphibious plane and traveled as far as 15,000-mile. Some sixty-three years later, his son Sam retraced that flight in a replica of the Carnaúba plane to complete a historic family journey. Fortaleza Hall commemorates the H.F. Johnson Jr flight and provides a permanent home for the historic replica aircraft... 

Extraordinary 1926 Spanish Mission Villa

This extraordinary Spanish Mission villa was designed in 1926 by eminent Melbourne architects Irwin & Stephenson for A.B. Hardie esq. Meticulously renovated in 2005 by George Hatzisavas, this iconic Toorak home exudes understated luxury offering sophisticated family living and generous accommodation. Comprising 5 bedrooms, 3 with en-suites, the master suite with magnificent built in robes walking through to light filled spacious marble and wood... 

CertainTeed WeatherBoards FiberCement Siding for Mid-Atlantic’s First Carbon-Neutral Home

Carbon-neutral home building is a new and growing trend in sustainability, where more efficient building design, innovative technology and strategic locations can be combined to reduce carbon emissions — the leading cause of greenhouse gases. A significant part of achieving this goal in the construction of such homes is ensuring that each building product installed has the maximum amount of sustainable attributes. Such is the case with the Carbon... 

Cambria Natural Quartz Surfaces and Smokey Mountain Tops Form New Exclusive Partnership

Cambria, the only producer of natural quartz surfaces in the U.S., announced today that Knoxville-based Smokey Mountain Tops is the latest Cambria fabricator business partner to be inducted into their Lexus Partner Program. The Lexus Partner Program, recently introduced by Cambria, was designed to further strengthen the relationship between Cambria and its fabricator partners as well as provide the highest possible service to the consumer. Smokey... 

State and Local Architect Groups Support California Fire Survivors With Important Rebuilding Resources and Warn Against Fraud and Re-Entering Homes Prematurely

The American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIACC) and local chapters, AIA Santa Barbara, AIA Los Angeles, AIA Inland, and AIA Orange County are again actively working with city and county building officials to simplify and facilitate the process of rebuilding the communities devastated by the wildfires. John Grounds, AIA, president of The AIACC, states, “As we’ve learned from post-fire recovery in the past, this is not the time... 

White Paper Recommends 22 Ways Building Designers and Contractors Can Fight Climate Change

Green Buildings + Climate Change,” a 64-page White Paper from Building Design+Construction magazine (http://www.bdcnetwork.com), offers 22 action items that architects, building engineers, contractors, homebuilders, building owners, and real estate developers can take to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings account for about 70% of electricity use, about 40% of primary energy consumption, and 40% of carbon emissions in developed... 

Many Save on Utility Bills Indoors, but Not with Their Yard, Lawn, or Garden

While most (96 percent) of U.S. adults have personally adopted sustainable or energy efficient practices at home, comparatively fewer (58 percent) use energy or water saving techniques in their yard, lawn, or garden, according to a new national survey about sustainability. Conducted online by Harris Interactive® on behalf of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the results were presented at the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in Philadelphia. Of... 

San Bernardino County Expands “Green County SB” Benefits for Citizens with Electronic Plan Submission and Review

Avolve Software, developers of ProjectDox® communication and collaboration software, announced today that San Bernardino County, CA will deploy Avolve’s ProjectDox as part of a cross-departmental initiative that continues the Green County San Bernardino campaign that was adopted in August 2007 by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors under Chairman Paul Biane. Avolve Software Corporation’s ProjectDox ePlan solution enables jurisdictions...