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Mid-Century Gem Revived in Austin
Just after World War II, Austin architect A.D. Stenger began designing and building what would amount to about 100 custom homes in the Austin area. These Eichler-esque single-story homes had…
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Jefferson City Deep Energy Retrofit
At face value, 802 West McCarty is nothing special, just one of 800 vacant or foreclosed homes in a distressed Jefferson City, MO urban neighborhood. But you don’t end up…
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Green Renovating A Home And A Career
In 2004, Jason La Fleur and his wife Jennifer bought a classic Arts and Crafts home in Oak Park, Illinois, home to the largest single collection of buildings designed by…
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A Deep Energy Retrofit Using Nailbase Insulation Panels
Ted Clifton has been building and remodeling homes for more than 45 years. But he continues to recognize good innovations as they come along. That’s why he decided to use…
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The Colorado Chautauqua Cottages
There really is no greater remodeling challenge than green historic preservation. After a 25-year career in East-coast remodeling and then Colorado production homebuilding, Jeff Medanich is tying together all this…
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Historic Preservation – A Green Alternative: The Chael-Dover Cottage
Historic preservation meets green building at the residential scale in the addition and renovation of our cottage in South Miami. Located in the Cambridge Lawns Historic District, the cottage was…
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Gut Rehab Creates Office Space With an Apartment Above
Architect Richard Renner and his wife Janet Friskey, a graphic designer, wanted a commute in downtown Portland, Maine that involved just a flight of stairs. “We jumped at the opportunity…
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Cranking Out Green, Affordable, Gut Rehabs
Don Marx is a very busy man for a guy who is “retired.” But as Chair of Construction on the Habitat for Humanity Buffalo Board, he manages as many as…
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The ‘Shamrock Shack’ Retrofit – A Family Style of Green
In 1938, Carl McCarthy started his “Shamrock Shack,” a small (700 square feet) weekend retreat overlooking the golf course in Sharp Park (now part of Pacifica), Calif., while he and…
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Green by (Interior) Design
“I had three main goals for this project when we started,” says interior designer Victoria Schomer. 1. Right-size and balance each room for its intended use. 2. Connect each room…
