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SVBA Home and Garden Show in Review
SVBA Home and Garden Show in Review
The 2016 Home and Garden Show is in the books. This year's event had the most ...
Today I start over…. as I seem to do everyday
Today I start over.... as I seem to do everyday
I have lost my blogging mojo. Maybe I have said everything I had ...
Harmony Square Dairy Queen – Possibly the Greenest DQ in the Country
A fast-food restaurant is not often thought of as a “green” building. However, when Jane and Michael Blackburn ...
Chesapeake Western Railroad Depot project updates
Chesapeake Western Railroad Depot project updates
Work on The Chesapeake Western Railroad Depot continues and Jim ...
Green Term Defined: Energy Audit
An energy audit is an inspection that looks at energy flow in a building. The objective of an audit is to identify ...
Designing For The Children Of Eastern Mennonite School
Working on designs for every client is a task that I take very seriously. I want all of our projects to be healthy ...
Building a Custom Energy-Efficient Home: Where Do You start?
If you are thinking about building a custom energy-efficient home, where do you start?
Climate ...
Green Term Defined: Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
Energy Use Intensity (EUI) is the "miles per gallon" of your commercial building. You simply divide the total ...
On the Road Collaborative: Sustainable Farm House Tour
This past week our On The Road Collaborative student group had the opportunity to tour a sustainable farm ...
SVBA Home and Garden Show
SVBA Home and Garden Show
The SVBA Home and Garden Show returns to the Rockingham County Fair Grounds this April ...
Why Does Architectural Design Cost So Much?
I have written about this in the past - the most common question I get is how much does architectural design ...
Chesapeake Western Depot Warehouse Renovation
Chesapeake Western Depot warehouse renovation has begun. While work continues on the office portion of the Depot, ...