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Green Term Defined: Fly Ash

By harrisonburgarchitect | July 27, 2015 | architecture, Harrisonburg Architect

Green Term Defined: Fly Ash Fly Ash is a fine, glass like powder recovered from the coal-burning process for ...

Harmony Square Dairy Queen – Project Update Part 1

By harrisonburgarchitect | July 24, 2015 | architecture, Building Science, Harrisonburg Architect, project update

Read our progress on the Harmony Square Dairy Queen here: Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 It is ...

An open letter to Mark Dorsey, New Executive Director and CEO of CSI

By harrisonburgarchitect | July 22, 2015 | architecture, Harrisonburg Architect

An open letter to Mark Dorsey, New Executive Director and CEO of CSI Dear Mark, Welcome to the Construction ...

Green Term Defined: Cellulose Insulation

By harrisonburgarchitect | July 20, 2015 | Building Science, Harrisonburg Architect

Green Term Defined: Cellulose Insulation Cellulose Insulation is a low-thermal-conductivity material use to ...

Little Changes At Home Can Reduce Your Environmental Footprint

By harrisonburgarchitect | July 15, 2015 | architecture, Harrisonburg Architect

Over the last 20 years, we have been making small changes around our house to reduce our environmental footprint. ...

Green Terms Defined: Grey Water System

By harrisonburgarchitect | July 13, 2015 | architecture, Building Science

Green Terms Defined: Grey Water System Wastewater from bathtubs, shower drains, sinks, washing machines, and ...

Architect on Vacation

By harrisonburgarchitect | July 8, 2015 | architecture

My girls decided to treat me to a day trip to celebrate my birthday. We visited Falling Water in Pennsylvania, which is only a 3 hour drive from our house (and I had never been before).