Design Matters
Thoughts of an ArchitectA Message from The Firm
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Confused by all the Green Terms that get tossed around, here is a beginners guide to get you started.
Ambient lighting: Lighting in an area from any source that produces general illumination, as opposed to task ...
Air Sealing is the First Step to Energy Efficiency: Caulk is the Answer
The first step to air sealing a home to achieve maximum energy efficiency is to understand which caulk to use in ...
The Gaines Group 2012 in Review
As 2012 draws to a close I sit here thinking about what we have accomplished at Gaines Group architects, what we ...
Design of a Home: A Process of Discovery
Every client makes decisions differently and every project evolves in a unique fashion. However for the design of ...
Harrisonburg Bikram Yoga Studio design
We were contacted by a small business owner in Harrisonburg that wanted to start a new venture in town. I was ...
All I want for Christmas – Reblog from 2010 – Nothing has Changed
Looking back over past blogs and thinking about the future I came across this wish list from 2010 that I posted. ...
Design for the future – a call to action
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." ~ John ...
My journey with Climate Change as an architect. Trying to find a design solution to save the world.
In 1994 I started my career as an architectural student at a University focused on sustainable design. We did not ...
The best and brightest in the construction industry are all located in one place: CSI!
I had a conversation yesterday with an architect from Oregon who was visiting the Harrisonburg Green Expo with a ...
UNLESS someone like you cares about the future…
UNLESS someone like you cares about the future, what will it look like? We cannot wait for someone else to fix it. ...
UNLESS someone like you makes changes, nothing will get better, conservation first.
UNLESS someone like you makes changes, nothing will get better, conservation first.
UNLESS someone like you makes a change, nothing will be different
UNLESS someone like you makes a change, nothing will be different