Modernism is the single most important new style or philosophy of architecture and design of the 20th century, associated with an...

Available at www.sccoplanning.com/ADU, the toolkit includes a summary of recently revised regulations designed to make it easier to build...

1. Adjust your day-to-day behaviors To reduce energy consumption in your home, you do not necessarily need to go out and purchase energy...

What is a flat roof? A flat roof is installed to sit horizontally on top of a building, with very little or no pitch. A flat roof is...

A shed dormer, named after its single roof slope, is the simplest type of dormer. Because it works best running parallel to long building...

Solar-Thermal Cladding The Solar Activated Façade, a cladding system that combines wood louvers and back-vented glazing, is particularly...

Architectural acoustics can be about achieving good speech intelligibility in a theatre, restaurant or railway station, enhancing the...

Community Profile Although Santa Cruz follows “smart growth” principles by encouraging greater density along transportation corridors,...

#1 Plan, Plan, Plan Planning your kitchen remodel should take more time than the actual construction. If you plan well, the amount of...

An accessory dwelling is a small second dwelling on a piece of property, sometimes inside an existing home, in a garage or built...

Aerogel is an almost transparent, very lightweight, material that is produced from silica (silicon dioxide) and up to 99.8 per cent air....

Each facet of the Living Building Challenge is performance-based so every building must measure for 12 consecutive months after...

While green building technology continues to improve and new green products continue to evolve, they’re only “lipstick on a pig” if the...

Start in the attic, since that’s where you’ll find some of the biggest energy drains. Then tackle gaps around flues and chimneys....

Sizes Glass block come in a variety of nominal sizes including (in inches): 4 x 8, 6 x 6, 6 x 8, 8 x 8 and 12 x 12. Two thicknesses of 3...

Insulation prevents condensation and dripping from ducts. Un-insulated cold air ducts very often have surface temperatures below the...

The most common types of lighting controls include: • Dimmers • Motion, occupancy, and photosensors • Timers Before purchasing and...

Weathering refers to the chemical composition of these steels, allowing them increased resistance to atmospheric corrosion compared to...

Fiberglass Fiberglass, consisting of extremely fine glass fibers, is one of the most ubiquitous insulation materials. It’s commonly used...

First of all, bamboo isn’t wood at all. It’s a type of grass, the biggest grass in the world, and there are dozens of varieties. The one...