Green Design

Strategies for Building a High-Performance Home
Discover a range of approaches to high-performance home design and construction.
FHB Podcast Segment: Advice for an Efficient and Affordable New Build
The team offers expert advice on building an affordable new home that follows building-science best practices.
Connor Malloy, Educator
Connor Malloy brings a background in both carpentry and interior design to his work as a professor in the design and building program at George Brown College in Toronto.
Leah Karmaker, Design and Project Coordinator at Just Housing
This designer of zero-energy homes is passionate about healthy, durable, and accessible housing.
Rainwater Harvesting 101
There's a constant source of clean water for you to use, and all you have to do is collect it.
Sustainable and Stylish
The recipe for linoleum hasn't changed much in nearly 170 years, yet it's still one of the greenest floors money can buy.
Christi Weber, Architect
This thoughtful architect advocates for designing small, environmentally conscious spaces.
What Makes A Pretty Good House?
High-performance-home designer Michael Maines takes a detailed look at the new low-carbon edition of the grassroots building standard.
Michael Chandler, Designer and Builder
In addition to running a design-build firm with this wife, Michael Chandler enjoys teaching others about green building.
How to Reuse Salvaged Wood
A historical-home renovation gives lessons into the process of reclaiming lumber, from careful demolition to remilling and refinishing.

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