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Hyde Park Kitchen Remodel
Austin-based CG&S Design-Build gives this historic home a period-appropriate kitchen upgrade.
Windows and Doors Are Critical to a Tight House
Our air barrier gets us to 1.0 ACH50. Our windows and doors get us Passive House tight.
Blower-Door Test Confirms High-Performance-Home Status
The air-sealing efforts pay off with Passive House–level airtightness
Sheltered From View
A warped timber-frame wall creates privacy and helps to meet setback requirements in a tight neighborhood.
How to Choose the Right Exterior Door
Choose muntins, glazing, sidelites, and decorative patterns to match the style of your home when buying a new front door.
Abstract Effect
With a complete modern remodel, this bold red house in Portland, Oregon, was reinvented without altering its original form.
Good Fences Make . . .
A classic fence in Maine
Revolutionary Remodel
Architect Robert Gurney reshapes history at 308 Mulberry Street.
Bungalow Rebirth: 2 Historic Texas Homes Reimagined
A design/build firm modernizes two Austin bungalows with creative sensitivity to their historic neighborhoods.
Is Using Closed-Cell Foam Worth the Trade-Offs?
This insulation material is popular for its high R-value and good air-sealing and vapor-blocking properties, but cost, health, and environmental concerns cause some builders to have second thoughts.

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