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Does Passive-Solar Design Actually Save Energy?
Given that today’s houses are better insulated and a lot more airtight than they used to be, Martin Holladay argues that passive-solar design no longer makes sense.
Cabin in the woods
When designing a vacation cottage, some of the top priorities are: access to the water, a place to BBQ with friends, storage for boats and other toys. And when form…
Summer nights
Sitting on the deck outside of a newly finished project on a hot summer night in the mountains is always a treat. As a photographer, it’s always a joy to…
Zen-dustrial
Like a child’s drawing or Emoticon, the form of this house represents “home” in any language. Corrugated metal cladding adds to the drama and gives the house a magical glow.…
Episode Four: Burying Conduit, Fall Protection, and Foundation Failures
In this episode, host and managing editor Justin Fink talks with editor-in-chief Rob Yagid and design editor Brian Pontolilo about burying electrical conduit, proper fall protection, and pyrrhotite foundation failures. Resources…
Better Than Average
This practical and healthy home confronts the challenges of location, extreme weather, climate change, and the looming clean-water crisis with noteworthy simplicity.
Tailgate: Lindsay Meacham, tilemaker
This owner of Red Rock Tileworks in Nashville, Tenn., designs and manufactures environmentally friendly lines of handmade and custom tile.
New Student Housing
The entrance to this new student housing building is marked with tall red portico and custom gates suggesting building’s name, The New Sequoia. The façade is a composition of stucco…
Formal Bath
Photographing bathrooms can be a challenge. Small spaces, mirrors and reflective surfaces hold a special place in the hearts of architectural photographers. That was not the case with the master…
More Lessons Learned From an All-Electric House
Six years of energy data offer an architect new insights into high-performance home building

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