Green Home Architect

Home and Garden show has strong start
Guentzler Collins Concept Group intern architect Judy Guentzler-Collins, left, discusses home designs with Olga Janosek during the Southeastern Arizona Contractors Association Home and Garden Show. (Ed Honda • Herald/Review) By Adam Curtis Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA — The opening day of the 2010 SACA Home and Garden Show gave organizers reason to expect a busy weekend as a steady stream of area ...

Asheville home built around how a family lives
ASHEVILLE — When John and Liz Gardner first met with their architect, they were surprised by the questions they were asked.

Renovation project makes old house environmentally friendly
Kim Van Borkulo wants to make Fayetteville a greener place to live, one home at a time. On April 22, 2008, Earth Day, Van Borkulo created Build That Green, an Internet-based business that helps find eco-friendly building and remodeling solutions for homeowners.

Building a "Green" Dream Home
Are you recycling water? How much energy are your lights putting out? How well do your windows circulate the air flow?

Squirrel Hill couple takes the LEED with Negley Avenue home
The first leaves of spring have yet to bloom, but the house atop Negley Hill is greener than its neighbors or any other home in Pittsburgh, for that matter.

Building a sustainable home
Contractors working on a green home in Upper Makefield told business leaders that it's crucial to work together to achieve their goals.

To the staff of the Portland Rose Festival: Welcome home, to the waterfront
Randy Rasmussen/The OregonianJeff Curtis, left, executive director of the Rose Festival, and the staff get a tutorial on their new home, the old Visitors Information Center on the riverfront, just north of the Hawthorne Bridge. Problem No. 1: Find a...

Vail Valley Character: Glen Ellison
VAIL, Colorado - In 1980, when Glen Ellison made Vail his home, the area wasn't yet known for its summers, or sophisticated landscapes. He has since witnessed and been an integral part of the maturation of Vail's landscape industry. Due to the dramatic terrain, climate and soil, Vail can be both a challenging and rewarding location for landscape architecture. This has created a niche for Land ...

A new way to build
In the interest of green building and of involving many voices in the design phase of building, The New Community Coalition’s Kim Wheels has organized the Integrated Design Workshop, to address “systems thinking” in building design.

Contemporary comfort at Avila Beach home
Ernie and Margie Nolte’s Fresno home is country casual and houses 35 years of family memorabi