Posts about Residential

Thermal Delight

By Heather Nelson Looking at the “world’s most airtight house,” I have to ask—how did we get here? If this shed of a building with two windows is what we are holding up as an example of sustainable design, aren’t we missing something? Let’s back track. According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, shelter is one of […]

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DC Is So Hot Right Now

“Hollywood for ugly people.” Washington’s unofficial tagline has morphed into an image upgrade, partly driven by popular shows like House of Cards, Scandal, Homeland and Veep that offer an appealing counterpoint to the realities of bureaucracy and politics. Despite being generally associated with old men in suits and C-span, Washington has always been a very […]

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