Today’s blog is a shout out about a flame retardant product that is being developed and tested at Texas A&M. It’s made from natural and renewable resources: layers of clay and a polymer from crab shells. These layers are designed to help prevent a fire from igniting a surface instead of trying to extinguish it after ignition like most fire retardants.
There was a recent article in the opinion section of the New York Times that very poignantly identified the need for changes in the housing industry, especially the rising need for thinking-outside-of-the-box in regard to single-family homes. What are some changes in designing that should take place? And how can these changes be beneficial to you, your community, and the environment?
Remodeling is a great opportunity to “green” your home. It’s just another reminder that you don’t have to build a completely new home to make it environmentally conscious and efficient. Take for example an article in the Journal of Light Construction yesterday. It discussed how the decision to replace siding on a 120-year-old home in Massachusetts turned into an opportunity to add insulation to the home and make it more thermally (and there for energy) efficient.
A whole new meaning to green building! Picture from Emory Knoll Farms Cities can
I had the pleasure of speaking with Paul Spadone today. Paul has a green building company very much Like Stearns Design Build but the poor guy is stuck in southern California. He recently completed an award winning LEED Project.
The best investment in the value of your home is repairs. Repairs includes things like painting, replacing rotten wood and fixing broken hardware. Spring is the best time to do these repairs. So here is a nudge encouraging you to get those "honey-dos" done. And, of course, we are available to help. We do honey dos.
Did you know that If every American household replaced just one light with an ENERGY STAR light, we would save more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year, equivalent to the emissions of about 800,000 cars.
Were excited about another successful remodel in college station, and a happy client! Everyone loves getting love letters. We are no exception. In fact, we are in the process of updating some marketing material in which we will use some of this material. So when Jan Pfannstiel made a nice comment in an
A sense of place is pervasively connected to what it is to be human. What is contained in a sense of place? Can you share good resources for studying this.
Stearns Design Build. Remodeling in Bryan and College Station. 18 years ago in December of 1993, I had just finished a degree in psychology, Linda was teaching and our Daughter, Kira, was a baby. I started taking on small remodeling projects intended to last until May when we would move to Austin for graduate school.
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