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What Is Brick Veneer? Pros, Cons & How Thermal Mass Can Improve Wall Performance
Brick is a great building material, but using it as exterior veneer in Chicago often means missing out on its natural ability to improve comfort and energy performance.
The Einstein Refrigerator – How It Works?
One of the most surprising contributors to this conversation is Albert Einstein, whose work on the Einstein refrigerator continues to inspire a new wave of sustainable thinking.
Choosing the Right Windows for Your Home: The Ultimate Guide for Homeowners
Discover the best windows for your home with our complete guide to styles, materials, and energy-efficient options.
Bathroom Architecture Design For Better Hygiene
Our innovative bathroom architecture design trends toward a clean aesthetic, with new technologies and new materials.
Stormwater Management: Permeable Paving & Rainwater Harvesting
Stormwater that collects on roadways and sidewalks carries a host of environmentally damaging pollutants. You can help to minimize stormwater runoff by replacing impervious surfaces with permeable pavement and adding rain gardens and rain barrels.
Backyard Chickens Coop Design: Chicken Tractor
Our sustainable chicken coop design provides a modern, tiny home for Chicago backyard chickens.
Here’s Your Delicious Pizza: Wood Fired Pizza Oven Design
We designed and constructed a wood fired pizza oven for our interior courtyard using recycled brick from the building site to create the base.
Former Butcher Shop Gets Modern Corten Addition
Our adaptive reuse project in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village is complete. Photos and process details inside.
A Glossary of Tub Terms for Bathroom Renovations
Flip through our tub terminology guide to get familiar with different kinds of bathtubs before your next bathroom renovation.
7 Upgrades for A Modern, Spa-like bathroom—For Everyone
From nixing visual clutter to increasing openness even in small spaces, our post goes over our favorite ways to jazz up a bathroom to make it feel more hotel-like.
Logan Certified Mixed Use Update: Brisch Brick, A Local Material
Today’s local material: Brisch Bricks, made from Chicago clay.