Efficient Floor Plans

Not every pre-designed or stock comes with “Green” features and Energy Savings. But, you can easily add features and products to the plan to make it “Green” and efficient. You can also incorporate “Green” ideas in the planning stages beginning with your site work. For example, the first thing to consider is how your new home … Read more

Architectural Styles

The following is an article written by Trish Stukbauer and published in the January/February 2009 issue of Today’s Custom Home magazine. Frank Snodgrass is known for creating timeless residences of enduring beauty. To create those residences, the architect borrows from the past. “If you’re building a home today, someone should be able to drive by … Read more

A Solid Green Foundation

A Green foundation is the point at which your home connects to nature. We’re talking: cold, moisture and pests. You can deal a lot of the cold aspect with good sealants and thorough caulking. This is not a typical concern of a new homeowner, but as a Green home builder, you will want to monitor … Read more

A Great House

A great house does not have to be big. I would rather see a small house with good architectural detailing than a huge house that has absolutely no charm. A great house needs to have good flow and traffic patterns and consideration given to how someone is going to live in it. A house needs … Read more

Tunnel boring machines

WHAT IS THE TBM? TBM (tunnel boring machine) is the machine which use for the excavation of tunnel, galery, underground openings in metro, water, energy construction and mining projects etc. History TUNNEL boring was originally attempted over 150 years ago, simultaneously yet independently in England, Europe and North America. The original attempts are generally considered … Read more

Colors for Workplace – Things to Consider

Using Colour in the Workplace

  It іѕ a truе faсt that соlоrѕ рlaу an іmроrtant rоlе іn оur lіfе and іt іѕ thе mоѕt ѕо іѕ whеn іt соmеѕ tо thе wоrkіng еnνіrоnmеntѕ. Buѕіnеѕѕ оwnеrѕ wіll alwaуѕ lооk fоr haνіng thеіr wоrkіng ѕрaсеd dесоratеd іn соlоrѕ that brіng mоrе рrоduсtіνіtу tо thе еmрlоуееѕ. Aѕ muсh aѕ уоu maу nоt … Read more

Modern Prefab Houses

  When it comes to prefab, people think about it and name it as awesome. These luxury modular homes are usually compact. It offers the owners to have a self- sufficient place to reside, where they will always find luxurious lifestyle, location, cool style and all for the right price. Coming in various sizes and … Read more

Building a Zero Energy Home

Zero energy consumption houses utilize their own energy and are not dependent on other energy resources. They produce the amount of energy required to be use, making it money saving on energy for its owners and eradicating all the energy bills. The zero energy building design can be as traditional or modern as demanded by … Read more

Self Sustaining Homes

For the last recent years, the projects and demands of self sustaining houses or zero houses has been increased. Such building contractors, professionals and experts have been handful, listening to the demands and desires of their clients. The architectural beauty and innovations also inspire them. It now seems very obvious for the interested readers to jump for … Read more