The American Institute of Architects has recently released its Framework for Design Excellence, a guidance tool consisting of ten key principles complemented by probing questions. This tool serves as a guidepost to help designers make advances toward a better built environment that is zero-carbon, promotes health, fosters resilience, and upholds equity.
Read MoreTwo couples, a brother and sister and their spouses, bought the home in an effort to downsize, and retire closer to their children and grandchildren. The home is a 1920s bungalow style two-family residence, but had been modified with dated finishes and an inefficient floor plan.
Read MoreA trip around the rest of the Caribbean perimeter, from islands like Puerto Rico, to coastal Mexico and Central America, will show you a vastly different role for the humble concrete block than we have in the U.S.
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