A Healthy Home. Many of us aspire to have one, but let’s be honest: It can be a tough concept to truly pin down. Is it one that runs on wind or solar energy? Is it dusted and cleaned thrice daily?… Continue Reading
This beautiful single family home is located in Warren, VT. Adjacent to the Sugarbush ski resort, the house has easy access to the slopes. The team at William Maclay Architects worked hard to finish the client’s dream home in November of 2009, marrying a rustic landscape with a modern design.… Continue Reading
Often when people talk about a healthy home, their focus is on indoor air quality. As in: Is your air safe to breath, or is it going to make you sick? If the answer is the latter, then the cause is something called VOCs, which stands for volatile organic compounds.… Continue Reading
This past summer certainly made for a beautiful wedding season. I attended one on Labor Day weekend, and I was honored to be a part of their special day. I couldn’t wait to soak up all the love and midnight dancing.… Continue Reading
So what exactly does one do during “National Honey Month” (which is happening right now, by the way)? Should we make it a point to opt for more honey-flavored products at the grocery store? Or are we supposed to sit around the house and spoon-feed ourselves honey straight from the jar, to show our appreciation?… Continue Reading
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This spacious two family Somerville home located near Davis Square was the first net zero home in the city. The building itself dates back to the 1800’s. The lead architect on the project, Franziska Amacher of Amacher & Associates in Cambridge, has been in the green building business for 25 years.… Continue Reading
Healthy, sustainable living starts in the home, but sometimes it also takes to the open road. The best, most environmentally sound destinations and places to stay, in our humble opinion, aren’t the spots that merely suggest we re-use the towels, but that go above and beyond, integrating eco-consciousness in everything from the design, room service, and furniture to their energy sources.… Continue Reading
This Falmouth home became a certified Passive House in July of 2011, making it the second passive house in Massachusetts. Steven Baczek, the primary architect of the project, has worked on a number of LEED Platinum and Zero Energy Homes in his 20 years of experience.… Continue Reading
For decades, Boston bike riders have been complaining about how unfriendly the city is to cyclists. Compared with many other cities, they say, we’ve got very few bike paths and racks; our aggressive car drivers don’t particularly respect cyclists; and the steep hills in many of our neighborhoods make for an extra-exhausting commute.… Continue Reading
Only a couple of days into Back To School Land, and already, it’s happened.
Whereas once upon a time (as in, say, 72 hours ago), I was strategically planning lunchboxes that obeyed the ‘no-nuts-whatsoever’ policy at my kids’ school, while meanwhile still trying to provide them protein.… Continue Reading