Here’s the answer to yesterday’s Dream House Fumble question.

    House design mistakes are all around us. Unfortunately, we tend to look right by them. But I’m on a mission to point some of these out, just to raise the bar on what we “demand” of the marketplace in terms of house design. Often, the mistakes could have been easily avoided, if only someone bothered to think about what they were doing. Here’s the photo of DHF #2 again: (more…)

    Green roofs are roofs that have grass of other plant materials growing right on top of them. The theory is that the roof will stay cooler and reflect less heat back into the atmosphere.

    There was an interesting article in the Raleigh News and Observer today. It was about how the local Universities are going “green” in an effort to attract students. They discussed some of the green projects, especially the green roof at Duke University Hospital. (more…)