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Woodbee House to be Featured in NW Green Home Tour 2021

by Grouparchitect
architecture, Event, Feature, Green, Home Tour
April 19, 2021

Mark Your Calendars for the 2021 Virtual Northwest Green Home Tour!  This virtual tour is a free educational, interactive, online event showcasing sustainable, green homes, remodels, and energy retrofits throughout the Pacific Northwest. The show runs for three consecutive Saturdays – May 1, 8 and 15 – with different projects on each day. Join us for the 2021 Virtual Northwest Green Home Tour! Learn about choices for water conservation, indoor air quality, environmentally-friendly materials, energy saving and much more. Experience green...

Laurelhurst Residence wine room renovation

Laurelhurst Residence – Wine Room

by OSC
Construction, Custom home, Finishes, Green, Grouparchitect, In Progress, Inspiration, Lighting, Materials, News, Remodeling, Residential, Seattle
August 7, 2014

Progress on the Laurelhurst Residence Wine Room progressed quickly once the framing was completed.  Carpenters fabricated several wine racks designed to fit into the various niches and nooks that resulted from tucking the wine room into a difficult corner of the home.  The raw wood of the racks compliment the natural slate floor, and when coupled with the paint, the room has a warm comfortable character. The client requested special displays for some of their prized bottles of wine, and pictured...

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Leilani Gains LEED Certification

by OSC
Green, Grouparchitect, LEED, Multi-family/Mixed Use, News, Residential
June 4, 2014

The Leilani Apartments, our most recently completed multi-family project, was just awarded LEED Certification.   From the start of the project the design team considered sustainability in all aspects of the project.  Through the selection of responsible materials, using local manufacturers and suppliers, utilizing water conservation measures, and many other improvements, the team aimed at designing and building a project that will perform for decades into the future.  In addition to building performance the consideration of resident health and comfort was...

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Blower Door Testing

by OSC
Construction, Custom home, Green, Prefab, Prefab/Modular, Remodeling, Residential, Sustainability, Townhomes
May 9, 2014

With the implementation of the 2012 Washington State Energy Code the requirements for air testing residential projects have changed to become more restrictive.  All new residences and additions in the state now require a blower door test to measure air leakage through the building envelope.  The test requires that air changes be less than 5 per hour, hopefully pushing towards tighter building envelopes and less energy consumption. Blower door testing may seem mundane and ordinary, but when the Godfather of Soul...

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Northwest Green Home Tour 2014

Northwest Green Home Tour

by OSC
Events, Green, Sustainability
April 3, 2014

Northwest Green Home Tour. A free public tour of green new homes and remodels in the Seattle area. In its fourth year, the Northwest Green Home tour, seeks to promote modern eco-conscious residential design by exposing the public to 35 home sites that embody the sustainable ethos. This free tour is an event hosted by partners Built Green and the Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, both local champions of green architecture. The Green Home Tour is on April 26th from...

1201 Venice Beach Custom Prefab Construction

Venice Beach Custom Prefab Under Construction

by OSC
Construction, Green, In Progress, Prefab
May 15, 2012

Photos of the Venice Beach Custom Prefab Residence under construction. This two story 2,300 sf house is designed in modular components for offsite fabrication for a homeowner in Venice Beach, California. The house is configured to provide indoor/outdoor living with large stacking doors opening onto a courtyard patio. A roof deck and kitchenette on the upper level expand the entertaining spaces. We were engaged to provide modular design consulting and architectural renderings. More images of this project can be...

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Green Building

Green Remodel Strategies for Aging at Home

by OSC
Green, Remodeling, Sustainability
July 8, 2011

You're never too old for a green remodel! Universal Design addresses senior mobility and safety to make homes usable, efficient and appealing to a wide range of uses and users. King County GreenTools new brochure has tips and resources to plan a remodel for aging in place. You can download the Green Remodel Strategies for Aging at Home at: http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/greenbuilding/documents/green-remodel-aging-at-home.pdf...

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Green Building

Home Deconstruction

by OSC
Construction, Green, Remodeling
August 30, 2010

An article in Sunday’s Seattle Times, Recycling That Old House by Nancy Chaney http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2012734540_realsalvage29.html , documents a families recent experience with deconstruction - recycling building materials in advance of a major home remodel or demolition project.  Deconstruction gives new life to materials that would otherwise end up in a landfill.  The article also provides resources on companies to contact that offer deconstruction services.  While some charge for this, most offer it as a free service in exchange for the materials...

Energy Planning

Plan ahead to reduce your energy costs the smart way

by OSC
Green, Resources, Tips
August 20, 2010

Existing home and buildings often have an inverse relationship between the age and character of the building with respect to energy efficiency – the older it is, the less energy efficient it is. Our Energy Assessment includes a brief comparison of your building’s insulation levels against current and future codes and recommended upgrades as well as an overall building envelope improvement summary for reducing energy loss. We also highlight target items such as windows and doors, appliances, and furnaces, etc...

Green Remodeling

How green is your home?

by OSC
Green
June 21, 2010

How green is your home? How green do you want to be? How green CAN you be? Being sustainable involves asking a lot of questions (especially the right ones) if you hope to make a difference in our world in a truly meaningful way. Grouparchitect’s staff of LEED-accredited designers and Sustainable Building Advisors can take your home or project (current or prospective) and provide a written assessment of the potential for your home to improve your indoor air quality,...

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