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Our choice of a home shapes our daily patterns, impacts our health, and influences how we connect with others.
Atriums, once a popular feature in mid-20th-century homes, are making a comeback in modern architecture.
Green spaces are highly sought after for their aesthetic appeal in a community - but also play a role in enhancing the value of all real estate.
Sustainability and regeneration have quite different definitions. For those in Real Estate, the latter is of particular significance.
This nature-based principle is increasingly popular with luxury real estate, businesses, homeowners, and other organizations, adding to a building’s value by improving the occupants’ experience.
Transitional spaces are essential to the sustainable design of buildings. They connect the inside and outside and are aesthetically pleasing and practical.
Do you know what a water cistern is? The Romans did, and most of our grandparents would probably nod their heads. Water cisterns may begin to be more common in Real Estate…
Tiny houses have shown up in sustainable housing conversation by offering housing alternatives. Tiny Houses were big news in 2008 when the housing market turned south.
The term green space is used most often in urban design and refers to an area of land, either publicly or privately owned, that is predominantly covered in vegetation…
Biophilic design has become increasingly popular among luxury real estate, businesses, homeowners, and organizations as a means of improving their buildings’ occupants’ experiences.
Who could be better should be local eco-ambassadors in their communities other than the Real Estate agencies and their agents?
Once better known as a lowly bottle stopper or bulletin board, cork has become an in-demand design material, being used for a multitude of interior building applications.
Bamboo is a relative to the grass family, there are approximately 116 different genera (families) and about 14000 species (branches of relatives) growing in subtropical regions and cold climates
Understanding all options for sustainable housing deserves more attention from real estate agents and prospective homeowners alike.
There is nothing quite like spending time in an outdoor room. But for those with limited space, creating a welcoming and comfortable outdoor room may seem impossible.
Not all that long ago farmers used root cellars to store vegetables, fruits, and preserves.
COVID-19 has changed the way we work, socialize, and even design public spaces.
There is no question why as this is one of the fastest moving of all green targets.
From sustainable cities, self-sufficient farming communities, and yes others with religious or eccentric themes.
Creating a sustainable home means implementing a sustainable infrastructure, including elements like geothermal heating, ambient light,
The trend to enjoying vacations at home, better known as "stay-cations”, has created a growth industry in sustainable outdoor design.
Creating a sustainable landscape starts by choosing the right materials.
Today's single-family-home housing developments offer new lifestyle options to suit diverse lifestyles and homeowners.
Imagin a sustainable greenhouse in your backyard and raising plants year-round at home.
Biophilic design can bring us a deeper awareness and appreciation of nature. Learn about using Biophilic Design in the greening of residential real estate.
Repurposing a closed golf course is an opportunity to create parks and mixed-use neighborhoods. It’s time to rethink the golf course as a public green space.
Read on to learn all about the benefits that historic, "old school" farming techniques and food preservation offer the modern farmer and homeowner.
Learn how you can maximize your produce yield using alternative agriculture farming techniques like vertical growing, hydroponics, and
Learn how smart home and technology can make your life easier and eliminate many tedious tasks.
There is much to learn about bees, ants, termites, and other undesirable house guests. But nothing compares to the misunderstandings about mold found in buildings.