7.27.USA-7-detail-a Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can build to last rather than create disposable properties. Stone construction speaks to more permanence than siding. Material
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7.28.USA-7-detail-b system built Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink modular construction as “system built.” We make kitchen cabinets in a controlled workshop or
7.29.USA-7-detail-c transom windows Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Natural light over doors seems like an obvious advantage. The glass rectangle over the door at the
7.31.USA-8-detail-a solarium Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Look into solariums for clean air and energy savings. While northern light is excellent for indirect illumination, southern
7.31.USA-8-detail-a solarium Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Look into solariums for clean air and energy savings. While northern light is excellent for indirect illumination, southern
7.32.USA-8-detail-b green roofs Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Look into “green” roofs for energy saving through added insulation. The center of this sketch shows a
7.32.USA-8-detail-b green roofs Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Look into “green” roofs for energy saving through added insulation. The center of this sketch shows a
7.33.USA-8-detail-c Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Bend the light. This drawing includes the image of a window and a plan of the thick wall. The
7.37.USA-9-detail-b cupola Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Sustainable homesteads speak to American self-reliance and reduce outside energy consumption. This sketch illustrates a farm complex in
7.38.USA-9-detail-c Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Move with the land. This is the house that I designed for a friend’s parents on a beautiful beachfront property