Inflation Reduction Act
By Matt Cantor, Cantor Inspections The new Inflation Reduction Act provides almost $400 Billion (that’s with a B) for the mitigation of...
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ADU Best Practices: Ten Questions to Ask Before Design Begins
By Kevin Casey of New Avenue Homes Here’s what your designer should consider before putting pen to paper. You’ve done your research,...
The East Bay Green Home Tour:
Neighbors Adapt Their Homes for Climate Change By Amy Kiser, Verdant Communications & Project Management On a recent weekend in May, the...
Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together East Bay North A Design Thinking Approach To The Local Housing Crisis By John William Frye, Executive Director RTEBN...
Furniture from 100 year old buildings
Teak Me Home Reclaimed Wood Furnishings By Alex Elsinga and Lawrence Grown Editing by Reyna Bernstein Teak Me Home is a sustainable...
Old Windows, New Outlook
By Ariana Makau, Nzilani Glass Conservation SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT Repairing or adding art-glass windows in Bay Area homes increased...
THE LAST STRAW? Hardly!
Straw Bale Building emerged in the late 1800s in Nebraska where trees were scarce. A uniquely American innovation has since been exported.
Lose a Little, Gain a Lot
Sometimes you have to lose a little to gain a lot. We’re talking about a savvy, tangible, life-changing investment in improving your home.
4 Basic Steps to Get You Started Planning Your Home Remodel or Addition
Todd Jersey Architecture With interest rates at historic lows and construction costs stabilizing, from a financial vantage point, the...
The Potential of ADUs
The Potential of ADUs By Chloe Chapman, Build it Green As you might have heard, California’s residential housing market has a new legal...
Net Positive in Berkeley
By Scott McGlashan McGlashan Architecture - Original and Ecological Design and Planning It has become a mantra among forward thinking...
Electrifying Your Home ~ Responsibly & Affordably
Home Electrification By Matt Cantor of Cantor Inspections Matt Cantor, architecture graduate of UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental...
Mid-Century Renovation in North Berkeley
Built in 1952, this home in the North Berkeley hills was periodically renovated to update its functionality while preserving the spirit...
Why Build an ADU
There are many economic, social, and environmental benefits to building an ADU (accessory dwelling unit) or guest house. An ADU offers...
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