Designing with Trees
Designing with trees is a great way to control heating and cooling costs at your home. How? Through the use of deciduous trees on the south side of the building. Many people think of trees in terms of the shade they provide, but a great advantage of deciduous trees is that they lose their leaves in the fall.
Evergreen Trees - Oregon - Be Thoughtful
Evergreen trees give us Oregonians a sense of pride, they can be enormous, majestic, older than our great-great-grandparents, and they clean the air we breathe. But where are they most appropriate? I often notice sapling fir/ cedar trees planted in people's yards.
Passive Cooling Techniques - Ceiling Fan Direction
When we talk about passive cooling techniques this is key: when outside temperatures are hotter than desired indoor temperatures, or when the room just feels too warm, switch your ceiling fan to push warm air down.
Carraig Ridge Passive Residential Design
The latest residential architecture projects. This is an innovative and remarkable housing estate, specially design for those who really want to get away from it all, and enjoy the peace and quiet of a home surrounded by a natural environment.
The energy self-sufficient prototype has been designed with a potential 300-year, cradle-to-cradle lifespan. The vision for this residential architecture project is to incorporate history and nature into an innovative, contemporary and original design. The perfect peaceful landscape!