The Home Show is a chance to meet so many people who can help you design, build, renovate, or modify your home. So how do you know which person is an expert, which person will offer the best value, or who can do the work you need? You can ask the architect that is at the show!...

If you are thinking about renovating your existing home, building a new home, or purchasing a home, the place to get all the information you need is the SVBA Home Show this weekend at the JMU Convocation Center. The Home Show is a chance to informally meet the people who can help...

The flowers are blooming, the trees are turning green, it must be that time of year again: time for the SVBA Home and Garden Show! The SVBA Home Show can help you make your house the home of your dreams. In one day, you can visit exhibitions featuring a wide array of products and...

Architecture is a symphony of parts and pieces, music frozen in time. Architecture is art that impacts the lives of those living, working, studying within the walls of the creation. Architecture is a powerful platform that needs to be seen as a way to build sustainable places,...

Saturday, March 24, 2012, 1-5 pm Preserving Downtown’s Past. Creating a Sustainable Future. tour downtown: Behind-the-scenes tour of over 15 sites featuring downtown’s energy efficient buildings, ongoing historic preservation, local food, and open green spaces....

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The latest news in the Green Building Movement is the introduction of the EarthCraft Light Commercial regional green building certification program to Virginia. This rating system is designed for new or renovated commercial buildings that are 15,000 square feet or less. The...

Hire an architect to save money!

Does Solar PV makes sense for business? YES. Check out my slides here: CAAV – Solar Business Active solar PV is not new. The popularity of Solar PV is growing and becoming mainstream. As we all painfully have experienced energy prices are going up for traditional sourced...

I know when we were looking for our first home we never talked about the monthly electric bills. We were pre-approved at the bank for our mortgage, we had our cars paid off, we both had steady income. I thought we were set and understood how it all works. However, nobody ever...