Brendan Coburn, an architect, turned the interior of an 1847 row house into a sleek, modern space. The switchback staircase in the middle of the house has landings made of slabs of glass and is topped by a skylight. IN late 1999, when Bertina Ceccarelli moved from California to New York to work for an Internet startup called GiftCertificates.com, and bought... [Read more...]
Former NASA Building Certified LEED Gold
We always like to hear about what’s going on with the LEED program here at Trilogy Partners. Recently, we learned that the historic Gragg Building of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department achieved LEED Gold status after undergoing a $16 million, two year renovation process. The department director, Joe Turner, said in a statement that when the... [Read more...]
Green Remodeling – Working with Nature on Home Extensions and Alterations
Going green is all about going with nature as far as possible, not fighting it and trying to control forces that are a whole lot bigger than you are. Think about it this way – who’s going to be the ultimate winner? History shows that you can score over the universe in the short term. But if you really get into ecologically friendly ways of living you’ll... [Read more...]
