The waterproof, composite core vinyl plank that changed the industry. It comes with a commercial grade wear layer, incredible core strength and attached closed cell pad for superior noise reduction (IIC sound rating of 62db). This product will not absorb moisture, mold or mildew.

The waterproof, composite core vinyl plank that changed the industry. It comes with a commercial grade wear layer, incredible core strength and attached closed cell pad for superior noise reduction (IIC sound rating of 62db). This product will not absorb moisture, mold or mildew.

HARBOR PLANK is the waterproof, composite core vinyl plank that changed the industry. It comes with a commercial grade wear layer, incredible core strength, and attached closed cell pad for superior noise reduction (STC/IIC sound rating of 62db). This product will not absorb moisture, mold or mildew. Harbor Plank is the perfect selection for your new waterproof floor.

An active radon mitigation system neatly tucked into a residential exterior corner. Featuring an outdoor-rated inline fan, weatherproof electrical disconnect, and custom PVC routing, this system safely extracts radon gas from the foundation and vents it above the roofline. System Type: Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) Design: Compact corner installation on vinyl siding Purpose: Residential indoor air quality and radon reduction

An active radon mitigation system professionally installed on a multi-story stucco home. Cleanly positioned alongside the landscaping and AC units, the system uses an outdoor-rated inline fan and durable PVC piping to safely exhaust sub-slab radon gas high above the roofline. System Type: Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) Exterior: Modern stucco integration Purpose: Residential radon reduction and indoor safety

An active radon mitigation system professionally installed on a residential home with a combined siding and brick exterior. Tucked neatly beside the gas meter, the system features a durable, outdoor-rated inline fan and clean PVC piping to safely vent sub-slab radon gas high above the roofline. System Type: Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) Exterior: Horizontal siding and brick veneer integration Purpose: High-efficiency residential radon reduction and indoor safety

Our active radon mitigation system professionally installed on a modern blue board-and-batten home. Cleanly routed next to the utility meters, the system utilizes an outdoor-rated inline fan and durable PVC piping to safely exhaust radon gas above the roofline. System Type: Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) Siding Type: Blue Board and Batten Purpose: Residential radon reduction and indoor air quality protection

An active radon mitigation system professionally installed on a contemporary gray board-and-batten home. Cleanly routed next to the AC unit and electrical boxes, this system features an outdoor-rated inline fan and durable white PVC piping configured to safely vent sub-slab radon gas high past the roofline. System Type: Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) Siding Type: Charcoal Gray Board & Batten Purpose: Residential radon reduction and indoor air quality safety

This project won in the 2013 Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh Housing Excellence Award for Best Urban Renewal Renovation Project. The glass bowl was made in the glass studio owned by the owner which is adjacent to the residence. The mirror is a repurposed window. The door is repurposed from a boarding house. George Mendel

Lincoln Farmhouse LEED-H Platinum, Net-Positive Energy OVERVIEW. This LEED Platinum certified modern farmhouse ties into the cultural landscape of Lincoln, Massachusetts - a town known for its rich history, farming traditions, conservation efforts, and visionary architecture. The goal was to design and build a new single family home on 1.8 acres that respects the neighborhood’s agrarian roots, produces more energy than it consumes, and provides the family with flexible spaces to live-play-work-entertain. The resulting 2,800 SF home is proof that families do not need to compromise on style, space or comfort in a highly energy-efficient and healthy home. CONNECTION TO NATURE. The attached garage is ubiquitous in new construction in New England’s cold climate. This home’s barn-inspired garage is intentionally detached from the main dwelling. A covered walkway connects the two structures, creating an intentional connection with the outdoors between auto and home. FUNCTIONAL FLEXIBILITY. With a modest footprint, each space must serve a specific use, but also be flexible for atypical scenarios. The Mudroom serves everyday use for the couple and their children, but is also easy to tidy up to receive guests, eliminating the need for two entries found in most homes. A workspace is conveniently located off the mudroom; it looks out on to the back yard to supervise the children and can be closed off with a sliding door when not in use. The Away Room opens up to the Living Room for everyday use; it can be closed off with its oversized pocket door for secondary use as a guest bedroom with en suite bath. NET POSITIVE ENERGY. The all-electric home consumes 70% less energy than a code-built house, and with measured energy data produces 48% more energy annually than it consumes, making it a 'net positive' home. Thick walls and roofs lack thermal bridging, windows are high performance, triple-glazed, and a continuous air barrier yields minimal leakage (0.27ACH50) making the home among the tightest in the US. Systems include an air source heat pump, an energy recovery ventilator, and a 13.1kW photovoltaic system to offset consumption and support future electric cars. ACTUAL PERFORMANCE. -6.3 kBtu/sf/yr Energy Use Intensity (Actual monitored project data reported for the firm’s 2016 AIA 2030 Commitment. Average single family home is 52.0 kBtu/sf/yr.) o 10,900 kwh total consumption (8.5 kbtu/ft2 EUI) o 16,200 kwh total production o 5,300 kwh net surplus, equivalent to 15,000-25,000 electric car miles per year. 48% net positive. WATER EFFICIENCY. Plumbing fixtures and water closets consume a mere 60% of the federal standard, while high efficiency appliances such as the dishwasher and clothes washer also reduce consumption rates. FOOD PRODUCTION. After clearing all invasive species, apple, pear, peach and cherry trees were planted. Future plans include blueberry, raspberry and strawberry bushes, along with raised beds for vegetable gardening. The house also offers a below ground root cellar, built outside the home's thermal envelope, to gain the passive benefit of long term energy-free food storage. RESILIENCY. The home's ability to weather unforeseen challenges is predictable - it will fare well. The super-insulated envelope means during a winter storm with power outage, heat loss will be slow - taking days to drop to 60 degrees even with no heat source. During normal conditions, reduced energy consumption plus energy production means shelter from the burden of utility costs. Surplus production can power electric cars & appliances. The home exceeds snow & wind structural requirements, plus far surpasses standard construction for long term durability planning. ARCHITECT: ZeroEnergy Design http://zeroenergy.com/lincoln-farmhouse CONTRACTOR: Thoughtforms http://thoughtforms-corp.com/ PHOTOGRAPHER: Chuck Choi http://www.chuckchoi.com/

Custom design rake windows designed to stylishly match your unique interior geometry. Paragon architectural sliding stacking doors are sleek, expansive and fully screenable. Capable of various options for height, width and panel designs are available giving you ultimate control to create expanses up to 4 meters wide. These doors are built tough for Australian conditions and are easy to maintain with heavy duty rollers and a tough 300PA water rated frame (150mm deep). Double beaded door panels can be glazed up to 24mm for energy efficiency or noise reduction, with onsite glazing available.

Top of The Line Water Conditioning (We only use the best) The "Scale Armor+" System uses a unique four module swirl Chamber that contains a highly effective Template Assisted Crystallization(TAC) scale reduction media and a large OxyMag module for further scale control. The activated carbon is used to remove impurities including organic contaminants, chlorine, chloramine, pesticides color and much more. Activated Carbons are very porous with a large surface area. One pound of GAC has a surface area equivalent to six football fields. Impurities are held with the carbon's internal pore structure by electrostatic attraction or chemisorption. Catalytic Ga is also available and offers faster rates for the removal of Chloramines. The "Scale Armor" system includes layers of Quartz, Almandine Garnet, Clinoptilolite, and Granular Activated Coconut Shell Carbon for enhanced water clarification.

Atherton has many large substantial homes - our clients purchased an existing home on a one acre flag-shaped lot and asked us to design a new dream home for them. The result is a new 7,000 square foot four-building complex consisting of the main house, six-car garage with two car lifts, pool house with a full one bedroom residence inside, and a separate home office /work out gym studio building. A fifty-foot swimming pool was also created with fully landscaped yards. Given the rectangular shape of the lot, it was decided to angle the house to incoming visitors slightly so as to more dramatically present itself. The house became a classic u-shaped home but Feng Shui design principals were employed directing the placement of the pool house to better contain the energy flow on the site. The main house entry door is then aligned with a special Japanese red maple at the end of a long visual axis at the rear of the site. These angles and alignments set up everything else about the house design and layout, and views from various rooms allow you to see into virtually every space tracking movements of others in the home. The residence is simply divided into two wings of public use, kitchen and family room, and the other wing of bedrooms, connected by the living and dining great room. Function drove the exterior form of windows and solid walls with a line of clerestory windows which bring light into the middle of the large home. Extensive sun shadow studies with 3D tree modeling led to the unorthodox placement of the pool to the north of the home, but tree shadow tracking showed this to be the sunniest area during the entire year. Sustainable measures included a full 7.1kW solar photovoltaic array technically making the house off the grid, and arranged so that no panels are visible from the property. A large 16,000 gallon rainwater catchment system consisting of tanks buried below grade was installed. The home is California GreenPoint rated and also features sealed roof soffits and a sealed crawlspace without the usual venting. A whole house computer automation system with server room was installed as well. Heating and cooling utilize hot water radiant heated concrete and wood floors supplemented by heat pump generated heating and cooling. A compound of buildings created to form balanced relationships between each other, this home is about circulation, light and a balance of form and function. Photo by John Sutton Photography.

Inspiration for a timeless multicolored tile home design remodel in Denver

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Wet bar - transitional single-wall dark wood floor and brown floor wet bar idea in Dallas with shaker cabinets, black cabinets, black backsplash, subway tile backsplash and gray countertops

This homeowner went from (3) 120V 2-lamp 64W T8 fluorescent lighting fixtures to these (3) new 120V LED 40W (64W equivalent) Energy Star rated lighting fixtures. The end result is a much brighter garage with LED fixtures that will last 50,000 hours, along with the added bonus of a 37.5% energy reduction. LED lighting fixtures have no bulbs to replace which makes them maintenance free for their life span. Lighting bulbs alone can be expensive and when you factor in electronic ballasts and lighting sockets, which you can also expect to replace over the years, maintenance costs add up quickly... making LED lighting an economical solution for your home's lighting. These LED lighting fixtures provide an atmosphere similar to a show room in terms of lighting output which makes them perfect for a garage or work space area. The initial investment, which can be expected to be double what the standard fluorescent lighting fixture would run you, is well worth the investment as these fixtures will eventually pay for themselves throughout their life span. The replacement of the three fluorescent lighting fixtures with LED lighting fixtures took less than two hours.

The living room is designed with sloping ceilings up to about 14' tall. The large windows connect the living spaces with the outdoors, allowing for sweeping views of Lake Washington. The north wall of the living room is designed with the fireplace as the focal point. + Architecture: H2D Architecture + Design + Interior Design: H2D Architecture + Design www.h2darchitects.com + Built by: Carlisle Classic Homes + Photography: Christopher Nelson Photography #kirklandarchitect #greenhome #builtgreenkirkland #sustainablehome

This backsplash tile from Pratt & Larson was custom made for this kitchen. The client wanted something unique and traditional, but with a contemporary twist. The countertops are made of engineered quartz. Photo Credit: Jeff Freeman Photography (See his full gallery on Houzz.com)

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