How-to ArticlesThe following are an online archive I maintain of articles from trade journals and manufacturer publications that represent examples of best building and design practices I have come across in my readings. I share them here as a resource for homeowners to learn about the products that make up their home, as well as how to avoid common problems.
Common
House Problems
Icicle Lightsabers (North Hills Magazine, Jan. 2015), explains how ice dams form on roof overhangs in the winter and how to stop them from occuring.
Best Practices for Building and Design
Who Speaks for the Trees (North Hills Magazine, January 2016), exploring the relationship between trees and the home.
Resonant Architecture (North Hills Magazine, December 2015), defining the essence of a home as shelter, for the mind and body.
The Shifting Center of a Home (North Hills Magazine, November 2015), exploring the relationship between the kitchen and the living space in a home.
Maintaining a Sense of Privacy in a Home (North Hills Magazine, October 2015), defining separation between private and public spaces in a home.
What's in a Door? (North Hills Magazine, September 2015), exploring out how suburbia has changed the front door.
Tailored Houses (North Hills Magazine, August 2015), tips for sizing the rooms to the family living within a home.
Houses Designed by Kids (North Hills Magazine, July 2015), tapping the creative perspective of kids for their family's home design.
Where does Architecture reside? (North Hills Magazine, June 2015), exploring the difference between house and home in architectural space.
What is 'Good' Architecture? (North Hills Magazine, May 2015), exploring the importance of 'thoughtful consideraton' in architectural design.
Affordance for Living (North Hills Magazine, April 2015), considers why turn-of-the-century houses make better homes.
The Shrinkage of Space (North Hills Magazine, March 2015), explores 'cabin fever' and why more space may not be the answer.
Bumps in the Night (North Hills Magazine, Feb. 2015), explains where all the sounds of house come from and why they are needed.
How to Build an Insulated Cathedral Ceiling (GBA, November 2011), answers the question should a vaulted ceiling be vented or unvented and how to build one.
Performance Studies of Manufactured Products
Your Guide to More Efficient and Money-Saving Light Bulbs (NRDC, 2011), comparing efficencies and costs of LEDs, CFLs and incandescent light bulbs.
Rules-of-Thumb for Residential Construction
Architectural Color Palettes (SCHLUEBarchitecture, Spring 2015), comparing architectural colors of historic periods in America from 1600 through 1980.
Construction & Finish Material Cost/Sq.Ft. Comparison (SCHLUEBarchitecture, Spring 2012), comparing quality levels and costs of production, semi-custom and full custom builders
Icicle Lightsabers (North Hills Magazine, Jan. 2015), explains how ice dams form on roof overhangs in the winter and how to stop them from occuring.
Best Practices for Building and Design
Who Speaks for the Trees (North Hills Magazine, January 2016), exploring the relationship between trees and the home.
Resonant Architecture (North Hills Magazine, December 2015), defining the essence of a home as shelter, for the mind and body.
The Shifting Center of a Home (North Hills Magazine, November 2015), exploring the relationship between the kitchen and the living space in a home.
Maintaining a Sense of Privacy in a Home (North Hills Magazine, October 2015), defining separation between private and public spaces in a home.
What's in a Door? (North Hills Magazine, September 2015), exploring out how suburbia has changed the front door.
Tailored Houses (North Hills Magazine, August 2015), tips for sizing the rooms to the family living within a home.
Houses Designed by Kids (North Hills Magazine, July 2015), tapping the creative perspective of kids for their family's home design.
Where does Architecture reside? (North Hills Magazine, June 2015), exploring the difference between house and home in architectural space.
What is 'Good' Architecture? (North Hills Magazine, May 2015), exploring the importance of 'thoughtful consideraton' in architectural design.
Affordance for Living (North Hills Magazine, April 2015), considers why turn-of-the-century houses make better homes.
The Shrinkage of Space (North Hills Magazine, March 2015), explores 'cabin fever' and why more space may not be the answer.
Bumps in the Night (North Hills Magazine, Feb. 2015), explains where all the sounds of house come from and why they are needed.
How to Build an Insulated Cathedral Ceiling (GBA, November 2011), answers the question should a vaulted ceiling be vented or unvented and how to build one.
Performance Studies of Manufactured Products
Your Guide to More Efficient and Money-Saving Light Bulbs (NRDC, 2011), comparing efficencies and costs of LEDs, CFLs and incandescent light bulbs.
Rules-of-Thumb for Residential Construction
Architectural Color Palettes (SCHLUEBarchitecture, Spring 2015), comparing architectural colors of historic periods in America from 1600 through 1980.
Construction & Finish Material Cost/Sq.Ft. Comparison (SCHLUEBarchitecture, Spring 2012), comparing quality levels and costs of production, semi-custom and full custom builders
