Tag: California
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244: The Best Type of Builder for Home Performance
Jason Scheurer has always been a business owner and he’s always been motived to learn. Today, he and his wife Penny own and operate Best Techs Contracting where they design, build and remodel with a focus on home performance. I connected with Jason during an online Passive House event recently. In this interview, Jason describes…
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154: Adaptive Architecture
For Matthew Baran of Baran Studio Architecture, California, Adaptive architecture means much more than just designing for the local climate. We create cities in places where maybe they’re not supposed to be. This, combined with continued pressure on natural resources and climate change creates a need for adaptive architecture. Matthew Baran Matthew was drawn to architecture…
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147 Living Homes
Who’s the most influential person in a real estate development? The architect, the owner, the builder…? What about the developer? Real estate developers are often seen as the bad guys, out to make a bunch of money without really caring about the quality of homes or lifestyles resulting from their work. Steve Glenn’s philosophy…