Whole House Design

A video introduction to Portland's Green Homes Tour + Info Fair

A resourceful homeowner and his contractor explain how they created a sustainable home on budget in under five months

These design principles illustrate how to capitalize on a small space and tight budgetby Tina Govan

A contest-winning design squeezes a vaulted living room, a master suite, and room to breathe onto a pencil-thin lotby Roxana Vargas Greenan, Trent Greenan

Passive survivability is a life-safety issue. How long could you live in your house without power or fuel?by Alex Wilson

What sort of house can you build on a 25 ft. by 100 ft. lot? An architect walks you through her award-winning design.by Roxana Vargas Greenan

Many people end up with chaotic home designs, but you don't have to be one of themby Marianne Cusato

Reports from three case studies outline what it takes to achieve LEED for Home's silver, gold, and platinum ratingsby Sean Groom

Resourceful homeowners apply Duo Dickinson's "10 steps to reduce an architect's fees" to rebuild the home they lost in a fireby Robyn Aitken

Before settling on a costly addition, make the most of the opportunities under your existing roofby Keyan Mizani

Overlooking Maine’s rocky coastline, this summer getaway follows the site’s contours and takes on the color of the forestby Roc Caivano

Proven ways to save the design team’s time and your moneyby Duo Dickinson

Go inside this lakeside cottage to see how massing influences interior shapes by Jeremiah Eck

Common-sense solutions for creating homes that are self-reliant, resilient, and versatileby David Johnston, Scott Gibson

Compact and beautiful, mkLotus is a zero-energy house with major appeal by Tim Schmidt

Rising energy costs, climate change, and a new social conscience are complicating the way we buildby Scott Gibson

Learn to describe the sense of "home"by Sarah Susanka

Architect Matthew Schoenherr shares seven guiding principles to successfully transforming a home into something altogether new in this excerpt from his book, Remodel.by Matthew Schoenherr

Open building is a systematic method of efficient, adaptable design and constructionby Andrew Dey