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Category Archives: Green and/or Energy Efficiency
Tropical Modern: Designing Homes for Florida’s Climate
Discover Tropical Modern architecture for Florida homes — elevated, climate-responsive, and connected to the outdoors. Learn how wide overhangs, large windows, porches, and low-maintenance materials create comfort, light, and natural ventilation. See how modern design builds on vernacular principles for resilient, beautiful, and livable homes in our subtropical climate.
Modern Meets Vernacular: Building Better Florida Homes
Discover how Florida’s historic vernacular homes — Spanish-Mediterranean, Key West, and Cracker styles — inspire modern designs. Learn practical tips for remodels and additions that respect climate, light, and comfort, combining timeless charm with updated materials to create homes that are beautiful, efficient, and perfectly suited to Florida living.
Designing Multi-Generational Homes: Balancing Privacy and Togetherness
Designing for multiple generations under one roof requires privacy, accessibility, and long-term adaptability. Explore how custom homes can support extended families with separate suites, shared entries, and smart layouts.
Smarter Ways to Build a Florida Home
Explore smarter ways to build in Florida—compare concrete, wood, ICF, SCIPs, and more to find the best fit for your resilient home.
How I Chose Forever Homes—and Why It Matters
Discover the inspiration behind Forever Homes and the Nine Principles that guide their design—creating thoughtful, resilient, and personalized spaces that support your lifestyle now and in the future.
A Sunnier State: Building Resilient Homes Beyond Code
Explore why resilient home design goes beyond code to withstand Florida’s hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and wildfires. Learn about features like elevated structures, concrete walls, and energy-efficient systems for long-term durability.
A Sunnier State: Florida without FEMA
Designing homes for Florida’s climate means thinking beyond aesthetics. From flood resilience to energy efficiency, learn how innovative materials like SCIPs and smart design choices can create homes that thrive in any storm. Ready to build a storm-ready, beautiful home? Read more.
Designing Resilient, Energy-Efficient Homes with SCIPs
An Architect in Florida prioritizes energy efficiency and resilience. She explores SCIPs for their strength, durability, and thermal efficiency in construction.
Innovative Building Systems for Energy Efficiency and Disaster Resistance
Exciting innovations from the Southeast Building Conference: SIP, ICF, SCIP building systems, termite treatment, water heaters, ductless systems, hurricane connectors.
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