Our circa 1850’s office building in West Chesterfield was originally a grist mill and later a saw handle factory. We are in the midst of a Deep Energy Retrofit, expanding our workspace[...]

We’re starting our next phase “deep energy retrofit” on our old mill building here on the Westfield River in West Chesterfield. For the first phase, it was clear as we started demolition[...]

We along with others involved in green building have recognized that the materials and products used in buildings make significant environmental impacts long before they are installed. The impacts include the amount[...]

When we evaluate structures to either tear down and re-build or save and retrofit, our first instinct is always to save and re-use what’s existing. This is primarily due to a large[...]

  The master bedroom with custom made book shelves and bedside reading lights.

Compare the before photo taken in the Spring and the photo of the sunburst taken in between.  

What is it like to live in your home (and with us, no less!) while undergoing a deep energy retrofit? Eamon Wick, the son of our client Missy Wick, just finished editing[...]

I just went in on Monday and Tuesday, and it’s more stunning then I had imagined it might be! The sunburst was conceived and carved by the homeowner, an artist, and furniture[...]

Our Residential Energy Analysis is minus 18 HERS index. A typical conventional house has a HERS rating of over 85.  A well insulated home is usually has a 40 to 60 HERS[...]

This is the recent article published on Passive House “Efficiently Green” home building. It is a pdf link that you can open by clicking on the word preview below. preview