Posts Tagged ‘Water’
Building with Self-Cleaning Glass
Whether you are an architect, builder, contractor, building owner or home-owner, you might want to consider installation of maintenance free, self-cleaning glass in your building plans. Self-cleaning and low-E glass is energy efficient, saves time, reduces the cost of building maintenance and can be either ultra-modern or contemporary in design. This glass is coated with ...
Hand Staining Wood Trim
Staining wood trim such as base, casing and doors is always optional. Many woods look great in their natural state without applying any stain at all. If you opt for staining, however, keep in mind that different types of wood will absorb or take the stain differently. Some will not absorb as well as others ...
Decks: Wood vs. Composite
When you are building a home, there are so many details and costs involved that many times the deck, patio or porch gets put on the back burner to be dealt with later. While both interior and exterior details get most of the attention, don’t overlook or forget to include, somewhere in your house plans, ...
Go Green With “Brown” Water
Water conservation will be one of the top priorities for contractors, developers and residential architects. Water saving methods and systems will be incorporated into building and remodeling projects more and more in the future. Commercial builders for large complexes are also including “brown” water use in their building plans. Brown water has been utilized for ...
