Design Seattle WA
The design of a building should be planned around the way the building is meant to be used and the health of the people who will be using it. Read through the following articles to learn more about building design and how it impacts people on a daily basis.
Bathroom Design Seattle WA
Great trends are occurring in bathrooms, such as incorporating more Universal Design elements, while making bathrooms aesthetically pleasing and not looking like hospital facilities. Since the population is aging, even if you aren’t retiring soon, incorporating Universal Design features into a bathroom remodel will not only add value to your home, but will help ensure your age-less bathroom is ready if and when it may be needed.
Garage Remodeling Seattle WA
A garage often contains a number of toxic chemicals in the form of paints, solvents, fertilizers, insect repellents, etc. But the largest polluter is generally the family car. A hot automobile inside an attached garage can give off a variety of offensive odors that easily seep into the living space. Houses with attached garages typically have gasoline concentrations that are 10 times outdoor levels.
Green Building Design Seattle WA
The elements that contribute to a healthy building are multifactorial and can be discussed from different perspectives. We present three viewpoints of designing a healthy building: the importance of sustainable development, the role of occupants for ensuring indoor air quality, and ongoing developments related to indoor finishes with low chemical emissions and good fungal resistance.
Green Homes Seattle WA
This checklist will help you identify a truly green home and ensure you get a healthier, high-performance green home that costs less to operate and has fewer environmental impacts.
Lighting Design Seattle WA
Designing lighting that works for everyone - young or old. We are all familiar with the grandparent who upon seeing a child reading promptly increases the light. Typically, the child reacts to this meddlesome grandparent with a complaint.
Radiant Heating Seattle WA
Traditionally most of the thermal comfort systems developed in the last 100 years have revolved around "air temperature" as the fundamental basis of measuring and controlling human thermal comfort. It was easy to measure and easy to control with the conventional heating and cooling devices that have been developed so far.
Universal Design Remodeling Seattle WA
The vision that drives universal design is functionality and caring. Universal design (UD) is often misunderstood as a set of rules. For example, it might sound like your bathroom should have grab bars, even if they aren't necessary.
