Category Archives: Architecture

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Rebuilding Raleigh after the Tornadoes

By Rusty | Published: April 25, 2011

Over the Easter weekend I took a walk through a Raleigh neighborhood hit very hard by the April 16th Tornadoes. I’ve been through a handful of hurricanes here in Raleigh, and seen what I thought was some pretty bad storm damage in the past. The level of devastation from the storms last week, however, was […]

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Structures for Inclusion 10+1 Conference Report

By Rusty | Published: April 19, 2011

I was delighted to find, courtesy of Bryan Bell, a report on the eleventh annual Structures for Inclusion Conference. The goal of SFI in a nutshell: SFI officially opened with a call to designers to enable every person to be able to live in a socially, economically, and environmentally healthy community. This goal is not […]

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Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of Rural Studio

By Rusty | Published: April 11, 2011

This weekend I had the opportunity to watch Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio. I first heard about the Rural Studio during my sophomore year of college, and I’ve got both An Architecture of Decency and Proceed and Be Bold. If you’re not already familiar with the work of Samuel […]

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Passive House on Jetson Green

By Rusty | Published: April 1, 2011

Great news for my friends over at Anchorage Building Corp, their Passive House in Chapel Hill, mentioned here in January, just made its way to Jetson Green!

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Tax Credits for Renovation & Construction

By Rusty | Published: March 29, 2011

There are a wide variety of tax credits and incentives available to the person considering a new construction project. Whether those are related to historic preservation, affordable housing, or energy efficiency (for homes or commercial projects) most projects qualify for some type of state, federal, or local incentive. When you pair those incentives with a […]

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