Fall deck season is here! Construction on Wayne’s Passive House is complete. The next step to install the landscaping and bioswale.
Fall Deck Season in Greenport
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Flashback Friday 8/24/2018
Flashback Friday? Who remembers the 86 Franklin office. The cat has since left to start their own design/build operation.
Wayne’s Top Things You Should Know About Building a Passive House
What is a Passive House? You might not be familiar with the story of how I came to design and build a Passive House residence in Greenport, New York. Passive House is a rigorous, voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building, which reduces the building’s ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy buildings that… Read more
West Village Condo Renovation
A longtime client wanted to have some updates made to their West Village condo. It’s almost finished and our client can’t wait to move back in and enjoy their “new” space. Here is a sneak preview.
Avenue Road Showroom Visit
The TTC team recently visited the Avenue Road showroom in Chelsea as a team outing. Thank you for hosting us Avenue Road!
Greenport Passivehouse Update
Spring is here and construction on the passive house project in Greenport, NY is starting to wrap up The heart pine flooring from Woodrights was installed by HCD Floors, with a stain by RMD Floors. Also a big Thank you to Vector East contracting for all your help on this project!
Barns of Greenport
“The idea I had for the design of this house was a more contemporary design. I think of myself as a contemporary architect so I originally started designing the house as a combination of flat roof volumes. As I got closer to the reality of actually building and submitting the house to Greenport Village for… Read more
From CityRealty.com:The Ultimate Map of NYC’s Passive House Movement
With buildings consuming the bulk of the city’s energy and emitting most of its greenhouse gases, it’s common sense that cutting inefficiencies here would be a primary focus in fighting climate change. Following President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the country out of the Paris Climate Agreement, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a pioneering initiative that would… Read more
Passive House: Fresh Air by Design
My first reaction after learning that a passive house is virtually sealed from the exterior was that it would feel claustrophobic. How can you live in a house that is completely sealed up? The answer is you don’t in a passive house. The science of the passive house incorporates a constant flow of fresh… Read more
Upper West Side Townhouse Designed by Turett is on the Market
Positioned on a prime, picture-perfect, tree-lined West Side block, just a few feet from Central Park, this gut-renovated and rebuilt Renaissance Revival 8,564 sf townhouse beauty delivers on every level. Originally built in 1910 and designed by architect George M. Walgrove, this classic turn of the century home, noteworthy for its distinctive rooftop turret, has… Read more