For our clients, Stephen and Lauren, a key goal for their new home registered with the USGBC with the certification goal of LEED for Homes® Platinum, was to engage their beautiful, wooded site and provide views and access to nature. Here in their Family Gathering space expansive windows provide that connection. In addition, visible in the images, is the 3-story steel moment frame. This is engineered to provide both vertical support and horizontal lateral bracing for two exterior decks- one at the main level and one on the upper level. That plus the walkout lower level help connect our clients to their site. Looking great!