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Prairie Passive: Energy-Modeled Roof & Solar Design | PHIUS®
One of the compelling features of our 'Prairie Passive' PHIUS® certified Passive House on tour at the Builder's and Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor's Showcase of Homes event Saturday and Sunday, June 27th and 28th is the unique roof form. Extending...
Tour ‘Prairie Passive’ — A PHIUS® Certified Passive House | BRAGA Showcase of Homes 2025
We are very excited to announce that you will have the opportunity to tour our 'Prairie Passive' PHIUS® certified Passive House on the Builder's and Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor's Showcase of Homes event Saturday and Sunday, June 27th and 28th. A...
Architectual Challenge – Answer!
OK all you architectural sleuths time for the answer. Our AR Enhanced Intern team member, Isabella, took the prize with this answer: “Maybe since it’s so low and possibly on a flood plain near a river the holes might be meant for water and air to pass through.”...
Architectural Challenge – What Are These Little Windows?
Whenever our Principal, Michael Klement, heads out on a vacation he always sends back to the AR Team a little architectural quiz to test their knowledge. To add a little fun, it is structured as a friendly competition, so in addition to bragging rights, a little prize...
Same Address, New Home
Our principal Michael Klement had the recent opportunity to visit with our clients Jeff and Isabelle for their project closeout meeting. Thistle whole house remodel is what we at AR call a complete transformation… living space reimagined, indeed! Congratulations Jeff...
A Note from Jeff and Sandy, owners of The Sanctuary at Hope Farms
We thought we would share this wonderful note we received recently from our clients, Jeff and Sandy, owners of The Sanctuary at Hope Farms. Jeff and Sandy took on our “home fun“ assignment at the commencement of their project and produced this wonderful spiral bound...
Visible Green Home® Burh Becc at Beacon Springs Earth Day Tour
We had a fabulous event and wonderful turnout at our recent Visible Green Home® Burh Becc at Beacon Springs Earth Day Tour. The attendees were treated to an in-depth, information packed, personal guided tour by Architectural Resource Project Designer Alex Jackson. In...
Energy Independence – Visible Green Home® Tour
As we witness fossil fuel dependence cause global economic upheaval you'll have a chance to learn about a home with complete energy independence at our upcoming Visible Green Home® Earth Day Celebration Tour of BURH BECC at BEACON SPRINGS, April 25th. Once we had...
EF-1 tornado event in Ann Arbor – FEMA P-320 Safe Room
In the wake of the recent EF-1 tornado event in Ann Arbor our client, Jeff, sent this email describing his experience tucked away in his FEMA P-320 Storm Proof designed safe room serving double duty as a Primary Suite Walk-in Closet: "I was literally as cool as a...
Visible Green Home – Rainwater System
One of the things that you will learn about at our upcoming Visible Green Home® Earth Day Celebration Tour of BURH BECC at BEACON SPRINGS on April 25th will be our use of rainwater harvesting. Working with Dave Stark of RMS we installed a rainwater collection system...
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