As we approach our open house of The Sanctuary at Hope Farms coming up on June 21st and 22nd in the BRAG Showcase of Homes we are going to be sharing a series of educational YouTube channel links that will unfold the story of some of the special sustainable features...

A reminder to mark your calendars to come and check out one of our most recent sustainable new home projects on the BRAGA Showcase of Homes this coming June 21st and 22nd. This project christened “The Sanctuary at Hope Farms” was designed embracing Aging-In-Place and...

Mark your calendars! We are excited to share that we will be featuring one of our most recent sustainable new home projects on the BRAGA Showcase of Homes this coming June 21st and 22nd. This project christened “The Sanctuary at Hope Farms” was conceived to embrace...

Given that the future is Net Zero Energy Ready homes, at AR we always have a conversation with our clients early on in their project about the possibility of exploring on-site renewable energy. We feel it a real missing if that doesn’t happen and is in fact a recipe...

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...

We're thrilled to share that our recent Visible Green Home tour at Burh Becc at Beacon Springs was a fantastic success! Huge thanks to the generous homeowners, Tom and Marti, for opening their beautiful, high-efficiency home with full Living Certification under the...

If you are feeling overwhelmed by all of the plastics around you, you are not alone! Microplastics and nanoplastics are tiny, often invisible plastic particles and can be found nearly everywhere–from the top of a mountain to the food we eat, and even in our own...

Continuing our exploration of alternatives to plastic-based building products is a new US based company named TimberHP. They have created an entire roster of wood fiber based, cellulosic, insulation materials. Although pure wood fiber insulation has been in use in...

Remember Acid Rain? Well get ready for its successor... and it is much more insidious. Since our awakening to the environmental crisis in the 70's we have broadened our awareness and understanding of two key foundational truths of sustainability: everything goes...

At AR, we believe when it comes to insulation, health and sustainability matter. That’s why we are excited about solutions like Rockwool and cellulose insulation–smart, high-performance alternatives to toxic plastic insulations like polystyrene. Rockwool insulation is...