During Design and Construction Week 2024, JLC Contributing Editor Nicole Tysvaer interviewed more than a dozen homebuilding professionals about various products supporting sustainability in the built environment. This article offers some highlights. Read the Full [...]
Curious about what it takes to go from conventional new build to Zero Energy Ready? Check out my latest JLC article on our Queen of Zero project (construction has begun!) Thank you to Smita Chandra [...]
Symbi Homes and the DC Train Green program are offering a FREE 90-min webinar on Resilient Remodeling - Wednesday, July 7 at 12noon ET. To sign up, visit the DCSEU website (https://www.dcseu.com/traingreen-register). This overview course is [...]
As the debate over the health effects and environmental impact of gas stoves continues to grow across the U.S., Symbi Homes has begun our own investigation into the performance of all-electric induction cooking. Can an [...]
It has been more than a quarter century since our Model ReModel 2022 received a fresh coat of paint, and the challenge was to revitalize the look and feel of the property while paying homage to [...]
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Symbi Homes shares the aging-in-place and universal design principles leading the design for its attached ADU Aging in place principles has guided the design for the 2022 Model ReModel’s 850 square foot in-law suite addition. Remodeler [...]
Symbi Homes plans to achieve several green certifications for its remodel of a 19th-century Victorian. Each step of the way, from retrofits to the new construction of an ADU, Symbi Homes CEO Nicole Tysvaer looks to [...]
Spring in our nation's capital brings a sticky reminder for resilient remodeling In many parts of the country, climates have shifted toward more warmth and moisture, including mid-Atlantic areas around Washington, DC, and Maryland, where our [...]
