FREE Webinar for DC-Area Remodelers
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 [...]
Symbi Asks a Pro Chef to Take the Induction Cooktop Challenge
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 [...]
Get This Look: Victorian Exterior
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 [...]
Insulation Basics for Net Zero Homes
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No Place Like Home: Remodeling for Safety and Comfort into Our Golden Years
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 [...]
Installing Foundation Insulation
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 [...]
Water Management’s Role in Resilient Remodeling
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 [...]
Why Certify? Beyond the Gold Star of Green Certification
Construction has begun on our Model ReModel 2022, the historic 19th-century Victorian deep energy retrofit and in-law suite addition in Hyattsville, Md. However, before the first shovel hit the ground, Nicole Tysvaer engaged a third-party green [...]
Siding Restoration on a Historic Home: Part 2
Painted Lady Home Makeover: Model ReModel 2022 mixes bright colors with modern touches It has been more than a quarter century since Symbi Regeneration House has received a fresh coat of paint, and the challenge was [...]