A Unique Team at Saxapahaw Rivermill Unites to Reestablish a Community
There is a saying that you can’t go home again. Essentially, it means after leaving a small community for a metropolis, you’ll never be able settle back int... Read more.
Budget, ROI, Codes, Advancements in Technology and More Must Be Considered Before Retrofitting an Existing Lighting System
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development reports roughly 60 percent of U.S. office buildings were built after 1970, making them much more apt to c... Read more.
Saxapahaw and Savannah Offer Connections to their Past and Modern Amenities
When I was growing up in the small-town Iowa countryside, surrounded by farms and what I considered at the time to be a whole lot of nothingness, I yearned to s... Read more.
Color Joy
2013 Promises to Bring More Color to Your World—Even Within Neutrals Think about the box of crayons you had when you were a child. It contained the primary sh... Read more.
The New Hierarchy
GSA Listens to Its Buildings to Ensure Spaces Emphasize the Work Being Done While Being True to Historic Qualities Many aspire to call the corner office their o... Read more.
School Days
A few months ago, I visited my Iowa hometown to attend my youngest brother’s final football game of his high-school career. Brandon attends the same high scho... Read more.
Graceful Rehab
A Restaurateur Saves a Historic Church from Obscurity Portland, Maine, is known as the “beautiful city by the sea.” In 1982, it was listed on the National R... Read more.
Preserving Memories
A Developer Maintains Significant Buildings in the Communities in which He Works By Taking Cues from Them Kirk Noyes doesn’t flaunt a fancy title. He’s simp... Read more.
Rethinking Our Spaces
A decade ago, retrofit’s staff worked together on other publications in an office space in Chicago’s northern suburbs. Life pulled Publisher John Riester to... Read more.
IECC Releases Stricter Requirements for Energy Efficiency
The International Code Council, responsible for energy-efficiency standards for buildings in the U.S., recently issued an update of the 2012 International Energ... Read more.