Where To Shop When The Design Budget is Tight
06.02.2011
I admit it. I’m a designer for Trilogy Partners, well known for highest quality design and build, and I just spent the entire day at a nationwide home improvement discount center sourcing product for a remodel project. No, this is not a plug for Home Depot, or any of the big box home improvement centers. […]
Storms spur interest in building codes, shelters
06.01.2011
With more than 500 people killed by tornadoes this year, officials in Missouri and elsewhere are expecting growing interest in building codes. Storm shelters that were common in the 1930s and 1940s are no longer part of the landscape, and fewer homes have basements. “If anything, we’re moving away from having a place to go […]
Trilogy Client Triumphs on Broadway with “Book Of Mormon”
05.31.2011
Congratulations to our client and dear friend, Trey Parker, on his triumphant Broadway debut as writer, director, and producer of Broadway’s newest musical hit, The Book Of Mormon. Recently nominated for 14 Tony Awards, more than any play this season, Parker joined with long time South Park co-creator Matt Stone and Avenue Q writer Robert […]
The Benefits of Social Media
05.27.2011
Home builders that have embraced social media in hopes of growing their business have seen great results in the last year. Social Media for Home Builders 2.0: It’s Easier Than You Think, by Carol Flammer, delves deep into the benefits that home builders have seen using social media as a marketing tool. By increasing your […]
Colorado, the perfect place to live
05.24.2011
While the rest of the country is experiencing high temperatures moving into summer season, Colorado’s climate is very moderate. Here in Colorado you can enjoy the best of both worlds, skiing in the winter and biking and hiking in the summer. Whatever time of year our residents are always outdoors experiencing all that the Rockies […]
The World’s Greenest Commercial Building?
05.24.2011
The world’s greenest, most energy efficient commercial building? It’s a bold claim, but as the headquarters for the Cascadia Green Building Council–a key force behind the Living Building Challenge, widely considered to be the highest standard in green building–we’d expect nothing less of the new Cascadia Center for Sustainable Design and Construction (CCSDC). Slated for the intersection of Seattleʼs […]
Embracing the Economic Case for Sustainable Design
05.23.2011
The sustainable design and green building movement have made tremendous advances over the past decade to the point that virtually every building project today employs some level of green design. And yet despite the bar being raised significantly there remains resistance in the public and private sectors to embracing “no brainer” investments in sustainable […]
The Case for the Green Mansion
05.23.2011
About 6 months ago we at Trilogy Partners completed an 8000 square foot zero net energy home, a first for Breckenridge, Colorado. Beginning with design and until now I’ve been conducting an internal debate as to whether it’s even possible for a home that large to be considered “green,” zero net energy or not. The […]
Green Rooftops becoming more common in New York City and U.S.
05.20.2011
This week, The Guardian’s Environmental Blog featured a story on the increasing number of New York City buildings with green rooftops. Aside from simply improving the view, these designs also improve the environment in the city know for its towering skyscrapers. The green rooftop movement is still small, but it has put the idea and […]
