Cells in a Larger Organism: Reflections on the 2025 PhiusCon Keynote
July 28, 2026
20 years of TBDA: From Oak Park Startup to Passive House Leader
June 23, 2026
What is Green Architecture?
July 1, 2025
Sustainable Home Design Ideas
June 26, 2025
Right Sized Passive House Tour to Celebrate 10 Years
June 23, 2025
What is Sustainable Architecture?
May 20, 2025
Guide to LEED, Phius, LBC, and Zero Energy Ready Home Certifications
March 17, 2025
Join us for a Free Tour of a Historic Home Undergoing a Phius Retroft
October 3, 2024
TBDA a Finalist in Prestigious AIA Chicago Design Award Competition
August 16, 2024
Biophilic Design: A Framework for Architects
April 16, 2024
Phius Consulting: a Success Story in the Making
March 20, 2024
Defining Budgets: Residential Projects
February 7, 2024
The Blueprint for Green Buildings: Energy Modeling
October 31, 2023
A First! Concrete-less slab
October 10, 2023
Advocating for a Climate Action Plan
February 1, 2020
Historic Phius Retrofit: putting together beauty, function, building science, and efficiency for a net-zero house
July 24, 2023
Rewarding Site Visit to the Age in Place LEED Home
July 17, 2023
TBDA 2023 Holistic Design Statement
May 18, 2023
Midcentury Modern Faces Climate Reality
April 11, 2023
What do Passive Houses Look Like?
March 22, 2023
Come Home: Missing Middle Infill Housing
March 16, 2023
Uncovering some decarbonization complexities
September 27, 2022
Things I Learned While Decarbonizing My Home
February 15, 2022
From The Field: A Decarbonization Picture Story
October 28, 2021
Office Notes: Thought process behind my decarbonization project
August 3, 2021
Decarbonization Renovation Flow Chart
July 19, 2021
Path to Zero: this is a Decarbonization Project!
June 16, 2021
Retrofits for Longevity: Health, Design, and Clean Energy
December 18, 2020
From the Field: Bloomington Passive Homestead
October 16, 2020
Virtual Green Built Home Tour
July 28, 2020
Retrofits: The Huge Opportunity
January 30, 2020
How TBDA Uses Passive House To Design Better Buildings
December 6, 2019
Modular Prefab: What a Homeowner Should Know
July 2, 2018
Green Built Home Tour 2018
June 21, 2018
From the Field: Acorn Glade Passive House Tour
January 9, 2018
From the Field: West Town Greenstar Retrofit Tour
January 9, 2018
Modular Prefab Mid-Construction Tour
November 20, 2017
From The Field: Our First Modular Prefab
September 11, 2017
From the Field: Literally (House on a Prairie Site)
May 11, 2017
Manifesto: the new American dwelling
May 1, 2014
Manifesto follow-up: two designs
April 24, 2014