Quick and Easy: Green Bike Tour

Enjoy an afternoon exploring some of Wilmette’s most beautiful green homes.   Bring your bike and head over to the Wilmette Historical Museum on Saturday, June 16 to take part in the first ever EcoBuild Architectural Bike Tour, hosted by the Wilmette Historical Society. There you can pick up a map of the homes, which […]

by Samantha Kiersey

Green Architecture on the North Shore

Gary Frank, of H. Gary Frank Architects in Winnetka, and Jon Motsinger, of JPMots Inc. in Chicago, helped a North Shore couple design a brand new, eco-friendly New England shingle-style home. Make It Better sat down with them to get the details. MIB: What eco-friendly features did you incorporate into the home? GF: The single […]

by Tate Gunnerson