Green Homes: EcoBuild Tour Ideas for Your Home

Technology can help you lower your utility bills, increase your comfort levels and improve your home’s air quality. Five Wilmette homes were highlighted June 16 on the ecoBuild Architectural Bicycle Tour. The intent of the tour, according to event coordinator, Scott Krone of CODA, a Wilmette-based architecture firm, was to showcase easy and affordable “green” […]

by Emily Berlinghof

Quick and Easy: Designing for Veterans

Soldiers returning from war face many challenges. If they have received injuries that result in physical disability, a soldier’s home may multiply those challenges.   Designing for Veterans is a nonprofit working to create a home environment that allows injured veterans to live independently without barriers. They rely on monetary donations as well as volunteer […]

by Samantha Kiersey