Setting Up a Home Space for Recovery After Surgery: Access, Light and Air
In November 2023 I was in a house in Chandler, southeast of Phoenix, doing a pre-discharge home visit for a […]
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Limestone, Heat and a Shaded Patio in Austin: Outdoor Rooms for Hot Summers
At 3:40 pm in August 2023, the air on a back patio in Hyde Park, Austin was 104°F. My infrared […]
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Thermal Comfort Is Not a Thermostat Number: Radiant Asymmetry and Drafts
In January 2024 I sat in a wingback chair in a 1790s farmhouse outside Rhinebeck while the owner, a woman […]
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A Garden Wall and Screened Courtyard in Atlanta: Masonry as a Buffer Against Noise
In August 2022 I was doing a site assessment in Sandy Springs, two blocks from Roswell Road, where a 1960s […]
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Adding a Room for Rest: A Nassau County Addition Planned Around Quiet
In the spring of 2022, a family in Garden City brought me in on what looked like a straightforward addition: […]