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Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs

March 31, 2014 by Bob Borson 99 Comments

Building with Structural Insulated Panels … or SIPs

We are building the CHouse Modern using Structurally Insulated Panels, or SIPs as they are commonly referenced. SIPs are a high performance building system where the interior structural portion of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construction, Materials and Products, Products, Projects, Residential Tagged With: CHouse Modern

Architects and Coffee

January 13, 2014 by Bob Borson 145 Comments

Architects and Coffee

Let me get this out-of-the-way right up front - most architects I know drink coffee. A LOT of coffee. In fact, most of them are snobby and frequently a-holes about the coffee they drink ... if Grey … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architects, Life in General, Products Tagged With: a day in the life, architects office, Products

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