GO Logic would like to welcome Carol Stenberg, Project Architect, to our team! Carol is a registered architect in Vermont, as well as a nationally Certified Passive House Consultant. She spent several years working for architecture and design/build firms in Boston and Vermont before starting her own architecture practice, Colibri Architects, which focused on green…
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We are thrilled to congratulate close friends and esteemed architects Elizabeth and Matthew Elliott on their recent book publication! “Houses of Maine: Elliott + Elliott Architecture“, published by Princeton Architectural Press, features six of Elliott + Elliott’s award-winning residential projects. Included in this monograph is Residence on a Peninsula, run by GO Logic principle Matthew…
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GO Logic would like to announce the addition of our newest Junior Associate, Svea Tullberg! Svea is a Certified Passive House Consultant and a BPI Certified Building Envelope Technician. Since earning a BS in Architecture from the University of Virginia in 2001, Svea has developed her skills by working as a designer, carpenter, and energy efficiency…
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Last week, we posted on our Facebook page, and on Twitter, that there would be a clear, concise definition of the passive house standard presented by noted biogeochemist and President of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Dr. William Schlesinger, on Earth Wise Radio. You can now listen to, or read a transcript, of the…
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We are very pleased to announce the completion of the Jung residence! Design for the Jung Haus, a 2,300 square-foot, single-family residence with a detached garage and apartment, began about a year ago in Oakland County, Michigan. The home has been designed to meet the Passive House standard, and is on track to become the first…
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We are so very pleased that the GO Home was featured on Houzz last week! In the article, Houzz’s Mitchell Parker discusses the benefits of a passive house with the GO Home’s resident, and GO Logic Project Architect, Riley Pratt. Please visit our profile on Houzz, and read Houzz Tour: See a Maine House with…
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This month GO Logic is featured on the cover of Fine Homebuilding Magazine’s special winter issue focusing on Energy Smart Homes. GO Logic’s 1,000-square foot, one-bedroom, two-bath residence, House on a Knoll, in Bath, Maine – completed back in 2011 – was among the homes featured in the publication. The article discusses six key elements to…
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GO Logic’s first-ever project in Michigan is nearing completion. Its location isn’t the only unique aspect of this project as the design itself also represents something of a departure from the norm that has been established with other recent GO Logic projects. The house (which is on target to be Passive House certified in 2013), for example, includes a full basement and exterior walls formed in traditional Larsen Truss fashion.
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GO Logic has designed a home that is on track to be the first certified Passive House in Michigan. The local contractor partner Michael Klinger and the home owners speak with Mike Bashore of WKAR about the experience and advantages of building a passive house in Michigan. “Lansing Home Builder Pushes Green Envelope” “Only two…
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Naturally, funding for not-for-profit foundations in a slow economy is not readily available. Many foundations have taken on aging academic and municipal buildings as a solution to getting up and running without incurring the high costs of a constructing a building of their own only to discover the ongoing maintenance and repair of an aging building is relentless and the cost of heating and cooling the building is astronomical. For organizations operating on very limited facilities budgets, building performance concerns can hamstring all other operations. Interestingly, as evidenced through our work with a local arts foundation in Belfast, Maine, spending money on renovating older structures could be the silver bullet for cash-strapped not-for-profits.
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