Tag: house design

The challenges — and benefits — of a net-zero home renovation

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The atmosphere feels curiously different inside the remodeled Craftsman house in Northwest Washington, D.C., where Vanessa Bertelli and Stefano Negri live with their three children. The heavy humidity outdoors is replaced with a rush of clear, fresh air. The city noise evaporates into silence once the door is closed. In every room, from the basement to the attic, the temperature remains surprisingly consistent. The building, decorated in a Scandinavian minimalist style, has white, uncluttered walls and exposed wooden ceilings and looks like any well-designed home with fine modern touches. But this is no ordinary house.

For the past two years,

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‘Shiny and Lovely’: Adams House Completes First Phase of Renovations | News

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Boasting an improved ventilation system and expanded dining spaces, renovations to Claverly Hall of Adams House wrapped up earlier this month, marking the end of the first of three phases of the House’s renewal project.

The completion of Claverly Hall — which was originally slated for completion in August 2020 — comes nearly a year after the project was temporarily suspended due to a city-wide construction moratorium implemented in the wake of mounting fears of coronavirus spread. Work resumed after a five-month hiatus in August 2020.

Before the pandemic, the Adams House Renewal Project was scheduled to span four years

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