NESEA + BuildingEnergy14
On March 4th, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, MA, Matthew O’Malia and Alan Gibson, GO Logic principals, along with Svea Tullberg, GO Logic’s in-staff Certified Passive House Consultant, and Morty Hansen, GO Logic Construction Foreman, will be presenting a full-day workshop at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s BuildingEnergy (BE14) conference. BE14 is… Read more »
CLT Construction
Some quick images of CLT, or cross-laminated timber, construction of our Little House on the Ferry project on Vinalhaven, Maine. The CLT panels were erected in two weeks, despite difficult weather conditions.
Warren Woods Site Visit
Despite the unprecedented weather in southwest Michigan this winter due to the polar vortex, the Warren Woods Field Station construction crew, led by Michael Klinger, has pushed through the bitter cold temperatures to make headway on the building shell. The cold presented many obstacles to construction, most notably the delay in getting the Triple glazed… Read more »
Portland, ME Energy Efficient Renovation
Our latest renovation in Portland, ME is underway! When we were approached for the project, the home was a blank slate on the inside – already stripped back to the framing. This one-bedroom home has a dynamic interior full of natural light due to few key window adjustments and an open plan with a loft,… Read more »
GO Logic Featured on Houzz
GO Logic has been featured in three very different Houzz articles during the past month. We are excited to see that the writers at Houzz continue to consider GO Logic a source not only for technical knowledge for energy-efficient building, but also for inspiration. Togetherness Take 2: Is a Cohousing Community Right For You? features… Read more »
Announcing Island Residence!
GO Logic is in the process of building a seasonal island residence, located on a sloping site adjacent to an old granite quarry with expansive ocean views. The residence consists of three small structures: a living unit and two bedroom units that are linked by an exterior deck. The structures follow the topography of the… Read more »
THERM Energy Modeling for the Warren Woods Ecology Field Station
At GO Logic, every architectural design process includes the determination of how much insulation is enough for a building in a given climate. The primary goal in this endeavor is to balance the level of insulation with the climate, construction cost, and operational cost of the building. Many other factors influence which type of insulation to… Read more »
November at Belfast Cohousing and Ecovillage
This time last year we were renting a drafty old house heated by a cantankerous oil furnace that would invariably kick on loudly in the middle of the night. The curtains swayed near the “closed” windows, and I had a love-hate relationship with the (so-warm-under-my-feet and filled with years of who-knows-what-and-probably-lead-paint) wall-to-wall carpeting. We’ve been… Read more »
The Challenges of Certifying Warren Woods, the Passive House Lab
Over the course of the last six months, we have been working with the Passive House Institute in Germany to design the Passive House-level Warren Woods Ecology Field Station for the University of Chicago in Michigan. The Passive House Institut asked that we work directly with them on this project in order to guide the process… Read more »
Groundbreaking! University Of Chicago Warren Woods Ecology Field Station
We are very excited to announce the start of construction on the Warren Woods Ecology Field Station in Chikaming Township, Michigan. Matt O’Malia, Alan Gibson, and Timothy Lock made the trip to help get the ball rolling, and were lucky to have great weather! Special thanks to our site supervisor, Michael Klinger of EcoWise Homes… Read more »
Cobscook Bay Project Progress
During our site visit last week to the Cobscook Bay Residence, we were excited to find the rough framing completed and the first Structural Insulated Panels going up! View from the north, the entry will be under the cantilevered overhang on the left. View west to the bay from the master bedroom. The entry overhang… Read more »
2013 PHIUS Conference
Alan Gibson, GO Logic principal, will be speaking, for the 4th year running, at the PHIUS national conference on October 18 in Pittsburgh, PA. The subject of the presentation is “Design, Build, Refine, Repeat: Using a Systems Approach to Replicate Passive House Construction.” The conference is an annual event for the Passive House Institute US,… Read more »
3D Printing
On a recent project here at GO Logic we utilized 3D printing technology to create client models. The results were exciting. A criticism of current architectural practice and its increased movement towards digital media is the loss of physicality; the entrapment of design by our computer screens. (“Architecture and the Lost… Read more »
Green Buildings Open House
This Saturday, October 5th, is the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s Green Building Open House. “Now in its 14th year, The Green Buildings Open House Tour is the largest sustainable energy event in the Northeastern US. From Maine all the way down to Pennsylvania, hundreds of sustainability-minded property owners will open their doors to visitors interested in seeing sustainability… Read more »
What’s The Architects’ Biggest Lever?
I’ve recently finished reading Auden Schendler’s motivating 2009 book, “Getting Green Done” in which Schendler specifically outlines the need for each industry, and each individual business within that industry, to “find their biggest lever”. Schendler posits that in order to achieve sweeping reductions in carbon emissions and avoid marketable, yet ultimately distracting, greenwashing, businesses should… Read more »