Update on Barley & Pfeiffer Architects A.C.C. Green Home Collaboration
ACC Green Home Austin Community College (ACC) is developing a new associate degree program in green building construction technologies with the support of Austin Energy Green Building, the Home Builder’s Association of Greater Austin (HBA), Barley and Pfeiffer Architects and BASF. Members of the local design/build community are providing mentoring and resources to build a […]
Peter Pfeiffer To Speak at Greener Choices Earth Day Festival April 22nd
Peter Pfeiffer of Barley & Pfeiffer Architects will speak at the Greener Choices Earth Day Festival April 22nd from 12:30-1:45 p.m. The purpose behind the festival is to help Austin achieve it’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2020 and have zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Come join us for a beautiful earth day […]
Join Us At The Bastrop Fine Arts Guild’s 8th Annual Artful Afternoon This Sunday
Join us for the Bastrop Fine Arts Guild’s Artful Afternoon Gala Garden Party & Fine Art Auction Join Barley & Pfeiffer Architects this Sunday as we celebrate our partners 8th annual artful afternoon gala at the Bastop Fine Arts Guild. This always a special event, and with news coming that the Fine Art’s center will be […]
Living in a Greener Home: An Interview with Peter Pfeiffer of Barley & Pfeiffer Architects
By Peter Pfeiffer Tell us a little bit about your company and its foundation. BARLEY & PFEIFFER ARCHITECTS was founded in 1989 by principals Alan K. Barley, AIA and Peter L. Pfeiffer, FAIA. It is a full-service firm that practices Green By Design. Believing that 90% of effective green building decisions happen in the first […]
New Lost Pines Art Center Has ‘Green’ In Mind Partnering With Barley & Pfeiffer Architects
Officials behind the planned Lost Pines Art Center are taking the term “green” seriously, when it comes to preserving and reusing materials at the historic site for the expansive facility. The center, at 1204 Chestnut St., will be the new home of the Bastrop Fine Arts Guild and will contain several “re purposed” buildings totaling 14,000 […]
Peter Pfeiffer of Barley & Pfeiffer Architects To Speak At Austin's Spring Home & Garden Show
Come out next weekend to Celebrate Austin’s 9th Annual Home and Garden Show at the Austin Convention Center. Peter L. Pfeiffer, FAIA of Barley & Pfeiffer Architects will speak on – Green Home & Kitchen Remodeling Saturday March 1st 2 p.m. at the 9th Annual Spring Austin Home and Garden Show. Full Schedule here. Brief […]
Peter Pfeiffer Of Barley & Pfeiffer Architects To Speak This Sunday On Green Homes & Remodels
Where: Peter Pfeiffer of Barley & Pfeiffer Architects Will Speak This Sunday (02/09/2014) From: 12:00pm – 1:00pm At: First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin 4700 Grover, Austin, TX 78756 See map: Google Maps A Sensible Approach to Green Homes & Remodeling; Seeing Beyond the Glare of “Eco-Bling”: Overview of Speech: This is not a “Show and Tell” green building program. It […]
Barley & Pfeiffer Architects, A Real Time Case Study in Maximizing Home Solar Panel Use
Barley & Pfeiffer Architects Clients utilized Alan Barley’s unique roof design and eGauge system to maximize energy generation: We maximized the available roof space with 56 250 watt panels and so far on any given cloudless day we generate more electricity than we use. Overall since October 4th we’ve generated 80% of our usage. With […]
Peter Pfeiffer To Speak At N.A.H.B. International Builders Show in Las Vegas
Peter Pfeiffer of Barley & Pfeiffer Architects will speak February 4-6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the NAHB International Builders Show. Schedule and details can be found here. About The Event: Make this year amazing! Attend the NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) in Vegas! By co-locating with the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), IBS 2014 gives […]
Eco-Friendly Chicken Coop Constucted By Barley & Pfeiffer Architect Matt Hart
Holiday Season Do it Yourself Project The chicken “Coop” reflects the design of the art studio I built in the backyard for my wife Taylor, which has a similar sloped roof and is composed of the same materials. Lucky for me, the left over material or “construction waste” (which was inconveniently molding under the brand […]
