Rise and Fall of the Green Building Movement
Join Peter as he discusses the Rise and Fall of the Green Building movement: “Isn’t what we’re trying to achieve is to make our buildings, homes and communities simply perform better? What about a different approach – that of “Green” or “High Performance” building – BY DESIGN?” Video courtesy of AIA Houston
Austin Modern design built with holistic approach
Imagine a home designed to be aesthetically pleasing yet able to produce the kind of sustainable energy savings that qualifies it as a zero-energy home. Such a home exists – and it doesn’t require homeowners to purchase expensive gadgets as a trade-off for energy savings. All it requires is a responsible, climatically appropriate design. “A house should be designed to be […]
Join Us For The 19th Annual Cool House Tour (Barley l Pfeiffer Architecture Home Featured)
The 19th Annual Cool House Tour, a collaboration of Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) and the Texas Solar Energy Society (TXSES). This year we present six homes, one affordable community and an Austin Energy open house showcasing energy saving programs to help you create your own cool house. The selected projects cover a wealth of styles […]
Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture of Austin, TX Receives Best Of Houzz 2015 Award
Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World Barley|Pfeiffer Architecture of Austin has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Design by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The Green living experts were chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users […]
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 […]
The Greenest (Synthetic) Greens ft. in GB&D Magazine
Barley & Pfeiffer Architects used locally quarried limestone for the custom residence as well as a galvalume standing-seam metal roof, which tends not to retain hear. It’s no surprise that a world-renowned golf coach can putt around his backyard. What’s unexpected are the home’s (and the golf course’s) green features. By Benjamin van Loon Hired to […]
