CRAIKER ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS INC.

The horror of the collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers has overshadowed and dominated our lives for 20 years. Never has there...

Living and working in Marin for twenty years, hillside construction with two- and three-story homes was common. Every so often, a client...

As a young Southern California surfer, all I knew about ocean waves was Beach Boys, surf boards and Woodies. And yet, the sheer amount...

Architex Angle Should Our Multi-Story and Commercial Buildings be Built of Wood? When we think of commercial and multi-story...

One of the newest environmental hot-buttons is Passive Home Design. Actually, nothing new. Architect’s designs today hearken back to...

In the past, furniture shopping focused usually on colors, styles and price. Today’s consumers are actively looking for environmentally...

After years of planning and design, Napa Creek Village started construction in 2016 for a Zero Energy Project, ZEP community. Five years...

EDPs Could Help Measure our Carbon Footprint We’re starting to treat carbon as our enemy. The reality is, we are all made of carbon. Our...

It’s time for the City of Napa to take opening the public facilities seriously. To date, Napa does not have a re-opening strategy or plan....

One overlooked conservation measure is recycling gray water which is now legal. In droughts and even normal daily use, gray water is a...

The current drought reminds us how fragile our supply is. NCARBThe recent 51st Earth Day should be a big reminder of how essential and...

How 2021 Remodeling will Swap New Home Construction With all of last year’s turmoil, few people expected the home remodeling industry to...

Caritas Related LLC is willing to pay $7.5 million to buy Napa County’s 8.6-acre former Health and Human Services Agency campus on Old...

The collapse of the Texas energy grid illuminates how fragile our utility supply systems are. The dependence on gas-fired generation of...

Today, I am pleased to report that the Biden Administration has revoked the design directive contained in last year’s Executive Order...

I have been complaining for years that our fixtures and cabinets should be adjustable. They should be able to move up, down and around to...

We love walking Napa Old Town. On any Saturday or Sunday morning, you’ll find us walking up and down, back-and-forth on the historic...

The latest battle to cut California’s addiction to natural gas will not be easy but there may have some alternative solutions. Congress...

An Architect’s Nuts and Bolts for a successful Design Creating a new kitchen, either a renovation or a totally new construction, is...

What’s Been Done Two Years After Fire Destroyed the Spire On April 15, 2019 while most of us were paying our taxes and dreaming about...