CRAIKERNov 19, 20213 minCan Trapping Gas Emissions Slow Climate Change in Napa?How Carbon sequestering could help decrease our carbon footprint Recently Napa City has been questioning if a drive-thru restaurant...
CRAIKERNov 19, 20213 minFire Hardening our Homes and CommunitiesDo Insurance Companies Have Our, and Their, Best Interest at Heart? This week is the 30th anniversary of the Oakland fire that destroyed...
CRAIKERNov 19, 20213 min9/11, Tall Buildings and Feng ShuiThe horror of the collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers has overshadowed and dominated our lives for 20 years. Never has there...
CRAIKERNov 19, 20213 minElevating Your HomeLiving and working in Marin for twenty years, hillside construction with two- and three-story homes was common. Every so often, a client...
CRAIKERNov 18, 20213 minCapturing Ocean Wave EnergyAs a young Southern California surfer, all I knew about ocean waves was Beach Boys, surf boards and Woodies. And yet, the sheer amount...
CRAIKERNov 18, 20212 minBuilding Hi-Rises in WoodArchitex Angle Should Our Multi-Story and Commercial Buildings be Built of Wood? When we think of commercial and multi-story...
CRAIKERNov 18, 20213 minMaking Sense of Passive Home DesignOne of the newest environmental hot-buttons is Passive Home Design. Actually, nothing new. Architect’s designs today hearken back to...
CRAIKERNov 18, 20213 minChoosing Environmentally Correct FurnitureIn the past, furniture shopping focused usually on colors, styles and price. Today’s consumers are actively looking for environmentally...
CRAIKERNov 17, 20213 minCan Affordable Housing be Eco-FriendlyAfter years of planning and design, Napa Creek Village started construction in 2016 for a Zero Energy Project, ZEP community. Five years...
CRAIKERNov 17, 20213 minCarbon is not our EnemyEDPs 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...
CRAIKERNov 16, 20212 minNapa City Buildings Should Have a Reopening StrategyIt’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....
CRAIKERNov 16, 20211 minGray Water RecyclingOne overlooked conservation measure is recycling gray water which is now legal. In droughts and even normal daily use, gray water is a...
CRAIKERNov 16, 20212 minEarth Day Should Remind Us to Conserve WaterThe current drought reminds us how fragile our supply is. NCARBThe recent 51st Earth Day should be a big reminder of how essential and...
CRAIKERNov 16, 20213 minRenovation and Remodeling in 2021How 2021 Remodeling will Swap New Home Construction With all of last year’s turmoil, few people expected the home remodeling industry to...
CRAIKERNov 16, 20213 minNapa HHS SaleCaritas 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...
CRAIKERNov 15, 20213 minAre Hydrogen Fuel Cells In Our Future?The collapse of the Texas energy grid illuminates how fragile our utility supply systems are. The dependence on gas-fired generation of...
CRAIKERNov 15, 20212 minFederal Office DesignToday, I am pleased to report that the Biden Administration has revoked the design directive contained in last year’s Executive Order...
CRAIKERNov 15, 20213 minAn Architect’s Movable Architectural FeastI have been complaining for years that our fixtures and cabinets should be adjustable. They should be able to move up, down and around to...
CRAIKERNov 15, 20213 minHow Napa’s Alleys could help its Housing CrisisWe 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...
CRAIKERNov 15, 20213 minCongressional Relief Package Includes Big Renewable Energy EnhancementsThe latest battle to cut California’s addiction to natural gas will not be easy but there may have some alternative solutions. Congress...