architectural design services and sustainability consulting in and around Cavriago, Reggio Emilia, Italy
For the past two years we’ve been using Moneydance as our primary financial software. And, while I still believe that Moneydance may be one of the best options out there for powerful and flexible money software… it just doesn’t work for us anymore. Here’s my brief notes on reviewing other finance software demos (iBank and Jumsoft’s Money)…
We have recently become very interested in exploring less conventional options for earthen construction, and this image of the NK’Mip Desert Cultural Center shows you why. While earthen walls are sometimes associated with the organic movement and are featured in homes that seem to be growing out of the ground (for good or for bad), we are happy to see a modern and clean application of such a beautiful material…
A recent article in the Corriere reported that in a recent study of aerial photos of Italy shows over 2 million unreported houses, with a much heavier concentration in Southern Italy.
I just received the following article in my email update from Paul Gipe, an American wind energy expert. Today’s subject hit pretty close to home. We were a bit surprised to hear this news, however, seeing as how the Sovrintendenza ai Bene Paesaggistici in Bologna still does not allow PV panels on roofs of residential designs that fall in certain landscape heritage zones. They do, however, allow PV panels on the roofs of commercial and industrial projects in the same zones.
