Sustainability in Construction: Building with a Plywood Slab Subfloor Many of our buildings use a "slab-on-grade" construction system to create beautiful, practical, and durable buildings. We have run the numbers, looked at our options, and decided that for our buildings, a slab-on-grade system works better than the other primary systems
Energy Performance Score SQFT Studios ADUs are scored and the results are phenomenal! As of 2018, SQFT Studios has partnered with Earth Advantage to certify our ADUs. This process takes into account hundreds of factors in both the design and build of our ADUs to evaluate
We've recently completed building 2 ADUs for Multnomah County's A Place For You program. This program has now put 4 families in ADUs around Portland. Their lives have changed for the better almost immediately. KOIN 6 did a deep dive into the program to discuss everything from the lives
SQFT Studios started working with Earth Advantage within the last year. We share a similar ethos with Earth Advantage: buildings should be built responsibly, lived in responsibly, and deconstructed responsibility. So it was a no-brainer that we should team up and make all of our ADUs Earth Advantage Certified.
SQFT Studios ADUs now Earth Advantage Certified At SQFT Studios, we've been building our buildings to a high standard from the beginning. We employ many building techniques and products that are sustainable, provide a clean and healthy living environment, and achieve high levels of energy efficiency. It only makes
Tree Preservation Standards Portland gets serious about its trees Stumptown Stumptown is a nickname given to the city of Portland because, upon first development of the city, virtually all the trees were cut down leaving stumps everywhere. In order to move away from
Healthy Indoor Environments for a Healthier Life As Americans, we spend the vast majority of our lives inside buildings - about 92% of our time. 6% of our lives are spent in-transit and only 2% of our time is spent outdoors (The National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS)
Energy Choices to Last a Lifetime Energy use is a key component in the struggle with climate change. Electricity and fuel in our buildings, fuel in our cars, trucks, ships, and trains, and everything else that powers our modern world contribute to the complex challenge of maintaining our environment.
Choosing Building Materials Every building, and every building material has an impact on the Earth. Deciding to build means coming to terms with this fact and building sustainably means working within this context to minimize the impact each project has on the environment. A building’s life cycle can be understood in
What building GREEN means to Us FSC Certified
SQFT Studios is a residential design-build firm. We create ADUs, Guest Suites, Home Studios, and full-sized homes in Portland, Oregon. Our custom and prefabricated designs use high-quality construction methods while delivering exceptional value.
SQFT Studios is a residential design-build firm. We create ADUs, Guest Suites, Home Studios, and full-sized homes in Portland, Oregon. Our custom and prefabricated designs use high-quality construction methods while delivering exceptional value.
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