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Explaining The Environmental Cost Of Natural Thatch To Clients

As a green building designer, you may encounter clients who want natural thatch on accessory buildings like tiki huts, gazebos or boat houses.

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If You’re A Visionary Building Designer, You Need Products To Support Your Strengths

How many times have product specifications limited you as a building designer? You have breathtaking ideas for a hotel, resort or commercial building.

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Architects Gain Freedom To Design Tudor-Style Structures With Somerset Thatch

VIVA BALI CAPETOWN KILIMANJARO SOMERSET KONA DOMINICA Tudor architecture originated in England more than 500 years ago.  This architectural style is obviously the

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What Is Daylight Harvesting?

Daylight harvesting is a very simple way to efficiently manage energy use within buildings. Last year, daylight harvesting gained popularity among green building

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Incorporate Thatched Roofs When Designing Wellness Centers

Wellness centers demand a certain aesthetics of design and architecture. The ambiance must set a tranquil mood to allow clients respite from the

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Tropical Green Building Principles And Techniques

Heavy monsoons, hot summers and mild winters call for resource-efficient materials and building practices appropriately called "Tropical Green Building." When aligned with Tropical

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Should You Strive For LEED Certification With New Hotel Construction?

Is it worth it for hotel designers and architects to jump through hoops in order to achieve LEED Certification on new hotel construction?

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The Endureed Brand: Safe, Durable, Eco-Friendly Synthetic Thatch

The Endureed brand offers a safe, durable roofing system that delivers the beauty of natural thatching. Our products withstand hail and UV degradation

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Boost Hotel Revenue: LEED Sustainable Building Program

Resorts and hotels achieving certification under the LEED sustainable building program really do see increased revenue. Actually, these green hotels see a substantial increase

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Which Product Would Work Best On A Permanent, Wichita-Style Grass House

Artlyst featured a Wichita-style temporary structure created by artist Necole Schmitz. It was on display at London’s Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground a few

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Understanding Roof Pitch in Plain English

Roofers and architects know all about roof pitch, but the way it's expressed often seems confusing to some people. If you are a

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What Is The Best Synthetic Thatch To Use On A Resort Structure?

We genuinely believe that our thatch is the best thatch to use if you are roofing a resort structure. No other product matches the